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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rab Rehab has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hans Gruber's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehab checks a low kick from Gruber.
Rehab steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gruber.
Gruber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rehab at a distance.
Gruber moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rehab was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
Rehab avoids the body shot from Gruber.
Gruber looking to score a takedown here. Rehab is defending well but Gruber drives through and ends up in Rehab's guard.
Rehab throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gruber 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.
Gruber trying to control but Rehab is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gruber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gruber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gruber creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber lands a nice forearm strike.
Rehab tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gruber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gruber cracks Rehab with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gruber working the ground and pound.
Rehab is rocked!
Gruber cracks Rehab with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gruber immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rehab is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gruber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
Our winner, Hans Gruber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Jake Jyllendael has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Jyllendael!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena gets tackled into the cage by Jyllendael. Jyllendael maintains the clinch.
Jyllendael drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cena pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jyllendael has Cena up against the cage in a clinch.
Cena prevents a body shot from Jyllendael.
Jyllendael told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jyllendael misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
Cena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cena throws a leg kick which misses Jyllendael's front leg but catches the back leg as Jyllendael tries to avoid it.
Cena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jyllendael's head.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jyllendael needs to keep his hands up - Cena had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cena instigates a clinch.
Cena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Jyllendael does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Cena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael rushes Cena and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jyllendael just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cena's brow.
Cena manages to break the clinch.
Cena closes the distance and clinches.
Jyllendael breaks the clinch.
Cena throws a sloppy head kick and Jyllendael moves out of range easily.
Jyllendael has closed the distance and engaged Cena in a clinch.
Jyllendael manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jyllendael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cena working some strikes from top position.
Cena working some strikes from top position.
Cena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.
Jyllendael working a defensive guard here.
Cena landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jyllendael is trying to keep Cena in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jyllendael 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.
Jyllendael throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jyllendael not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cena prevents Jyllendael from getting back to his feet.
Jyllendael is trying to control the position but Cena postures up.
Cena scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jyllendael is looking to stand up but Cena isn't so interested in that idea.
Cena is working Jyllendael over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cena is working Jyllendael over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That has opened up Jake Jyllendael's cut even more.
Cena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jyllendael's head.
Jyllendael looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jyllendael had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cena defends it easily.
Cena working some strikes from top position.
Jyllendael preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cena makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cena with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jake Jyllendael's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Jyllendael's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felix Cena!
An out of breath Felix Cena thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jake Jyllendael spoke after the fight, saying 'oh, that was just bad luck'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jer Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Smudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bear might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good Times. Smudge has chosen Ballad of The Big Boy as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daryl Smudge!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Smudge. Those never looked like landing.
Bear connects with a body shot.
Bear connects with a leg kick. Smudge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smudge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smudge throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Smudge throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Bear closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bear lunges at Smudge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smudge's hand.
A jab from Smudge misses.
Bear throws a series of punches but Smudge avoids them all with ease.
Smudge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smudge throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Smudge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
As Smudge looks to move away, Bear throws a big counter combo bu Smudge just gets out of the way.
Bear tries to score with a low kick but Smudge moves his leg out of the way.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smudge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab, jab by Smudge - just one landing.
Smudge takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Bear's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear wants to clinch.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jer Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Bear. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bear.
Nice body kick from Bear.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Smudge throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Smudge thuds a left hand into Bear's body.
Bear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smudge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bear there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smudge shoots in and gets a takedown into Bear's guard.
Smudge looking to pass the guard.
Smudge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smudge stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear is trying to keep Smudge in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smudge cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Smudge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smudge's guard.
Bear in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear is looking to work some ground and pound but Smudge has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bear throws a strike but Smudge rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bear keeping full guard, as Smudge tries to pass.
Smudge works over Bear with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
Smudge won't allow Bear to sweep him here.
Bear is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bear trying to control the action but Smudge is working from the bottom.
Bear lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smudge is trying to get back to full guard.
Bear throwing shots but Smudge is blocking nicely.
Smudge is trying to get back to full guard.
Bear thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smudge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear.
Smudge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear.
Bear prevents Smudge from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jer Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jer Bear's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bear stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bear throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smudge throws a body shot but no joy.
Bear fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smudge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smudge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bear.
Bear throws a head kick that Smudge semi-blocks.
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smudge.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smudge drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bear defends it well.
Smudge misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smudge.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smudge can do to turn this around?
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smudge was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Bear stalks Smudge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smudge's face. Smudge staggers backwards, shaken.
Bear tries to land a body kick
and Smudge decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bear's guard.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Smudge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to keep Smudge in close.
Smudge advances to half guard.
Smudge is nestled in close to Bear, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smudge working the head and body with strikes.
Smudge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bear is looking for a sweep. Smudge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bear is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smudge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smudge's back!
Bear missing with strikes from the back.
Smudge manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bear's guard. Nice work there by Smudge.
Smudge trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smudge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smudge preventing the sweep.
Bear is working hard here to advance position.
Smudge landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smudge is standing up over Bear. Bear looks to escape but Smudge dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smudge lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smudge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smudge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bear is rocked!
Jer Bear's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smudge connects with a nice short shot to Bear's temple.
Oh Bear is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Jer Bear's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jer Bear's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daryl Smudge!
A less than humble Daryl Smudge misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maester Ochu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers moves in looking to clinch but Ochu pushes him off.
Ochu feinted with a counter takedown.
Ochu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meyers.
Ochu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown but Ochu shows good takedown defense.
Meyers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maester Ochu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Meyers.
Ochu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meyers.
Meyers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ochu feinted with a counter takedown.
Meyers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ochu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ochu has his feet on Meyers's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Meyers fails with the takedown.
Ochu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Meyers sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meyers or perhaps it was just good defense by Ochu, which made it look bad.
Ochu stuffs the takedown.
Ochu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Meyers sprawls and moves away.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ochu but Ochu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ochu stuffs the takedown attempt from Meyers. Meyers gets slowly back to his feet.
Ochu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Meyers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ochu's guard.
Ochu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers trying to control but Ochu is working from the bottom.
Ochu wants to get back to his feet but Meyers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ochu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyers trying to control but Ochu is working from the bottom.
Meyers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ochu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ochu can't keep his opponent in guard - Meyers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Meyers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers thows a huge punch but Ochu dodges it nicely.
Meyers thows a huge punch but Ochu dodges it nicely.
Meyers is looking to take a break and control but Ochu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meyers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ochu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meyers.
Meyers wants to work for an arm triangle but Ochu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Meyers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Meyers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ochu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meyers shoots in looking for a takedown but Ochu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meyers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ochu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Meyers sprawls and moves away.
Meyers fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maester Ochu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ochu sprawls well. Ochu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meyers gets slowly back to his feet.
Ochu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Meyers dives in for a single leg takedown but Ochu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ochu attempts a counter takedown but Meyers avoids it well and moves away.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ochu as he avoids it easily.
Maester Ochu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Meyers.
Meyers scores with a takedown into Ochu's guard.
Ochu keeping moving, preventing Meyers from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Ochu is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ochu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyers stands up over Ochu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Meyers passes Ochu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ochu is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meyers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Meyers is looking for a kimura but Ochu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Meyers to get the leverage.
Meyers is stalling here. Ochu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Meyers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ochu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Meyers is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ochu is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ochu avoids the attempt from Meyers to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ochu is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Meyers has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers misses with a takedown
and Ochu counters with a single leg into guard. Meyers didn't expect that.
Meyers wants to hit a switch here but Ochu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Meyers there!
Meyers is trying to escape the mount.
Ochu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyers can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers keeps trying to improve his position.
Ochu stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Meyers shoots in for a double leg but Ochu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ochu sprawls well. Ochu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meyers gets slowly back to his feet.
Ochu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Meyers is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meyers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ochu counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maester Ochu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Meyers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Meyers is trying to control. Ochu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ochu has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Meyers is on him like a limpet, forcing Ochu back against the cage.
Meyers tries to pull guard but Ochu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meyers drags the fight down to the ground.
Ochu stopping the sweep attempt from Meyers.
Ochu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meyers's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ochu stacks Meyers on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ochu!
Meyers wants to get back to his feet but Ochu is dominant here and he's now got Meyers's back!
Meyers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Charlie Meyers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyers.
Meyers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ochu feinted with a counter takedown.
Meyers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ochu defends well and Meyers ends up having to push Ochu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ochu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Meyers sprawls and moves away.
Maester Ochu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Meyers.
Meyers tries to clinch
and Ochu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ochu tries to stand but can't do so whilst Meyers controls his leg.
Meyers is looking for a sweep. Ochu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Meyers tries to roll over but Ochu keeps him under control.
Ochu postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Meyers to stand up.
Ochu stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Meyers with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ochu counters with a single leg into guard. Meyers didn't expect that.
Ochu preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ochu stands up and waves to Meyers to follow him.
Meyers misses with a takedown attempt
and Ochu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meyers won't be happy with that.
Ochu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Meyers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ochu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochu tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Meyers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochu decides to return to a standing position.
Charlie Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyers shoots for a takedown but Ochu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyers dives in and grabs Ochu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ochu pushes down on Meyers's head and hops out.
Ochu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Meyers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ochu attempts a counter takedown but Meyers avoids it well and moves away.
Ochu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ochu tries to counter with a takedown but Meyers is quick to defend against it.
Meyers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ochu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maester Ochu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ochu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maester Ochu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi has chosen Hypnotize- Biggie smalls as his entrance music. Ali Seyedi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulysses Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seyedi.
Seyedi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seyedi manages to avoid it.
Grant blocks the body kick.
Seyedi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Seyedi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seyedi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seyedi lands a left and a right that send Grant crashing to the mat, dazed. Seyedi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Seyedi. That's going to slow Grant down.
A lazy left from Grant finds it's target.
A big right from Grant misses.
Seyedi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Seyedi.
Grant throws a counter high kick but Seyedi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Seyedi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant blocks a head kick by Seyedi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant throws a quick counter head kick but Seyedi was just out of range.
Seyedi misses with an uppercut
and Grant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Seyedi throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Seyedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
Grant throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grant forces Seyedi back against the cage and clinches.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Seyedi moves out of range easily.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grant moves away from the strike by Seyedi.
Seyedi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Seyedi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Seyedi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seyedi checks a low kick from Grant.
Seyedi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grant goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ali Seyedi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick by Seyedi misses
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seyedi keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Seyedi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seyedi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seyedi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Seyedi throws a body kick that misses.
Grant cracks Seyedi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seyedi scores with a sloppy right hand. Grant should have avoided that one.
Grant gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi throws a head punch that misses.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seyedi misses with a straight left.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant checks a low kick from Seyedi.
Grant scores with the left hand. Seyedi knows he should have avoided that one.
Seyedi throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Seyedi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seyedi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant moves out of range as Seyedi throws a body kick.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seyedi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Seyedi.
I was talking to Grant's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seyedi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Seyedi fails to land.
Seyedi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seyedi tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Seyedi back against the cage.
Grant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seyedi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Seyedi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seyedi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seyedi misses the shot to the body.
Grant scores with a one two! Seyedi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Seyedi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seyedi scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Seyedi lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Grant goes down and covers up as Seyedi starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Seyedi!
An out of breath Ali Seyedi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambino's entrance music is Bonfire. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Pena.
Gambino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Gambino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gambino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pena misses with a left hand
and Gambino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Gambino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pena misses with a hook
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
Pena misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Gambino. Those never looked like landing.
Pena's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pena's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambino connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Pena scores with a four punch combination!
Gambino lands a slapping body shot.
Pena misses with a right hand
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gambino tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena throws out a loose jab but Gambino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambino is looking to counter punch.
Gambino scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one.
Gambino moves out of range of the strikes.
Gambino lands a right hook to the body.
Pena misses with a double jab
and Gambino counters with a three punch combo that has Pena backing up. Pena nods at Gambino to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena throws a hook but Gambino avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gambino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena tries to land a leg kick but Gambino saw it coming and moves away.
Gambino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Pena avoids them all with ease.
Gambino throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena lands a head kick. Gambino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Pena misses
and Gambino counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Pena throws a right hand that Gambino ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambino also avoids with ease.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Gambino misses
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gambino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gambino misses with the combination.
Pena moves away from the strike by Gambino.
Gambino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Gambino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gambino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Gambino ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Gambino misses its target.
A head kick by Pena misses
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena throws a chopping leg kick but Gambino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pena throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gambino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pena's calf.
Nice shot lands for Gambino.
Gambino moves away from the strike by Pena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Childish Gambino dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gambino misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pena 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 Gambino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gambino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Gambino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gambino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pena lands a jab to the nose.
Gambino cracks Pena with an open hand slap.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Gambino ducks down to avoid it.
Gambino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws a head kick but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Gambino.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambino misses with a jab to the body
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena tries to land a body kick
and Gambino counters with a stiff right hand.
Pena misses with a shot to the body
and Gambino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gambino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena misses with an uppercut
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Pena.
Gambino misses with a double jab
and Pena counters with a series of strikes. Gambino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Childish Gambino is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Gambino.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Childish Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gambino misses
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gambino.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Gambino connects with a single shot there.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Gambino does no damage.
Gambino takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pena lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gambino's sensitive parts.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Gambino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Gambino is looking for a counter combo.
Gambino ducks right into an uppercut from Pena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena swings for the body but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gambino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pena - the referee stops the clock and Gambino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pena. Gambino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pena throws a shot from downtown. Gambino moves away and avoids it.
Gambino misses with a hook to the body
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena throws a right hand that misses
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Gambino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gambino.
Gambino walks into a straight right hand from Pena.
Gambino fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gambino counter with a right hand.
Gambino blocks a head kick by Pena.
Gambino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Pena.
Pena with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino works the jab nicely.
Gambino lands with a cross.
Gambino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gambino counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Gambino has knocked Pena down with a huge combo! Gambino steps away and waves a wobbly Pena back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pena is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena misses with a left hand
and Gambino counters with a crisp right that sends Pena to the canvas! Gambino follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Childish Gambino!
A victorious Childish Gambino thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valente's choice of entrance music: "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. 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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37
160 lbs
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31
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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
29 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil III connects with a nice looking jab.
Lil III fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lil III scores with a jab to the body.
Lil III misses with a looping left.
Lil III takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lil III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valente now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
Lil III blocks a jab.
Lil III lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lil III looks to land a right hand but Valente moved out of range.
A head kick by Valente misses
and Lil III counters with a right hand to the body.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lil III misses with a looping left.
Lil III misses with an uppercut.
Lil III throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lil III smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III swings widly with a right hand
and Valente counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lil III lands a body shot.
Lil III avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
Valente slowing the pace effectively.
Lil III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Lil III.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valente.
Lil III lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valente blocks a body shot from Lil III.
A short right from Lil III on the inside.
Valente tries to throw a body punch but Lil III avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
Lil III throws a head punch that misses.
Valente lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lil III backwards.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
A short left from Lil III.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valente creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Valente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lil III scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valente prevents a body shot from Lil III.
Valente blocks a body shot from Lil III.
Valente lands an uppercut.
Valente lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valente lands a body punch.
Lil III tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valente just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valente misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lil III lands a shoulder strike.
Valente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lil III's defenses.
A short left from Valente.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valente.
Lil III lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lil III.
Valente swings wildly with an uppercut but Lil III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Valente - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lil III looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lil III.
Lil III looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valente lands an elbow just above Lil III 's eye.
Lil III goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lil III jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valente walks away with a smile on his face. Lil III gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Valente lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lil III's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil III. Valente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III misses with a straight right.
Valente unleashes a big counter combination but Lil III bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III misses with a looping left.
Valente misses with a straight right.
Valente blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III has closed the distance and engaged Valente in a clinch.
Valente manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valente blocks an uppercut.
Valente blocking some punches.
Valente takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Valente.
Lil III avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lil III tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lil III lands a right hand.
Lil III goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valente throws a head punch that misses.
Valente tries to throw a body punch but Lil III avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
Valente's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valente blocks a body shot from Lil III.
Valente manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lil III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Valente feints a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Lil III.
Nice uppercut lands for Lil III. That snapped Valente's head back.
Valente clinches with his opponent.
Carlinhos Valente seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valente misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III wants to stall.
Lil III has a couple of punches blocked by Valente.
Valente working aggressively here.
Lil III displaying some good clinch control by pressing Valente up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valente working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valente lands an elbow just above Lil III 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valente.
Lil III misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III can't get the takedown.
Valente is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valente.
Lil III is trying to pull guard but Valente has him pressed against the cage.
Lil III lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valente or not.
Lil III misses with some punches.
Valente has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lil III seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valente can turn it around.
Lil III trying to control the position but instead, Valente has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lil III into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Valente scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valente lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Valente struggles to land a body shot inside as Lil III controls his hands.
Valente pushes off an throws an elbow but Lil III leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lil III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lil III is trying to maintain a safe position but Valente gets an underhook and turns Lil III into the cage.
Valente works on Lil III's body with a couple of short punches.
Lil III 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente prevents a body shot from Lil III.
Valente tries to work over Lil III's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valente blocking some punches.
Lil III swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valente lands a nice elbow.
Valente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valente lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lil III backwards.
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 tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lil III lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lil III.
Valente lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lil III misses with the head strike.
Valente comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valente stalling.
Valente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valente can't find room to land a body shot as Lil III controls the action.
Lil III has a couple of punches blocked by Valente.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valente.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lil III lands a nice shot to the body.
Valente throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lil III swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Lil III.
Lil III blocks an elbow strike.
Lil III throws an elbow but it misses.
Lil III takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lil III avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
Lil III swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lil III controlling the action here for a moment.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valente stalling in the clinch but Lil III improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente lands with a light punch inside.
Valente lands an elbow inside.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Lil III throws a punch but it's blocked by Valente.
Lil III lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lil III.
Lil III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lil III prevents a body shot from Valente.
Lil III has a couple of punches blocked by Valente.
Nice elbow from Lil III.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
Lil III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lil III holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lil III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lil III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlinhos Valente showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valente drops his hands momentarily and Lil III takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lil III scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Valente.
Lil III connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lil III throws a right and a left that Valente avoids nicely.
Valente is looking to clinch but Lil III is avoiding it.
Lil III connects with a body shot.
Ba Lil III is winning the standup battle so far.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Valente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lil III.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Lil III.
Valente clinches up against the cage.
Lil III blocks a body shot from Valente.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valente lands an elbow inside.
Lil III struggles to land a body shot inside as Valente controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III lands with a short shot to the head.
Lil III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lil III lands a right hand.
Lil III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valente looking to stall.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Lil III - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lil III blocks the elbow strike.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Lil III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lil III is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lil III working aggressively here.
Valente working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valente lands with a short shot to the head.
Valente tries to throw a body punch but Lil III avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
Lil III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valente slows down the pace here.
Valente slowing the pace effectively.
Valente misses with some punches.
Lil III misses with a punch on the inside.
Valente lands a nice uppercut.
Valente is trying to maintain a safe position but Lil III gets an underhook and turns Valente into the cage.
Lil III working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lil III misses with a punch to the body.
Valente lands an uppercut.
Valente tries to throw a body punch but Lil III avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
Lil III pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lil III pushes Valente back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Lil III lands a hook that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
Valente tries to stall but Lil III uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valente scores with a shoulder strike.
Valente goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valente prevents a body shot from Lil III.
Valente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valente lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valente goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valente struggles to land a body shot inside as Lil III controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Valente.
Lil III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lil III misses with some punches.
Valente lands an elbow inside.
Lil III throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentes head.
Lil III blocks an uppercut.
Valente looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lil III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lil III throws a head punch that misses.
Valente softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valente looking to stall.
Lil III throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentes head.
Lil III lands a nice uppercut.
Lil III lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
Valente avoids a wild elbow strike from Lil III.
Lil III throws a head punch that misses.
Lil III dodges an elbow strike from Valente.
Lil III jumps guard but Valente stands there with Lil III around his waist. Lil III gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valente pushes Lil III back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lil III prevents a body shot from Valente.
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.
I think Lil III has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ba Lil III!
During a confident post fight interview, Ba Lil III thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clendennon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
26 - 17 - 2 |
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Clendennon. That's going to slow Suti down.
Suti fails with the takedown
and Clendennon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Suti.
Suti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clendennon defends it well.
Clendennon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suti.
Clendennon tries to score with a low kick but Suti moves his leg out of the way.
Suti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clendennon slips a jab from Suti.
Clendennon tries to clinch but Suti is having none of it.
Clendennon tries to clinch up but Suti circles away and keeps his distance.
Clendennon cracks a nice hook into Suti's ribs.
Suti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clendennon lands with an overhand left.
Suti throws a solid leg kick but Clendennon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Suti.
Clendennon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Suti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti is looking to take a break and control but Clendennon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti controlling the position from side mount.
Clendennon regains half guard.
Suti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suti throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Clendennon to regain full guard.
Suti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suti throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Clendennon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clendennon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clendennon looking for a sweep. Not yet Clendennon, not yet.
Suti looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Suti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti wants to control from the top but Clendennon keeps moving.
Suti cracks Clendennon with a solid left hand.
Suti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Suti trying to control the position from guard on top but Clendennon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clendennon can pounce on him.
Suti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clendennon.
Suti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suti dives in and grabs Clendennon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clendennon pushes down on Suti's head and hops out.
Clendennon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
Suti shoots and misses
and Clendennon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Clendennon does it's job there.
Suti gets a double leg takedown into Clendennon's guard.
Clendennon has his feet on Suti's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suti blocks the body kick.
Suti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clendennon defends it well.
Suti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clendennon defends it nicely.
Suti looking to score a takedown here. Clendennon is defending well but Suti drives through and ends up in Clendennon's guard.
Clendennon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suti's guard.
Clendennon stays in close to Suti's body and controls the position.
Suti controls Clendennon momentarily but Clendennon frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clendennon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clendennon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suti can do to turn this around?
Clendennon tried to score with a low kick but Suti checks it.
And Suti tries to counter it with a takedown but Clendennon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Suti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clendennon is fending him off so far but Suti persists. Nope, Clendennon circles away and we're back to standing.
Clendennon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suti darts in looking for a takedown but Clendennon gets double underhooks and turns Suti into the cage.
Clendennon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clendennon - that will leave a mark!
A punch combination from Suti misses.
Clendennon misses with a leg kick.
Suti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clendennon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
Clendennon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clendennon lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Clendennon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clendennon.
Clendennon tries to close the distance and clinch but Suti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Clendennon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clendennon throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti wants to stall.
Suti can't get the takedown.
Clendennon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Suti fails to land.
Suti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Suti is looking for a takedown.
Suti is breathing heavily.
Suti wants a takedown.
Clendennon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clendennon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
Clendennon is working Suti over against the cage.
Clendennon prevents the takedown attempt.
Clendennon lands a nice uppercut.
Suti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clendennon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clendennon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suti blocks it with crossed arms.
Suti wants a takedown.
Clendennon working Suti over with knees to the body.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon digs a right hand into Suti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suti's gas tank.
Suti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clendennon lands a hook that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
Clendennon lands a nice shot to the body.
Clendennon works on Suti's body with a couple of short punches.
Clendennon digs a right hand underneath Suti's ribcage. Suti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clendennon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
Clendennon prevents the takedown attempt.
Craig Clendennon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clendennon is leaning against Suti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clendennon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Clendennon - that landed with a thud.
Suti is struggling to control the position.
Clendennon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Clendennon.
Suti looking for a takedown.
Clendennon lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suti.
A shot in the inside from Clendennon.
Suti wants a takedown but no success here.
Suti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clendennon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clendennon pushes Suti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clendennon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suti avoiding damage as Clendennon throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clendennon.
Suti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clendennon prevents it.
Clendennon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Suti avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
Suti wants a takedown.
Clendennon can't find room to land a body shot as Suti controls the action.
Clendennon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suti is defending well for now.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suti.
Clendennon lands with a short shot to the head.
Suti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clendennon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suti can turn it around.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suti avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Clendennon.
Suti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clendennon with a knee to the head.
It looks like Perseen Suti has been cut.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clendennon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clendennon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon lands a nice knee to the body.
Clendennon lands with a short shot to the head.
Suti managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Clendennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Suti avoids the damage to the body.
Clendennon stops a takedown attempt from Suti.
Suti wants a takedown but no success here.
Clendennon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clendennon lands a hook that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perseen Suti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Suti avoids the body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clendennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suti works Clendennon's body with a nice hook.
Clendennon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suti. That did some damage!
Craig Clendennon is winning the standup battle so far.
Clendennon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clendennon is looking to slow Suti down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Clendennon - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clendennon but Clendennon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clendennon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon tries to bum rush Suti with a series of wild strikes but Suti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clendennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suti slips under a jab from Clendennon.
Suti dives in for a single leg takedown but Clendennon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clendennon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Clendennon jabs Suti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clendennon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clendennon to the mat! Clendennon manages to get full guard.
Clendennon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Suti wants a takedown.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
Clendennon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon digs a right hand into Suti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suti's gas tank.
Good body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Suti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perseen Suti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Clendennon - that landed with a thud.
Clendennon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Suti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clendennon lands with a short shot to the head.
Clendennon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
Suti managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Clendennon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clendennon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suti wants a takedown.
Suti looking for a takedown.
A short right from Clendennon on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clendennon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clendennon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Suti blocks a body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Clendennon as the two fighters clinch.
Clendennon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clendennon crunches a lovely knee into Suti's ribcage.
Clendennon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clendennon is pressed up against the cage. Suti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clendennon down to the mat. Clendennon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Clendennon.
Suti is rocked!
Clendennon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suti is still on wobbly legs! Can Clendennon finish him?
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Clendennon! Suti is out on his feet! Clendennon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Suti is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Suti is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Clendennon!
Our winner, Craig Clendennon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Walrus. Laoka has chosen The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka blocks a leg kick.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Barclay scores with a four punch combination!
Barclay rushes Laoka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barclay avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barclay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka managing to block the knees to the body from Barclay.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Barclay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Barclay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laoka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barclay throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laoka managing to block the knees to the body from Barclay.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barclay.
Laoka lands an elbow just above Barclay 's eye.
Barclay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barclay avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay lands a nice uppercut.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Barclay is blocking nicely.
Barclay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laoka.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barclay.
A short right from Barclay.
Barclay misses with some punches.
Barclay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Barclay's ribcage.
Barclay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Barclay.
Laoka looks winded!
Barclay avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Barclay tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Barclay.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Barclay managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay lands a nice uppercut.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barclay.
I was talking to Barclay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barclay lands with a light punch inside.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barclay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Barclay avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
Barclay can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay misses with a knee to the head.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka landing knees to the body.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barclay lands with a short shot to the head.
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Laoka misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barclay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Barclay.
Laoka lands a shot to the body.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andy Barclay has been cut.
Barclay tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barclay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laoka wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka wants to stall.
Barclay scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
Barclay misses with a punch to the body.
Barclay being controlled against the cage.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay misses with some punches.
Barclay tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Barclay back against the cage.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Barclay avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Barclay.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laoka tries to work over Barclay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barclay lands a knee to the body.
Barclay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Barclay avoids the damage to the body.
Barclay gets through Laoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barclay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barclay cracks Laoka with a nice body shot.
Barclay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Barclay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barclay avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barclay lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Barclay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Barclay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Laoka scoring well with a low kick there.
Barclay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laoka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barclay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laoka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barclay is keeping busy.
Barclay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Barclay avoids the damage to the body.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laoka.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barclay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Laoka avoids the damage to the body.
Barclay lands an uppercut.
Barclay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barclay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Laoka is breathing heavily.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Barclay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barclay misses with some punches.
Barclay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barclay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barclay pushes off an throws an elbow but Laoka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barclay.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barclay.
Barclay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laoka can do to turn this around?
Barclay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andy Barclay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka lands a shot to the body.
Barclay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barclay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barclay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barclay throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Barclay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka working Barclay over with knees to the body.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laoka lands a good knee to the midsection. Barclay won't want to take too many of those.
Barclay avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Barclay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barclay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barclay misses with some punches.
Laoka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laoka has Barclay pressed against the cage.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laoka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Laoka.
Barclay crunches a lovely knee into Laoka's ribcage.
Barclay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barclay misses with a knee to the head.
Barclay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Barclay blocks with his arms.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka wants to stall.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Laoka avoids the damage to the body.
Barclay tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Barclay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laoka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Barclay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barclay lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barclay landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laoka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barclay.
Barclay misses with a punch on the inside.
Barclay missing with knees to the body.
Barclay misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Barclay.
Laoka avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka lands with a right to the head.
Barclay missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Barclay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Barclay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Laoka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarclay.
Laoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barclay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laoka's face.
Barclay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka slowing the pace effectively.
Barclay managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka stalling.
Barclay throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Barclay avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Laoka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barclay can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barclay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but Laoka blocks it.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Barclay.
Barclay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barclay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka trying to stall but Barclay improves his position.
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Barclay as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laoka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barclay backwards.
A shot in the inside from Barclay.
Laoka avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barclay.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barclay.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barclay avoids it.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka stalls.
Laoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barclay prevents it.
Laoka is looking for a takedown.
Barclay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barclay looking to throw knees to the head but Laoka is blocking nicely.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barclay throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Laoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barclay lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barclay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barclay has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barclay.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Barclay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Barclay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Barclay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Barclay scores with a hook to the body.
Laoka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barclay lands a shot to the body.
Katsu Laoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barclay digs a right hand into Laoka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laoka's gas tank.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Barclay.
Knees to the body from Barclay.
Laoka avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barclay tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Barclay back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barclay.
Andy Barclay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barclay avoids it.
Barclay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barclay avoids it.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Barclay avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka misses with a punch on the inside.
Barclay managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barclay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barclay avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Barclay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barclay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Barclay!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andy Barclay made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Infected Mushroom - Merlin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Aremis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aremis scores with a body shot.
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Aremis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Aremis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aremis dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aremis lands a slapping body shot.
Aremis swinging wildly here.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aremis.
Mercer stuns Aremis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aremis.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aremis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mercer counter with a right hand.
Aremis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aremis takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Mercer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aremis.
A big left from Aremis misses.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Mercer with a jab.
Aremis works the jab nicely.
Aremis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Aremis looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Aremis shoots for a takedown but Mercer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercer swings for the body but Aremis moves out of range.
Mercer connects with the punch.
A combination from Aremis does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aremis finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercer's head.
Aremis scores with a leg kick.
Aremis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mercer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aremis.
Mercer trying to control but Aremis postures up.
Mercer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aremis.
Aremis prevents Mercer from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aremis drops an elbow to the side of Mercer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis prevents Mercer from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer wants to control but Aremis is keeping busy.
Aremis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercer wants to control but Aremis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aremis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mercer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mercer wants to improve his position but Aremis is controlling well.
Aremis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aremis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aremis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mercer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mercer.
Mercer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aremis postures up in Mercer's guard and throws a big left but Mercer blocks it.
Aremis preventing the sweep.
Mercer wants to control the position but Aremis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mercer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aremis is working away from the top position though.
Mercer is holding on to half guard well.
Aremis stops Mercer from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xantos Aremis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aremis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Aremis.
Aremis jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aremis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercer pinned against the cage. Mercer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercer connects with a jab.
Aremis throws a body kick that misses
and Mercer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice straight punches there by Mercer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercer.
Aremis misses with a looping left.
Aremis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mercer staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer pushes Aremis away with a front kick.
Mercer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aremis is able to avoid easily.
Mercer digs a good hook to Aremis's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aremis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercer.
Aremis lands with a good body shot.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aremis avoids the body shot from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mercer misses.
Aremis pushes Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer pushes Aremis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aremis tries to stall but Mercer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aremis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aremis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aremis is working Mercer over against the cage.
Aremis slows down the pace here.
Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer gets through Aremis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aremis blocking some punches.
Aremis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aremis presses Mercer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mercer misses with some punches.
Aremis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Aremis controls his hands.
Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aremis tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aremiss head.
Aremis is leaning against Mercer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mercer is breathing heavily.
Aremis lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aremis misses with a punch on the inside.
Aremis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Aremis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Aremis controls the action.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aremis's elbow.
Aremis lands a left hand.
Aremis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aremis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aremis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aremis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aremis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercer is rocked!
Aremis pushes Mercer against the cage. Aremis is working some dirty boxing. Aremis pushes off with a quick right hook! Mercer goes down! Mercer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Aremis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xantos Aremis!
A relieved looking Xantos Aremis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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