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AD312: Thicker Than Water PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caccane Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hanna Ekola - Villihevosia. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caccane Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicol Bolas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco throws a nice head kick!
Bolas blocks a head kick by Berzevaco.
Bolas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berzevaco. Berzevaco obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berzevaco.
Berzevaco scores with a head kick.
Bolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolas scores with a body shot.
Bolas has his takedown stuffed
and Berzevaco finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bolas scores with a takedown into Berzevaco's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzevaco keeping full guard, as Bolas tries to pass.
Bolas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berzevaco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Berzevaco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bolas's guard.
Berzevaco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bolas, up you get!
Berzevaco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolas is trying to break the clinch but Berzevaco is controlling him.
Berzevaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolas shoots in but no luck this time.
Bolas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caccane Berzevaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicol Bolas.
Bolas scores with a body shot.
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
Bolas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Bolas moves out of range.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Bolas moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Berzevaco throws a counter high kick but Bolas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bolas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bolas throws a sloppy head kick and Berzevaco moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco scores with a push kick.
Berzevaco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berzevaco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bolas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berzevaco, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolas dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzevaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzevaco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside that Bolas shrugs off.
Bolas is trying to force a seperation but Berzevaco has the dominant position.
Berzevaco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolas wants to get back to striking at distance but Berzevaco won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Bolas dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Bolas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolas avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bolas is defended easily by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco has Bolas up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolas dodges an elbow strike from Berzevaco.
Bolas tries to break free but Berzevaco pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berzevaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolas blocks an elbow strike.
Bolas avoids the elbow strike from Berzevaco, against the cage.
Berzevaco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolas's defenses.
Bolas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berzevaco has Bolas pressed against the cage, preventing Bolas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicol Bolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berzevaco looks to land a body kick but Bolas moved away.
Bolas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolas avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Bolas tries for a takedown but Berzevaco circles away easily
and Berzevaco counters with a head kick. That will keep Bolas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Berzevaco moves into the clinch successfully.
Berzevaco lands an elbow inside that Bolas shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berzevaco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Berzevaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berzevaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bolas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berzevaco is pressed up against the cage. Bolas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berzevaco down to the mat. Berzevaco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Berzevaco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolas.
Berzevaco lands a big head kick that sends Bolas to the canvas! Berzevaco follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caccane Berzevaco!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with TNT by AC DC blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Senko's choice of entrance music: will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aigars Senko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown stuns Senko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aigars Senko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Senko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Senko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Senko circles away.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Senko misses with a looping right.
Senko missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown tries to clinch but Senko is having none of it.
And Senko tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Senko misses the jab.
Senko misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Senko.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Senko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Senko to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senko fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Senko closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Senko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Senko misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Senko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Senko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Senko.
Senko scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Senko.
Nice jab there from Senko.
A punch combination from Senko misses.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Senko counters with a head kick. That will keep Brown thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aigars Senko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Senko feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown staying out of range there.
Senko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown moves out of range as Senko strikes.
Senko misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senko lands with a shot to the body.
Senko cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Senko digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Senko moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tony Brown has been cut.
Senko digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Senko lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Senko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Senko.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Senko blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Senko.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Senko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Senko.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Senko walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Senko.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Senko.
A cross from Senko lands.
Senko digs a good hook to Brown's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Senko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Senko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Senko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Senko tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Senko lands the left hand.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Senko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Senko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Senko defends well and Brown ends up having to push Senko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Senko lands a nice looking body shot.
Senko drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aigars Senko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Brown'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.
Senko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Senko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown looks for a takedown but Senko sprawls well.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Senko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Senko jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Senko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Senko uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Senko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Senko misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko blocks an uppercut.
Senko manages to break the clinch.
Senko lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Senko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senko scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Senko with a nice cross.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Senko. Senko maintains the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Senko to keep the fight standing.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Senko prevents it.
Senko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senko lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown jumps guard but Senko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Senko lands with a light punch inside.
Brown is rocked!
Nice body punch from Senko - that landed with a thud.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown lands a right hand.
Senko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Senko feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Senko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Senko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Senko scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Senko circles away.
Senko connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Senko gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Senko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Senko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Senko. Those never looked like landing.
Senko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Senko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Senko wants it to stay on the feet.
Senko throws a nice head kick!
Senko scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Senko, right into the meat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brown. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Brown blocks a head kick by Senko.
Senko connects with an inside leg kick.
Senko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Senko moves into the clinch.
Senko breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Senko has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Brown is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Senko is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Senko down to the mat. Senko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body punch from Senko.
Senko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Senko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aigars Senko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Senko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown wants to clinch up but Senko keeps it at a distance.
Senko wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Senko sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Senko pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Senko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Senko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aigars Senko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Brown's cut.
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.
Senko keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Senko scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Senko as he avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Senko. That's going to slow Brown down.
Senko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Senko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Senko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Senko throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Senko was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Senko wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Senko throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown moves away from the strike by Senko.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Senko both land. Nice combination.
The fighters circle, before Senko throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Brown's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Senko lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Aigars Senko!
Aigars Senko took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conrad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rider Part II. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Geissen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geissen motions for Conrad to come forward. Geissen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
Geissen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Conrad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Geissen.
Conrad takes a swing at Geissen's ribcage but misses.
Conrad blocks a leg kick.
As Geissen backs away, Conrad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Conrad lands a nice hook to Geissen's body. Geissen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conrad throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Conrad looks to land a body kick but Geissen moved away.
Geissen punishes Conrad's body with a nice straight punch.
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geissen with a jab.
Geissen scores with a jab to the head.
Conrad throws a push kick but Geissen slaps the foot to one side.
Geissen works the jab nicely.
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Conrad counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geissen on the side of the head.
Geissen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conrad. That did some damage!
Geissen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad is looking to counter with head kicks.
A shot to the body from Geissen misses
and Conrad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Geissen scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
As Geissen looks to move away, Conrad throws a big counter combo bu Geissen just gets out of the way.
Geissen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geissen scores with a jab. Conrad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
Conrad 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.
A head kick misses from Conrad.
Geissen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Conrad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conrad.
Conrad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Geissen thuds his right hand into Conrad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Conrad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geissen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Conrad throwing a counter right hand but Geissen manages to avoid it.
Conrad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conrad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Conrad moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Geissen.
Conrad throws a body shot but no joy.
Geissen throws out a counter right but Conrad avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Geissen as he connects with a hook.
Geissen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Conrad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conrad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Geissen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geissen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geissen throws a sloppy body shot
and Conrad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geissen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geissen misses with a hook. Conrad ducked under it nicely.
Conrad looks to score with a jab to the body but Geissen is just out of range.
Conrad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Conrad.
Geissen cracks Conrad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Geissen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Geissen throws a right and a left that Conrad avoids nicely.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conrad.
Geissen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conrad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geissen stuns Conrad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Geissen checks a leg kick.
Geissen moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Nice body kick from Geissen.
Conrad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Geissen connects with a right hand. Conrad shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Conrad sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Conrad.
Conrad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conrad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conrad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Conrad defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conrad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geissen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Conrad under the eye.
Jack Conrad's cut is getting worse.
Geissen feints and then cracks Conrad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conrad down.
Conrad misses with a body kick.
Geissen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Geissen misses the jab.
Geissen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Conrad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geissen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geissen tries a head kick but it misses.
Geissen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Geissen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Geissen misses.
A quick step to the side and Conrad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad throws the kick towards the body but Geissen avoids it.
Geissen throws a series of punches but Conrad moves out of range.
Geissen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geissen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geissen loads up on a big right hand but Conrad slips the punch.
Conrad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conrad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Geissen.
Geissen misses with a jab to the body
and Conrad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Geissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conrad.
Geissen looks to land a right hand but Conrad moved out of range.
Conrad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geissen ducks under a wild hook from Conrad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conrad.
Geissen drops his hands momentarily and Conrad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conrad throws a leg kick but Geissen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Geissen throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.
Geissen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conrad tried to counter with a leg kick but Geissen avoided it.
Conrad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
and Conrad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen wants to slow Conrad down by chopping away at his legs.
Geissen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conrad.
Geissen clobbers Conrad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Geissen misses with a hook to the body
and Conrad counters with a left to the body.
Geissen throws a jab when Conrad was well out of range.
Geissen thuds his right hand into Conrad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen throws a body punch but Conrad moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Conrad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. Geissen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Conrad thumps Geissen with a low kick.
Geissen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conrad.
Conrad slips under a jab.
Conrad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conrad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geissen.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Conrad is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Geissen. Beautiful body shot.
Conrad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geissen.
Conrad throws a body punch but Geissen moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conrad 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 Geissen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Geissen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen moves out of range of the strikes.
Conrad 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.
Geissen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conrad.
Conrad is looking to chop away at Geissen's legs.
Geissen feints a counter leg kick.
Conrad misses with a body punch
and Geissen counters with a stiff right hand.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Conrad misses the target.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Geissen throws a front kick aimed at Conrad's knee but Conrad avoids it well.
Conrad defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Conrad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conrad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Geissen jabs at Conrad's body.
Shawn Geissen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conrad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Conrad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Conrad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Geissen misses with a body punch
and Conrad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Conrad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conrad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad misses with a low kick.
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conrad blocks a jab.
Conrad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conrad moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
Geissen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Geissen walks into a left hand.
Conrad wants to land a leg kick but Geissen is out of range.
Geissen lands a slapping body shot.
Geissen moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Nice straight punches there by Geissen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Geissen.
Jack Conrad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A punch combination from Geissen misses.
It looked like Conrad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Conrad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Geissen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Conrad jabs Geissen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Geissen misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Geissen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conrad.
Conrad misses the jab.
Conrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geissen.
A punch lands to the side of Conrad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conrad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Conrad might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Geissen looks to land a combination but Conrad avoids it well.
Conrad thinks about countering with a body kick.
Geissen scores with a body shot.
A big left from Geissen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geissen's calf.
Nice jab there from Conrad.
Geissen throws a lazy uppercut
and Conrad counters with a nice leg kick.
Conrad blocks a head kick by Geissen.
Geissen throws the left hand but Conrad avoids the punch easily.
Geissen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geissen was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Conrad scores with a jab to the body.
Geissen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Conrad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Geissen misses with a low kick.
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conrad.
Conrad looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Conrad slips under a jab from Geissen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Geissen. That's going to slow Conrad down.
Conrad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conrad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conrad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Geissen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack Conrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
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!
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Geissen misses with a hook. Conrad ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Conrad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conrad.
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conrad.
A head kick by Geissen misses
and Conrad counters with a good low kick that Geissen was not able to check.
Geissen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geissen with a jab.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Geissen.
Geissen looks to land a right hand but Conrad moved out of range.
Geissen misses with a left hand
and Conrad counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Geissen misses with a left hand
and Conrad counters with a nice leg kick.
Conrad slips a straight right by Geissen.
An attempted straight right counter from Conrad misses the target.
Conrad throws a jab but it's blocked by Geissen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad avoids the body shot from Geissen.
Geissen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geissen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geissen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geissen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conrad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Conrad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Geissen is rocked!
Conrad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Geissen misses.
Geissen blocks a head kick by Conrad.
Conrad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Geissen is out of range.
Geissen looks to land a left hand but Conrad moved out of range nicely.
Geissen lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Geissen.
Conrad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad blocks a jab.
Conrad throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conrad defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Shawn Geissen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conrad motions for Geissen to come forward. Conrad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad throws a good cross that connects.
Geissen is still on wobbly legs! Can Conrad finish him?
Conrad misses with a low kick.
Geissen flicks out a counter leg kick but Conrad steps away.
Geissen seems to have recovered his senses.
Geissen scores with a nice right hand.
Conrad throws a shot from downtown. Geissen moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Geissen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geissen.
Conrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Conrad lands the left hand.
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 Jack Conrad.
Well Geissen 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Geissen!
After the fight, Shawn Geissen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genki Dama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
23 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVito throws a leg kick but Dama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Genki Dama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dama.
Dama is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dama is looking to slow DeVito down with leg kicks.
DeVito cracks Dama with an open hand slap.
Dama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dama lands a jab to DeVito's midsection.
DeVito rushes Dama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
DeVito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, DeVito scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito working aggressively here.
Dama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by DeVito after a bit of a struggle.
DeVito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dama's coach down at 5 Star Spar Bazaar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dama's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice elbow from DeVito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito stalls.
DeVito lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from DeVito - that landed with a thud.
A short right from DeVito on the inside.
DeVito has Dama pushed against the cage.
Dama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeVitos head.
Dama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dama blocks an elbow strike from DeVito.
DeVito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeVito blocking some punches.
DeVito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dama throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito throws an elbow but it misses.
Dama slowing the pace effectively.
DeVito has Dama pressed against the cage.
Dama tries a knee to the head but DeVito blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DeVito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dama's elbow.
DeVito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dama breaks the clinch.
Dama thuds a left hand into DeVito's body.
Dama falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeVito counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by DeVito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dama thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like DeVito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dama throws a hook to the side of DeVito's head but DeVito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeVito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeVito blocks a jab.
DeVito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeVito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dama tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
DeVito has closed the distance and engaged Dama in a clinch.
Dama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeVito taking a breather.
Dama has DeVito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeVito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
DeVito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Genki Dama has been cut.
DeVito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dama's elbow.
DeVito gets through Dama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeVito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dama moves out of range as DeVito strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dama misses with a jab to the body
and DeVito makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dama throws a hook to the side of DeVito's head but DeVito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeVito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeVito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Dama misses
and DeVito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DeVito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Dama tenderised DeVito's leg. DeVito is trying to keep his angry face on.
DeVito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dama.
DeVito is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dama avoids the head kick by DeVito.
Tommy DeVito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dama misses with a looping left.
Dama lands a jab to DeVito's midsection.
DeVito throws a low kick but Dama avoids it.
Dama tries to counter with a clinch but DeVito shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genki Dama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeVito.
DeVito feinted there with a counter leg kick.
DeVito cracks Dama with an open hand slap.
DeVito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dama moves away.
DeVito moves into range and clinches up with Dama.
DeVito gets underhooks to prevent Dama's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
DeVito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Damas head.
Dama is looking to take this one to the mat.
DeVito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Dama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeVito wants to clinch up but Dama keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Dama misses the target.
DeVito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito avoids the body shot from Dama.
Dama misses with a jab to the body
and DeVito counters with a head kick.
DeVito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whack! DeVito lands a heavy head kick that drops Dama. The ref tackles DeVito to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Dama was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tommy DeVito!
After winning the bout, Tommy DeVito thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Felix Cena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cena is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cena misses with a head kick.
Cena looks to throw the jab but Force is out of range.
Force scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Felix Cena has been cut.
Force misses with a double jab.
Cena lands with a nice body kick.
Force just misses with a punch to the body.
Force scores with a jab to the jaw.
Force scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena is looking to slow Force down with leg kicks.
Force takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mac Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Force darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cena moves into the clinch.
Force can't find room to land a body shot as Cena controls the action.
Cena is looking to break free of the clinch but Force has double underhooks.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force lands a nice shot that snaps Cena's head back.
Cena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Force circles away quickly and effectively.
Cena misses with a low kick.
Force lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Force misses.
Force misses with the combination.
Force throws a shot to the body.
Cena throws a leg kick but Force moved away.
Force staying out of range there.
Cena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cena tries to bum rush Force with a series of wild strikes but Force uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Force avoids a kick to the body.
As Cena looks to move away, Force throws a big counter combo bu Cena just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena throws a push kick but Force slaps the foot to one side.
Force is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Cena misses.
Cena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Cena looks to score with a jab to the body but Force is just out of range.
Force swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Force moves out of range as Cena throws a body kick.
Cena moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Force smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Force lands a left and a right that send Cena crashing to the mat, dazed. Force thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cena is rocked!
Cena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cena is still on wobbly legs! Can Force finish him?
Cena misses with a double jab.
Force loads up on a big right hand but Cena slips the punch.
Cena seems to have recovered his senses.
Force throws a jab when Cena was well out of range.
Force checks a leg kick.
Force swats away the attempt to clinch by Cena.
Cena throws a leg kick
and Force counters with a straight right hand.
Cena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cena has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Cena can't break the clinch.
Force wants to break free but Cena has control.
Force breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cena wants to clinch up but Force keeps it at a distance.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cena was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Force keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Force has him pressed against the cage.
Cena manages to break the clinch.
Cena avoids the body shot from Force.
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cena moves away.
Cena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Force manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Force throws a shot to the body.
Force checks a leg kick.
Force lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cena fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Force tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cena wants to clinch
and Force counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cena missing with a left hand there. Force was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cena moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Force manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Force dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Cena's cut.
That's time! Force's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Force checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cena pushes Force away with a front kick.
Felix Cena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Force looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
Cena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Mac Force has been cut.
Force blocks a head kick by Cena.
Cena wants to clinch.
Force swings for the body but Cena moves out of range.
Cena takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Force throws a big shot that misses.
Cena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Force is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cena. That's going to slow Force down.
Force has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cena tries to clinch up but Force circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Cena.
Force works the jab nicely.
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!
Force digs a good hook to Cena's body.
Cena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cena at a distance.
Cena fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Force has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Force thuds a left hand into Cena's body.
Cena throws a body punch but Force moves out of range.
Force connects with a looping right hand.
Cena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cena moves out of range as Force strikes.
Force missing with a left hand there. Cena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Force waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cena.
Cena scores with a head kick.
Force lands with a cross.
Force is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cena.
Cena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Force counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cena is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Force lands.
Cena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Force.
Cena closes the distance and pushes Force back into the cage.
Force's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force lands a shoulder strike.
Cena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cena prevents Force from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Force breaks from the clinch.
Force fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cena thuds a left hand into Force's body.
Cena moves into range and clinches up with Force.
Cena breaks the clinch.
Force slips a straight right by Cena.
Force throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Force throws out the jab.
Force uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cena has time to react.
Cena connects with a high kick.
Cena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Force.
Cena ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Force falls off balance throwing a combination
and Force takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cena takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cena gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Force scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Force swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cena avoids the body shot from Force.
Cena throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Force counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Force throws a big shot that misses.
Force cracks Cena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Force lands a jab.
Force throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Force, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cena avoids the body shot from Force.
Cena throws a leg kick which misses Force's front leg but catches the back leg as Force tries to avoid it.
Cena tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Force throws a hook but Cena avoids it easily.
Cena lands with a good body shot.
Cena misses with a few strikes there.
Cena swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Force dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Force swinging wildly here.
Force takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cena gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Force breaks from the clinch.
Force looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Cena lands a nice hook to Force's body. Force takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cena clinches.
Cena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Force misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena moves away from the strike by Force.
A looping hook to the body misses from Force. Cena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Force misses with a shot to the body
and Cena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cena ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Cena misses with a head kick.
Force fails to land with a series of punches.
Cena throws a sloppy head kick and Force moves out of range easily.
It looked like Force was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cena lands with a slapping head kick.
Cena slips under a jab.
Force throws a nice looking combination but Cena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cena with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cena gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cena has had enough of the clinch but Force keeps him there for the moment.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Cena.
Cena manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Cena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Force 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.
Force is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cena can do to turn this around?
Force connects with a nice looking jab.
Mac Force is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Force. Cena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Force manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Force throws a body punch but Cena moves out of range.
Cena ducks under a wild hook from Force.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cena! But no joy.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cena manages to avoid it.
Cena throws out a counter right but Force avoids it with no problem.
Cena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Force looks to score with a jab to the body but Cena is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Cena.
Force missing with a left hand there. Cena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Force circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cena counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cena pushes Force up against the cage in a clinch.
Cena tries to break free but Force pushes him back against the cage.
Cena keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Force's efforts to push away.
Cena breaks the clinch.
Cena throws a series of strikes that have Force backpedaling.
Cena throws a sloppy head kick and Force moves out of range easily.
Force scores with a shot to the body.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Force with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Force scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cena throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch but Force swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force lands the left hand.
Force throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac Force is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Force will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cena tries to clinch there but Force circles away.
Cena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Force throws a hook but Cena blocks it.
Cena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Cena releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Force keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Force moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Force misses with a combination
and Cena counters with a straight right hand.
Force lands a really nice looking cross but Cena seems unphased.
Cena avoids the body shot from Force.
Felix Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Cena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Mac Force.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Force, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Force!
Mac Force decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Pena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pena scores with a jab. Lil III acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Lil III finds it's way through Pena's defenses.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Pena.
Lil III throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lil III's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pena under the eye.
Pena moves forwards but Lil III connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lil III closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lil III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena tries to break the clinch but Lil III is controlling the position.
Lil III misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lil III throws an elbow but misses.
Lil III content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lil III.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Lil III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a looping right.
Pena throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lil III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lil III throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lil III dips to his left and cracks Pena with an uppercut!
Lil III lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pena takes a swing at Lil III's ribcage but misses.
Lil III throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Lil III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Lil III ducks down to avoid it.
Lil III avoids the head kick by Pena.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lil III missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Pena.
Lil III seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pena pushes Lil III away with a front kick.
Lil III tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lil III throws a hook but Pena blocks it.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lil III throws a lazy right hand but Pena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Lil III.
Pena moves out of range as Lil III strikes.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil III missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lil III closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena avoids the body shot from Lil III.
Lil III moves into the clinch.
Lil III misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lil III tries a body shot but Pena blocks it.
Lil III misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lil III.
Pena prevents a body shot from Lil III.
A short uppercut from Lil III.
Lil III's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pena.
Lil III throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to break free but Lil III has control.
Lil III working aggressively here.
Lil III lands a shoulder strike.
Lil III lands with a left to the head.
Lil III can't find room to land a body shot as Pena controls the action.
Pena has had enough of the clinch but Lil III keeps him there for the moment.
Pena's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lil III creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lil III slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lil III.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lil III. That's going to slow Pena down.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
Lil III looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Lil III throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lil III was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Pena works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pena on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lil III misses with a lunging right hand
and Pena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pena shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pena throws out a loose jab but Lil III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lil III swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lil III is looking to score with low kicks.
Lil III throws a poor cross that misses
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lil III wants to clinch but Pena slips to the side
and Pena counters with a two punch combo.
Lil III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena throws a body punch but Lil III moves out of range.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
As Pena tries to get set, Lil III tries to push him back and clinch up but Pena manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III sizes up Pena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lil III swinging wildly here.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Lil III motions for Pena to come forward. Lil III throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Lil III swinging wildly here.
Lil III connects with a nice looking jab.
Pena looks to throw the jab but Lil III is out of range.
Lil III lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lil III throws a leg kick which misses Pena's front leg but catches the back leg as Pena tries to avoid it.
A big right from Lil III misses.
Pena blocks a low kick nicely.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lil III throws a hook but Pena avoids it easily.
Lil III is looking to chop away at Pena's legs.
Lil III dodges the punch combination from Pena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil III jabs Pena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
Pena throws a big shot that misses.
Lil III staying out of range there.
As Pena tries to get set, Lil III tries to push him back and clinch up but Pena manages to avoid the attempt.
Pena throws the kick towards the body but Lil III avoids it.
Pena is looking to land body kicks.
Lil III misses with a wild body shot.
Lil III takes the fight into the clinch.
Lil III is trying to pull guard but Pena turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena letting Lil III take a breather here.
Lil III misses with some punches.
Lil III has Pena pressed against the cage, preventing Pena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lil III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lil III wants to take the fight to the mat but Pena manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lil III goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lil III with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pena to score with a decent uppercut.
Pena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lil III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena punishes Lil III's body with a nice straight punch.
Lil III connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lil III thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena cracks Lil III with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lil III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Lil III misses.
Pena takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pena throws a head kick that misses
and Lil III counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lil III appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pena thuds his right hand into Lil III's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III works Pena's body with a nice hook.
Pena does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lil III tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pena manages to circle out of the way.
Lil III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil III darts in and clinches Pena up against the cage.
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 Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lil III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
As Lil III backs off Pena throws a huge counter combo but Lil III manages to avoid it all.
Pena takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pena slips a straight right by Lil III.
Pena checks the leg kick.
Pena is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lil III with a body shot.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lil III.
A little jabbing left from Pena on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pena tries to move into range but Lil III moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lil III pushes Pena up against the cage in a clinch.
Pena blocks an uppercut.
Lil III digs a right hand into Pena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pena's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lil III throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lil III.
Lil III scores with a shoulder strike.
Lil III pushes off an throws an elbow but Pena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III misses with the head strike.
Lil III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lil III misses with a straight left.
Lil III throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lil III swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pena counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lil III. Those never looked like landing.
Lil III is looking to clinch but Pena is avoiding it.
Lil III looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Pena finds it's way through Lil III's defenses.
Lil III misses the shot to the body.
Pena loads up on a big right hand but Lil III slips the punch.
Lil III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lil III. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Lil III.
Ba Lil III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III punishes Pena's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lil III's hands.
Pena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lil III.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Lil III tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lil III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lil III tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lil III misses with a right hand
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lil III lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Lil III ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Lil III on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena throws a leg kick
and Lil III counters with a nice leg kick.
Pena takes one to the chin there.
Lil III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pena.
Lil III checks the leg kick.
It looked like Lil III was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pena.
Lil III fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Javier Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena swings for the body but Lil III moves out of range.
Lil III walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Lil III lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pena doesn't seem phased though.
Lil III looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pena throws a series of punches but Lil III avoids them all with ease.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lil III circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena scores with a sloppy right hand. Lil III should have avoided that one.
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!
Lil III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lil III throws a hook but Pena blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lil III.
Pena on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lil III. Lil III obviously looking to wear him down.
Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pena lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lil III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pena.
Lil III looks to throw the jab but Pena is out of range.
Lil III doesn't manage to clinch there - Pena circles away.
Pena looks to land a combination but Lil III avoids it well.
Lil III takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Lil III has closed the distance and engaged Pena in a clinch.
Pena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lil III's elbow.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Ba Lil III.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lil III, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ba Lil III!
Ba Lil III decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi has chosen Vesa-Matti Loiri - Armo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Tarmo Hovi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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32
215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tarmo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hovi stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hovi goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hovi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardy defends well and Hovi ends up having to push Hardy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Hovi.
Hovi forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Hovi breaks from the clinch.
Hovi rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi successfully pulls guard.
Hardy stays in close to Hovi's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hovi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hardy has his hands clasped together but Hovi extends and breaks Hardy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hovi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tarmo Hovi!
After the fight, Tarmo Hovi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis has chosen Infected Mushroom - Merlin 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xantos Aremis!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Aremis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Basilan misses with a left hand
and Aremis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aremis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basilan.
Basilan rushes Aremis and presses him up against the cage.
Aremis's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aremis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aremis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aremis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Aremis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aremis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aremis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Basilan.
Basilan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice uppercut lands for Aremis. That snapped Basilan's head back.
Aremis cracks Basilan with a good jab.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aremis - that will leave a mark!
Aremis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aremis stuns Basilan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Basilan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Basilan stuns Aremis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Basilan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aremis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan checks a low kick from Aremis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aremis.
Aremis scores with the left hand. Basilan knows he should have avoided that one.
Xantos Aremis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aremis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Aremis.
Basilan throwing a counter right hand but Aremis manages to avoid it.
A jab from Aremis misses.
A jab from Aremis misses.
Felix Basilan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aremis.
Aremis connects with a right hand. Basilan shakes it off.
Aremis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Basilan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aremis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aremis with a jab.
Aremis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Basilan.
Aremis ducks right into an uppercut from Basilan.
Aremis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aremis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aremis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Aremis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aremis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aremis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aremis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aremis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aremis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aremis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Basilan lands with a nice body punch.
Aremis throws a shot from downtown. Basilan moves away and avoids it.
Aremis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Aremis crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan is looking to reverse the position.
Aremis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Basilan keeps working.
Aremis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aremis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Basilan is trying to control Aremis's posture but Aremis avoids it.
Aremis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aremis taking a break here but Basilan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Aremis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Basilan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Basilan is looking for a sweep. Aremis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aremis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aremis throws a strike but Basilan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aremis postures up in Basilan's guard and throws a big left but Basilan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aremis scores with a leg kick.
Basilan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aremis doesn't seem bothered though.
Aremis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aremis slips a jab from Basilan.
A jab lands there for Aremis.
Basilan throws a body punch but Aremis moves out of range.
Aremis misses with a left hand
and Basilan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Basilan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aremis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Basilan scores with a hook.
Aremis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Aremis coming out on top.
Basilan staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilan walks into a straight right hand from Aremis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aremis 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 Basilan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Basilan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aremis misses with a hook.
Aremis throws a lazy head kick
and Basilan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Basilan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aremis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Basilan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aremis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis misses with a hook
and Basilan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aremis really felt that one!
Aremis lands a head shot.
Aremis misses with a body punch
and Basilan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aremis punishes Basilan's body with a nice straight punch.
Aremis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Basilan throws the left hand but Aremis avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Basilan.
Aremis lands a body shot.
Basilan looks to land a right hand but Aremis moved out of range.
Jab from Aremis.
Basilan misses with a straight right.
Aremis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Basilan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aremis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Basilan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aremis. That one must have hurt.
Aremis checks a leg kick nicely.
Basilan throws a jab when Aremis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Basilan.
A punch combination from Basilan misses.
Aremis misses with an uppercut
and Basilan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Basilan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aremis scoring with some ground and pound.
Aremis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aremis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Basilan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basilan looking to control.
Aremis wants to control from the top but Basilan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Basilan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aremis is trying to get back to full guard.
Aremis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Basilan is looking to take a break and control but Aremis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aremis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Basilan is working away from the top position though.
Aremis wants to improve his position but Basilan is controlling well.
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.
A close second round but Xantos Aremis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aremis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aremis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basilan misses with a looping right.
Aremis shoots in for a takedown but Basilan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aremis ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Aremis shoots in but no luck this time.
Aremis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aremis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Basilan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xantos Aremis.
Aremis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aremis lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilan throws a head punch that misses.
Aremis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basilan lands with a left to the head.
Aremis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan lands an elbow that stopped Aremis in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aremis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aremis.
Basilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aremis is working Basilan over against the cage.
Basilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aremis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aremis breaks the clinch.
Aremis misses with a hook.
Aremis misses with a hook.
Aremis looks to score with a jab to the body but Basilan is just out of range.
As Aremis looks to move away, Basilan throws a big counter combo bu Aremis just gets out of the way.
Aremis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Basilan on the side of the head.
Aremis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Basilan.
Aremis works Basilan's body with a nice hook.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan stuffs the takedown.
Basilan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aremis.
Aremis digs a good hook to Basilan's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aremis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Basilan lands a nice hook to Aremis's body. Aremis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aremis swings for the body but Basilan moves out of range.
Xantos Aremis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilan scores with a punch to the head.
Aremis misses with an uppercut. Basilan saw that one coming.
Aremis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Basilan at a distance.
Aremis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Basilan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aremis postures up and lands a big shot to Basilan's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis content to stall in guard here.
Aremis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aremis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Basilan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aremis throwing strikes but missing.
Aremis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aremis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aremis postures up.
Aremis works over Basilan with some ground and pound from guard.
Aremis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Basilan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aremis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Basilan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Basilan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aremis can pounce on him.
Basilan swings for the body but Aremis moves out of range.
Basilan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aremis manages to avoid it.
Basilan moves out of range as Aremis strikes.
Xantos Aremis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Aremis as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xantos Aremis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aremis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xantos Aremis!
After the fight, Xantos Aremis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Mercer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mercer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aoki back to the cage. Mercer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
Aoki scores with a takedown into Mercer's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aoki throws a strike but Mercer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mercer defends well.
Mercer stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Mercer wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
Aoki 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.
Aoki has his foot on Mercer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mercer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mercer being controlled here momentarily.
Mercer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aoki's guard.
Mercer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
Aoki managing to control the position.
Mercer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Aoki trying to keep a closed guard but Mercer is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mercer misses with a jab to the body
and Aoki counters with a left and a right that stings Mercer.
Mercer leaves Aoki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aoki backing away here, and Mercer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mercer throws out a leg kick but Aoki moves out of range and Mercer only half commits.
Mercer tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercer lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
Mercer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoki.
Aoki feints a jab promting Mercer to slip. Aoki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mercer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
A counter left hand to the body from Aoki misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Mercer misses.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Mercer, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki slips under a jab from Mercer.
Aoki is looking to counter with a body kick.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Aoki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mercer is trying to defend but Aoki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mercer kicks Aoki off and gets back to his feet.
Good exchange - Mercer coming out on top.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aoki moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Aoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mercer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Aoki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Mercer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Aoki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercer.
Aoki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mercer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercer throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mercer lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aoki somewhat.
Mercer throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Mercer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aoki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Mercer avoids it well and moves away.
Aoki cracks a nice hook into Mercer's ribs.
Mercer misses with a looping left.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mercer sprawls and moves away.
Mercer scores with the left hand. Aoki knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aoki feinted with a counter takedown.
Mercer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aoki is defended easily by Mercer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aoki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aoki drops his hands momentarily and Mercer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tatsuya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer throws a shot to the body.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Aoki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aoki feinted with a counter takedown.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Mercer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws an off balance right hand
and Aoki counters with a series of strikes. Mercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aoki throws a low kick but Mercer moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Mercer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mercer lands with a straight right. Aoki didn't see that one coming.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mercer connects with a looping right hand.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aoki slips a straight right by Mercer.
Aoki is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aoki dives in and scores a takedown into Mercer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Aoki postures up.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Mercer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki 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 slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mercer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to maintain the position but Mercer is very close to passing his half guard.
Aoki wants to improve his position but Mercer is controlling well.
Aoki trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mercer decides to return to a standing position.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercer. That snapped Aoki's head back.
Mercer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercer lands a nice hook to Aoki's body. Aoki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mercer scores with the left hand. Aoki knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
Aoki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Aoki 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.
Mercer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercer.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Mercer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Aoki throwing a counter right hand but Mercer manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Aoki is looking for a counter combo.
Mercer throws out a powerful jab.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Aoki throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aoki throws a leg kick but Mercer moved away.
Tatsuya Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Mercer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercer scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Mercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercer 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mercer!
After winning the bout, Alex Mercer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Riggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hot Iron & The Lead Sled. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus looks for the body kick but Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Lazarus.
Riggs thuds a left hand into St Lazarus's body.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
Riggs moves out of range of the leg kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Riggs punishes St Lazarus's body with a nice straight punch.
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
St Lazarus checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Lazarus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Lazarus throws an overhand right that lands on Riggs's shoulder, as Riggs tries to avoid the shot.
St Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
St Lazarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
St Lazarus shoots in looking for a takedown but Riggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Lazarus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Lazarus.
Riggs tries a quick counter leg kick but St Lazarus is wise to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus lands with an overhand left.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus thows a leg kick but Riggs checks it
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
St Lazarus looks for the body kick but Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs tries to work over St Lazarus's front leg with a kick but St Lazarus checks it.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands the left hand.
St Lazarus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St Lazarus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus slips under a jab.
St Lazarus 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.
St Lazarus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus thinks about countering with a body kick.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the side of Riggs's head but Riggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Riggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.
St Lazarus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riggs will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
Riggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs lands with a cross.
Martin Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Lazarus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riggs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Lazarus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St Lazarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riggs is able to avoid easily.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the body
and Riggs counters with a body kick that stops St Lazarus in his tracks momentarily.
St Lazarus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riggs walks into a left hand.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riggs throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick nicely.
St Lazarus jabs Riggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from St Lazarus.
Riggs throws a series of punches but St Lazarus moves out of range.
St Lazarus looks to land a combination but Riggs avoids it well.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Lazarus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riggs connects with the punch.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Lazarus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Lazarus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riggs.
St Lazarus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Lazarus tests Riggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Lazarus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Riggs avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus misses with a double jab
and Riggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Riggs!
St Lazarus tries to advance to mount but Riggs instead regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Riggs will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus throws a shot to the body.
St Lazarus drops his hands momentarily and Riggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St Lazarus throws a right hand that Riggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggs also avoids with ease.
Riggs feints a counter leg kick.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. St Lazarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Lazarus thumps Riggs with a low kick.
St Lazarus tries for a takedown but Riggs circles away easily
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab.
St Lazarus has a takedown stuffed.
Martin Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Riggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head.
St Lazarus cracks Riggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Lazarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from St Lazarus.
Riggs looks for the body kick but St Lazarus saw that one coming.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riggs sprawls well. Riggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Lazarus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
Riggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus misses with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Riggs.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Riggs moves out of range easily.
Riggs lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riggs.
Riggs lands a two punch combo.
Riggs throws a wild body kick that St Lazarus sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Lazarus lands a really nice looking cross but Riggs seems unphased.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riggs!
Riggs slips under a jab from St Lazarus.
Riggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
A lazy body kick from Riggs
and St Lazarus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Lazarus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Lazarus is trying to control. Riggs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Lazarus thows a huge punch but Riggs dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs gets full guard.
St Lazarus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
St Lazarus is trying to control the position but Riggs postures up.
St Lazarus can't keep his opponent in guard - Riggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riggs in particular looking to stall.
St Lazarus trying to control but Riggs postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus gets back to full guard.
St Lazarus 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.
St Lazarus has a closed guard, preventing Riggs from standing up.
Riggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Lazarus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin Riggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Lazarus looking for a sweep. Not yet St Lazarus, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Riggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Riggs fakes the leg kick and cracks St Lazarus in the body.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Riggs.
A lazy body kick from St Lazarus
and Riggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
Riggs throws a body kick that misses.
Riggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
Riggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Lazarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riggs at a distance.
Riggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riggs tries to score with a low kick but St Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
St Lazarus throws a low kick, looking for Riggs's leg but Riggs calmly moves out of range.
St Lazarus misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Lazarus!
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus is looking to wear down Riggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs moves out of range as St Lazarus throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riggs.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St Lazarus.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from St Lazarus misses.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Riggs scores with a body shot.
St Lazarus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riggs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Lazarus stands up.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Riggs.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. St Lazarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Lazarus thumps Riggs with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Riggs. Beautiful body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Lazarus - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Lazarus. St Lazarus obviously looking to wear him down.
Riggs takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
Riggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Riggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St Lazarus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
St Lazarus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Lazarus takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riggs pinned against the cage. Riggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riggs. St Lazarus shrugs it off though.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggs throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus pushes Riggs away with a front kick.
St Lazarus checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Lazarus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Riggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riggs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Lazarus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Lazarus keeps Riggs at a distance using the push kick.
Riggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riggs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Lazarus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Riggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Martin Riggs just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Lazarus has Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Riggs controls his hands.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
St Lazarus lands a left hand.
St Lazarus jumps guard but Riggs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
Riggs can't break the clinch.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus swings wildly with an uppercut but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Lazarus's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs is looking to break free of the clinch but St Lazarus has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
Riggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Lazarus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick from St Lazarus.
Riggs moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus scores with a jab to the head.
St Lazarus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riggs's head.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
St Lazarus blocks a jab.
Riggs throws a chopping leg kick but St Lazarus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Riggs blocks the leg kick.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
St Lazarus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riggs. Riggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Riggs throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Lazarus. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Lazarus can pounce on him.
St Lazarus tried to score with a low kick but Riggs checks it.
Riggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Riggs lands a front kick.
St Lazarus has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riggs misses with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
Riggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Lazarus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by St Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Riggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Lazarus lands with a hook. Riggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St Lazarus feints and then cracks Riggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggs down.
Riggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riggs misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus motions for Riggs to come forward. St Lazarus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws a poor cross that misses
and Riggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
St Lazarus throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
St Lazarus lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck for St Lazarus with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Some wild striking there from St Lazarus.
A countering left hand to the body from Riggs misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus shoots in and gets a takedown into Riggs's guard.
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!
St Lazarus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Lazarus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Lazarus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St Lazarus is in close to Riggs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Lazarus postures up and lands a big shot to Riggs's brow.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kirk St Lazarus 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!
St Lazarus blocks a low kick nicely.
St Lazarus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs ducks right into an uppercut from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
A little jabbing left from Riggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Lazarus.
Riggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Riggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Lazarus fails to land with a series of punches.
Riggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws out a powerful jab.
St Lazarus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Lazarus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
St Lazarus taking a break here but Riggs is having none of it and regains half guard.
Riggs is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Lazarus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirk St Lazarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riggs dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus is trying to control the position but Riggs postures up.
Riggs advances position into side control!
Riggs tries to stand but St Lazarus is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Lazarus prevents Riggs from improving position.
St Lazarus tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs wants to stand but St Lazarus is controlling his arm.
St Lazarus wants to control but Riggs postures up.
Riggs tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
St Lazarus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St Lazarus is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riggs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riggs tries to score with a low kick but St Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
St Lazarus lands a front kick.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus backing away here, and Riggs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
St Lazarus connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for St Lazarus. That snapped Riggs's head back.
St Lazarus thuds his right hand into Riggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riggs connects with a leg kick. St Lazarus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
St Lazarus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Martin Riggs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk St Lazarus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Martin Riggs!
Martin Riggs is the new lightweight champion!
Martin Riggs decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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