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LEGACY! 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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163 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill instigates a clinch.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakiyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Churchill is looking to clinch.
Bakiyev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Churchill misses with a two punch combination.
Bakiyev stuns Churchill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Churchill takes the fight into the clinch.
Churchill keeps control of Bakiyev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Churchill presses Bakiyev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakiyev is trying to force a seperation but Churchill has the dominant position.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Churchill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakiyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill lands an uppercut.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakiyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bakiyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Churchill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Bakiyev controls his hands.
Bakiyev takes a shot to the head.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
Churchill tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bakiyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Churchill has double underhooks.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Bakiyev controls the action.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Bakiyev avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Bakiyev working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill cracks Bakiyev with a nice body shot.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Bakiyev controls the action.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bakiyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Churchill has him pressed against the cage.
Bakiyev wants to break free but Churchill has control.
Churchill tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakiyev.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Bakiyev avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Churchill.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Bakiyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakiyev.
Churchill lands a body punch.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Churchill tries a body shot but Bakiyev blocks it.
Churchill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakiyevs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Bakiyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Churchill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Churchill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Churchill is predictable there
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Churchill is looking to slow Bakiyev down with leg kicks.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Churchill doesn't seem bothered though.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Churchill's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev is looking to wear down Churchill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bakiyev tries to keep at a distance but Churchill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Churchill working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
Churchill throws a hook but Bakiyev blocks it.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winston Churchill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill is leaning against Bakiyev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Churchill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakiyev is trying to break the clinch but Churchill is controlling him.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Churchill tries to bum rush Bakiyev with a series of wild strikes but Bakiyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Churchill rushes Bakiyev and presses him up against the cage.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Churchill doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakiyev circles away.
Churchill looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
Bakiyev throws a lazy right hand but Churchill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bakiyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Churchill.
Churchill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakiyev's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
Churchill darts in trying to clinch
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Churchill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Churchill moves away.
Churchill misses the jab.
Churchill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill lands with a light punch inside.
Bakiyev working hard to break the clinch.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Bakiyev controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bakiyev slips a jab and a cross from Churchill.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Churchill takes one to the side of the head.
Churchill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakiyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Churchill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Churchill tries to land a leg kick but Bakiyev saw it coming and moves away.
Bakiyev throwing a counter right hand but Churchill manages to avoid it.
Churchill throws out a leg kick but Bakiyev moves out of range and Churchill only half commits.
Bakiyev moves out of range of the leg kick from Churchill.
Bakiyev throws the left hand but Churchill avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Churchill moves away.
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Churchill misses with a double jab
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Churchill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakiyev.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakiyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Churchill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Churchill.
Churchill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bakiyev backwards.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Churchill.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Bakiyev's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Bakiyev avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Bakiyev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bakiyev takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Churchill tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Churchill.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winston Churchill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bakiyev tries to break the clinch but Churchill is controlling the position.
Bakiyev is trying to push Churchill away but Churchill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands with a light punch inside.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakiyev is trying to push Churchill away but Churchill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakiyev's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bakiyev is trying to break free.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Bakiyev's head.
Bakiyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Churchill won't allow it.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Churchill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Churchill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Churchill!
Winston Churchill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grado Itsyersel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattersson comes to the cage accompanied by The Banana song Peel Banana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Pattersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grado Itsyersel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itsyersel misses with a looping left.
Itsyersel throws a leg kick but Pattersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pattersson.
Itsyersel lands with a hook. Pattersson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pattersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Itsyersel counters with a nice body shot.
Itsyersel clinches up against the cage.
Pattersson tries to throw a body punch but Itsyersel avoids it by throwing Pattersson back against the cage.
Pattersson has a couple of punches blocked by Itsyersel.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pattersson working aggressively here.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
I was talking to Pattersson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pattersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pattersson misses with some punches.
Pattersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Itsyersel prevents a body shot from Pattersson.
Pattersson wants to take the fight to the mat but Itsyersel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pattersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Pattersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pattersson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Itsyersel is defending well.
Pattersson tries to break the clinch but Itsyersel is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Itsyersel - that landed with a thud.
Pattersson scores with a shot to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Itsyersel tries to work over Pattersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pattersson.
Pattersson misses with the head strike.
Pattersson can't find room to land a body shot as Itsyersel controls the action.
Itsyersel presses Pattersson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pattersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pattersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pattersson tries to throw a body punch but Itsyersel avoids it by throwing Pattersson back against the cage.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Itsyersel.
Pattersson tries to circle away but Itsyersel has him pinned against the cage.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pattersson lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itsyersel blocks an uppercut.
Itsyersel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pattersson misses with a body punch.
Pattersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pattersson throws a head punch that misses.
Pattersson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pattersson breaks from the clinch.
Pattersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pattersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but Pattersson moves out of range.
Pattersson moves out of range as Itsyersel strikes.
Itsyersel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Itsyersel connects with a right hand. Pattersson shakes it off.
Itsyersel ducks under a wild hook from Pattersson.
Pattersson throws a hook but Itsyersel blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pattersson as he checks the leg kick.
Pattersson takes one to the chin there.
Pattersson shoots in looking for a takedown. Itsyersel tries to sprawl out of it but Pattersson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Itsyersel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Pattersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itsyersel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Pattersson misses the target.
Pattersson staying out of range there.
Itsyersel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pattersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Itsyersel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pattersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Itsyersel.
Itsyersel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but Pattersson moves out of range.
Itsyersel lands with a straight right. Pattersson didn't see that one coming.
Itsyersel gets caught napping as Pattersson dives in and scores a takedown. Itsyersel manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pattersson throws a big right hand that misses.
Pattersson throwing strikes from guard but Itsyersel blocks nicely.
Itsyersel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itsyersel wants to stand but Pattersson is controlling the position.
Pattersson connects with a couple of short punches.
Pattersson throws a big elbow that misses.
Pattersson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pattersson won't allow Itsyersel to get back to his feet.
Pattersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grado Itsyersel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pattersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Itsyersel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Itsyersel throws an overhand right that lands on Pattersson's shoulder, as Pattersson tries to avoid the shot.
Pattersson misses with a wild body shot.
Pattersson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Itsyersel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pattersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Itsyersel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pattersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Itsyersel looks to land a left hand but Pattersson moved out of range nicely.
Itsyersel throws a poor cross that misses
and Pattersson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattersson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Itsyersel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Itsyersel, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Itsyersel.
Itsyersel misses with a straight right.
Pattersson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Itsyersel sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsyersel clinches with his opponent.
Itsyersel is pressed up against the cage. Pattersson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Itsyersel down to the mat. Itsyersel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Itsyersel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pattersson throws a hook but Itsyersel blocks it.
Pattersson ducks under a wild hook from Itsyersel.
Pattersson attempts a counter takedown but Itsyersel avoids it well and moves away.
Pattersson takes one to the side of the head.
Pattersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Itsyersel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pattersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Itsyersel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pattersson throws out the jab.
Pattersson blocks a head kick by Itsyersel.
Pattersson looks to land a combination. Itsyersel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Itsyersel's corner calls for a 1-2. Itsyersel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itsyersel with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pattersson.
Itsyersel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Pattersson. That snapped Itsyersel's head back.
Itsyersel lands the left hand.
Itsyersel drives through and clinches with Pattersson against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Itsyersel.
Grado Itsyersel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Itsyersel misses with a punch to the body.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patterssons head.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pattersson can't find room to land a body shot as Itsyersel controls the action.
Pattersson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pattersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Itsyersel tries to throw a body punch but Pattersson avoids it by throwing Itsyersel back against the cage.
Itsyersel lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Itsyersel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pattersson blocks an uppercut.
Pattersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Itsyersel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pattersson lands with a right to the head.
Pattersson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Pattersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Itsyersel.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itsyersel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pattersson.
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Pattersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Pattersson tries for a takedown but Itsyersel manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Pattersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Pattersson as the two fighters clinch.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Itsyersel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pattersson is trying to break free.
Itsyersel works on Pattersson's body with a couple of short punches.
Pattersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itsyersel's elbow.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Itsyersel.
Pattersson has a couple of punches blocked by Itsyersel.
Pattersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itsyersel's elbow.
Itsyersel tries to work over Pattersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pattersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pattersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pattersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grado Itsyersel 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Itsyersel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pattersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itsyersel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pattersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pattersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Itsyersel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Itsyersel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pattersson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Itsyersel won't be happy with that.
Itsyersel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pattersson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pattersson landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itsyersel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Itsyersel is trying to get back to his feet but Pattersson has full control of the position and if anything, Itsyersel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattersson misses with an elbow to the head.
Itsyersel is trying to get back to his feet but Pattersson has full control of the position and if anything, Itsyersel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pattersson misses with punches from the back.
Itsyersel covering up well and avoiding damage.
Itsyersel wants to get back to his feet.
Pattersson missing with punches from the back.
Pattersson scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel is trying to stand back up.
Pattersson missing with punches from the back.
Pattersson lands punches and elbows.
Doug Pattersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Itsyersel is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Pattersson off. It looks like it's working - Pattersson slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Itsyersel displaying calm under pressure there.
Itsyersel tries a low kick but Pattersson avoids it.
Itsyersel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pattersson misses with a hook
and Itsyersel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itsyersel throws a lazy uppercut
and Pattersson counters with a shoot takedown. Itsyersel fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel is looking to stand up but Pattersson isn't so interested in that idea.
Pattersson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Itsyersel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pattersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pattersson throws a big elbow that misses.
Pattersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pattersson with a nice head shot there.
Itsyersel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pattersson dives into side control.
Itsyersel 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Pattersson.
Itsyersel is trying to get back to his feet.
Pattersson in side control, throwing shots but Itsyersel defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Pattersson.
Doug Pattersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itsyersel bucks up and tries to throw Pattersson off but instead Pattersson has got his back!
Itsyersel is in a bad position with Pattersson working for a choke. Itsyersel manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Itsyersel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pattersson is proving hard to escape from.
Pattersson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Itsyersel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Itsyersel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Itsyersel is looking to stand up but Pattersson won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Pattersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Itsyersel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grado Itsyersel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The RocknRolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying RocknRolla's choice of entrance music: Led Zeppelin / Stairway To Heaven. 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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23
277 lbs
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24
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Master Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The RocknRolla!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Wong blocks the low kick.
Nice sprawl there from RocknRolla as Wong shoots in.
RocknRolla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
RocknRolla thumps Wong with a low kick.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by RocknRolla.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but RocknRolla sprawls and moves away.
RocknRolla leaves Wong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
RocknRolla misses with a low kick as Wong jumps back.
RocknRolla misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from RocknRolla misses.
RocknRolla tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong darts in looking for a takedown but RocknRolla gets double underhooks and turns Wong into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from RocknRolla.
Wong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
RocknRolla sizes up Wong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The RocknRolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a nice looking combination but RocknRolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wong blocks a head kick by RocknRolla.
Wong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wong thows a huge punch but RocknRolla dodges it nicely.
RocknRolla trying to control but Wong postures up.
Wong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing RocknRolla to regain full guard.
Wong looking to pass the guard.
Wong won't allow RocknRolla to sweep him here.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wong throws a big elbow that misses.
Wong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong with a nice head shot there.
Wong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wong throws a big right hand that misses.
Wong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wong cracks RocknRolla with a solid left hand.
RocknRolla has Wong pulled in close to control his posture.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
RocknRolla wants to sweep but no luck.
RocknRolla is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as RocknRolla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
RocknRolla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wong landing with the ground and pound.
Wong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as RocknRolla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wong preventing the sweep.
Wong works over RocknRolla with some ground and pound from guard.
RocknRolla is trying to control the position but Wong postures up.
Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. RocknRolla is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wong is one step ahead there.
RocknRolla is pulling down on Wong's head. It's preventing any offense from Wong, at least for the moment.
RocknRolla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wong is one step ahead there.
Wong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of RocknRolla's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong stands up over RocknRolla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Wong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla slaps away a takedown attempt from Wong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wong darts in looking for a takedown but RocknRolla gets double underhooks and turns Wong into the cage.
RocknRolla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wong slips a jab from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla lands with a hook. Wong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
RocknRolla thuds his right hand into Wong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
RocknRolla lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RocknRolla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Master Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. RocknRolla did well to prevent Wong getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. RocknRolla defending well though.
RocknRolla controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RocknRolla is continuing to stall.
RocknRolla tries to get to full guard but Wong has control of the leg.
Wong throwing shots but RocknRolla is blocking nicely.
Wong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed RocknRolla's head.
Wong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Wong.
Wong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed RocknRolla's head.
Wong slips a nice elbow through RocknRolla's hands, connecting with RocknRolla's forehead.
Wong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Master Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
RocknRolla is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Wong there.
Wong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wong working RocknRolla over with strikes.
Wong uses his free foot to push down on RocknRolla's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for RocknRolla.
RocknRolla is looking to get to half guard.
Wong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong looking to ground and pound but RocknRolla is blocking nicely.
RocknRolla holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
RocknRolla sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
RocknRolla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
RocknRolla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. RocknRolla defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
RocknRolla regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wong.
RocknRolla lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
RocknRolla postures up.
RocknRolla won't allow Wong to sweep him here.
RocknRolla trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wong wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Master Wong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
RocknRolla throws a sloppy head kick and Wong moves out of range easily.
RocknRolla looks to clinch
and Wong counters with a single leg into guard. RocknRolla didn't expect that.
RocknRolla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
RocknRolla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
RocknRolla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
RocknRolla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
RocknRolla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wong with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wong scoring with punches to the head and body.
RocknRolla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wong is looking to work some ground and pound but RocknRolla has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a big right hand that misses.
RocknRolla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wong won't allow RocknRolla to sweep him here.
RocknRolla controls Wong momentarily but Wong frees himself.
Wong distracts RocknRolla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that RocknRolla can do to turn this around?
Wong is pushing down on RocknRolla's leg trying to pass to half guard. RocknRolla is fighting to maintain full guard but Wong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
RocknRolla taking some punishment here, with Wong in his half guard.
Wong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wong drops an elbow to the side of RocknRolla's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wong throws a strike but RocknRolla avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wong is looking to work some ground and pound but RocknRolla has wrist control.
RocknRolla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
RocknRolla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The RocknRolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
RocknRolla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of RocknRolla's head.
RocknRolla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Wong is looking to work some ground and pound but RocknRolla has wrist control.
Wong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wong working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
RocknRolla is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
RocknRolla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wong being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
RocknRolla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
RocknRolla misses with a double jab.
Wong attempts a counter takedown but RocknRolla avoids it well and moves away.
RocknRolla throws a front kick aimed at Wong's knee but Wong avoids it well.
Wong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. RocknRolla tries to avoid it but Wong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag RocknRolla to the ground. RocknRolla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
RocknRolla lands an overhand right.
Wong closes this distance looking for a takedown but RocknRolla circles away.
RocknRolla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla throws a head kick but Wong moves out of range.
Wong checks a leg kick nicely.
Wong attempts a counter takedown but RocknRolla avoids it well and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by RocknRolla. That's going to slow Wong down.
Wong goes for a double leg but RocknRolla avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as RocknRolla continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and RocknRolla counters with a thumping low kick.
The RocknRolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RocknRolla lands a nice hook to Wong's body. Wong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
RocknRolla misses with a double jab
and Wong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
RocknRolla being controlled here momentarily.
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 Master Wong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Wong!
Master Wong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Amp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
182 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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24
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Amp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amp's sensitive parts.
Amp scores with a leg kick.
Damhuis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damhuis throws a body punch but Amp moves out of range.
Damhuis jabs Amp right on the nose. Amp blinks but takes it well.
Amp misses the jab.
Amp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damhuis.
Damhuis misses the jab.
Damhuis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amp loads up on a big right hand but Damhuis slips the punch.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Damhuis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damhuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damhuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amp moves out of range as Damhuis strikes.
No joy there for Amp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damhuis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Amp makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amp misses with a head kick.
Damhuis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damhuis tried to score with a low kick but Amp checks it.
Amp is looking to counter with head kicks.
Amp misses with a two punch combination.
Damhuis cracks a nice hook into Amp's ribs.
Amp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Damhuis fails with a takedown attempt.
Amp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Damhuis misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Amp misses the target.
Damhuis wants to land a leg kick but Amp is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amp misses with a leg kick.
Damhuis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Amp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damhuis.
Damhuis blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Damhuis.
Amp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Amp misses its intended target.
Amp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damhuis scores with a shot to the body.
Damhuis lands an overhand right.
Damhuis tries to work over Amp's front leg with a kick but Amp checks it.
Amp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Damhuis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Amp blocks a low kick nicely.
Amp missing with a left hand there. Damhuis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amp lands a jab.
Amp cracks Damhuis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amp misses with a low kick.
Damhuis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damhuis misses with a low kick.
Amp blocks a low kick nicely.
Amp tries a head kick but it misses.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Amp closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damhuis connects with a body shot.
Damhuis blocks a jab.
Damhuis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. Amp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Amp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amp moves into range and clinches up with Damhuis.
Amp tries to stall but Damhuis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Amp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damhuis tries to work over Amp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damhuis throws a punch but it's blocked by Amp.
Damhuis lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damhuis takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with the head strike.
Amp prevents a body shot from Damhuis.
Damhuis has a couple of punches blocked by Amp.
Amp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damhuis lands a body shot.
Damhuis throws a head punch that misses.
Damhuis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amp misses with a punch to the body.
Amp has a couple of punches blocked by Damhuis.
Amp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Damhuis throws a lazy uppercut
and Amp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damhuis throws a right and a left that Amp avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damhuis.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Damhuis misses the target.
Amp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damhuis feints and then cracks Amp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amp down.
Damhuis lunges at Amp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Amp's hand.
Damhuis tried to score with a low kick but Amp checks it.
Damhuis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Damhuis lands a body shot.
Amp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damhuis to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Damhuis misses.
Amp lands a jab.
Damhuis connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Damhuis finds it's way through Amp's defenses.
Damhuis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Damhuis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Michael Amp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amp cracks Damhuis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damhuis misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a low kick but Amp moves out of range easily.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damhuis thows a leg kick but Amp checks it
letting Amp counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Amp misses its intended target.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amp moves away.
Damhuis ducks under a wild hook from Amp.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amp 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 Damhuis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damhuis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Amp throws a poor cross that misses
and Damhuis counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis looks up at the clock and then as Amp takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Damhuis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Amp is rocked!
Amp is trying to work for a sweep but Damhuis has mounted him!
Oh Amp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amp seems to have got his legs back now.
Damhuis dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damhuis postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Amp is out cold - huge knockout for Damhuis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manolito Damhuis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Mouth For War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Good shot there by Anderson.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hill counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Hill to acknowledge the strikes.
Hill attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Hill is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Hill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DJs Locker in the buildup to the fight.
Kevin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Hill with an uppercut!
Hill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hill should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands a left and a right that sends Hill crashing to the canvas! Anderson dives into mount looking to finish!
Hill is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill is looking to get to half guard.
Hill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hill trying to control the position.
Hill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Anderson trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is trying to hold Anderson in close to prevent damage but Anderson has managed to pass into half guard.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hill desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Anderson prevents Hill from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Hill wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson tries to work over Hill's front leg with a kick but Hill checks it.
Hill throws a counter high kick but Anderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Anderson misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick from Hill lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anderson just manages to avoid it.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson works Hill's body with a nice hook.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hill misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Hill jumps back.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Hill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a hook. Hill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Hill throws a counter high kick but Anderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hill gets a clinch.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Hill rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Hill controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Good body shot from Hill.
Hill misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson lands a right hand.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Anderson is pushing Hill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hill gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Hill is controlling the position.
Hill working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill is struggling to control the position.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Anderson 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!
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Hill settles back down.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
Anderson thumps Hill with a low kick.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hill.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw a body kick
and Hill finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hill takes a step back to recover.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hill counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hill counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Hill to acknowledge the strikes.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHill.
Hill walks into a left hand.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Hill wants to clinch.
Anderson cracks the inside of Hill's front leg.
Jericho Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Hill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hill stumbling backwards into the cage! Hill bounces back off the cage towards Anderson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Anderson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Anderson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Anderson!
Kevin Anderson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaas Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas comes to the cage accompanied by Alive-Krewella. Haas has chosen Małpa - Sztorm as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaas Haas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arenas.
Arenas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haas.
Haas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Haas looks to throw the jab but Arenas is out of range.
Haas staying out of range there.
Arenas throws a lazy right hand but Haas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arenas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Arenas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arenas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arenas moves out of range of the body kick from Haas.
Arenas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arenas slips a jab from Haas.
Haas moves out of range of the strikes.
Arenas misses with a left hand
and Haas counters with an inside leg kick.
Arenas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arenas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arenas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haas misses with a wild body shot.
Haas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haas.
Arenas with a nice cross.
Arenas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arenas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nicolas Arenas has been cut.
Haas misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Arenas misses the target.
Nice shot by Haas.
Arenas avoids the body shot from Haas.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arenas.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Haas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arenas.
Arenas misses with a two punch combination.
Haas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arenas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haas counters with a good, hard body kick but Arenas shrugs it off.
Haas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arenas takes one to the chin there.
A solid body kick from Haas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arenas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haas.
Haas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haas with a jab.
Arenas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arenas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arenas seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Haas shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Arenas is backing up but Haas catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Arenas covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Haas Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaas Haas!
Vaas Haas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juntusen Viljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juntusen Viljo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Pedro.
Pedro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viljo manages to avoid it.
Viljo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Viljo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pedro - the referee stops the clock and Viljo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pedro. Viljo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pedro!
Viljo avoids a kick to the body.
Viljo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've been hearing reports that Viljo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Viljo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Danga de danga de dang - Pedro scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro cracks Viljo with a good jab.
Pedro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Viljo momentarily.
Viljo is rocked!
Pedro lands a brutal uppercut that launches Viljo off his feet! Viljo tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Pedro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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209 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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18 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Brody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Brody is just out of range.
Brody half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Brody saw that one coming.
McGuiness lands with an uppercut that bounces Brody off the cage and back into range.
Brody misses with a wild body shot.
Brody lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brody blocks a jab.
Brody 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.
McGuiness takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Patrick Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Brody lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Brody lands but McGuiness takes it in his stride.
Brody moves out of range as McGuiness strikes.
McGuiness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brody.
It looks like Patrick Brody has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brody shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGuiness moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Brody
and McGuiness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuiness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody blocks a head kick by McGuiness.
Brody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brody takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brody looks for the body kick but McGuiness saw that one coming.
McGuiness works Brody's body with a nice hook.
McGuiness thuds his right hand into Brody's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brody goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuiness looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuiness moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Brody as the two fighters clinch.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Brody avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brody.
A short right from McGuiness on the inside.
Brody throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
Brody lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brody softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Brody.
Brody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brody pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGuiness is looking to control Brody's arms but Brody gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuiness has his back to the cage.
Brody gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Liam McGuiness has been cut.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from McGuiness.
Nice elbow from Brody.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Brody controls his hands.
Brody lands with a short shot to the head.
Brody struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Brody tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness stalling in the clinch but Brody improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brody.
McGuiness tries a body shot but Brody blocks it.
Brody lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGuiness stalls.
Brody tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Brody back against the cage.
McGuiness can't find room to land a body shot as Brody controls the action.
McGuiness tries to break the clinch but Brody is controlling the position.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brody misses with a punch to the body.
Brody blocks an uppercut.
Brody lands with a right to the head.
Brody throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
McGuiness is trying to push Brody away but Brody has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Brody.
Brody lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brody prevents McGuiness from breaking the clinch.
Brody misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuiness dodges an elbow strike from Brody.
Good body shot from Brody.
McGuiness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brody.
A short right from Brody.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brody working aggressively here.
McGuiness wants to get back to striking at distance but Brody won't allow it.
McGuiness takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGuiness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from McGuiness.
McGuiness has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brody seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuiness can turn it around.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brody lands with a short shot to the head.
Brody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brody lands a shoulder strike.
Brody working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Brody dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brody swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuiness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brody throws a leg kick
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuiness takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Brody lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuiness doesn't seem phased though.
McGuiness drops Brody with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Brody looks back up at him and smiles so McGuiness waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuiness moves into the clinch successfully.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness blocks an elbow strike from Brody.
Brody misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brody misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brody lands with a light punch inside.
McGuiness avoids the elbow strike from Brody, against the cage.
McGuiness tries to stall but Brody uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
Patrick Brody has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brody lands an elbow inside.
Brody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.
Brody's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGuiness stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brody's elbow.
McGuiness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brody backwards.
Brody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brody lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brody struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness is leaning against Brody and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuiness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brody has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Brody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuiness taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brody throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness lands an uppercut.
Brody throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brody's elbow.
McGuiness lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from McGuiness on the inside.
Brody is rocked!
Brody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Brody.
McGuiness lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Brody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuiness is leaning against Brody and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Brody avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the cage.
McGuiness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuiness has Brody pressed against the cage. Brody drops his hands and McGuiness takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Brody tumbling to the canvas! McGuiness rains down with more punches but Brody was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for McGuiness!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Liam McGuiness was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Gaul comes to the cage accompanied by Asterix and Obelix. Grimson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Omerta - Lamb of God. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gaul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Gaul scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimson slips under a jab from De Gaul.
De Gaul thumps Grimson with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as De Gaul blocks the low kick.
De Gaul tried to counter with a leg kick but Grimson avoided it.
De Gaul checks a low kick from Grimson.
Grimson moves away from the strike by De Gaul.
De Gaul thumps Grimson with a low kick.
De Gaul throws a jab when Grimson was well out of range.
Grimson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been told by De Gaul's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Gaul finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimson tries a head kick but it misses.
De Gaul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gaul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
De Gaul backing away here, and Grimson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Gaul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimson in his tracks.
De Gaul misses with a kick 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!
De Gaul is looking to slow Grimson down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as De Gaul blocks the leg kick.
De Gaul throws the left hand but Grimson avoids the punch easily.
De Gaul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimson. Grimson obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimson cracks De Gaul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grimson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Gaul throws out a leg kick but Grimson moves out of range and De Gaul only half commits.
Grimson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grimson lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
Grimson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Gaul manages to avoid it.
Grimson connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Grimson misses.
Grimson circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Gaul forces Grimson back against the cage and clinches.
Grimson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Gaul lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
De Gaul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Gaul lands a left hand.
De Gaul has a couple of punches blocked by Grimson.
A short right from Grimson.
Grimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Gaul backwards.
De Gaul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimsons head.
A short left from De Gaul.
Grimson struggles to land a body shot inside as De Gaul controls his hands.
De Gaul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for De Gaul.
Grimson breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from De Gaul.
De Gaul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grimson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Gaul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grimson.
Grimson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson misses with a body shot.
Grimson throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimson throws a body kick that misses.
De Gaul clinches with his opponent.
Grimson misses with the head strike.
Grimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Gaul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grimson as De Gaul tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Grimson.
A hook to the body from Grimson.
Grimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Gaul's elbow.
Grimson scores with a shot to the side of De Gaul's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grimson.
Grimson scores with a shot to the side of De Gaul's head.
Grimson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Grimson blocks the low kick.
Grimson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Gaul is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Gaul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Grimson.
De Gaul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimson blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimson! But no joy.
Grimson checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimson checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimson blocks a leg kick.
Grimson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Gaul.
De Gaul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimson scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimson throws a leg kick that misses.
De Gaul tried to score with a low kick but Grimson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stu Grimson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Obelix De Gaul's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by De Gaul there.
Grimson keeps De Gaul at a distance using the push kick.
Grimson cracks De Gaul with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! De Gaul looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grimson finish him?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grimson - that will leave a mark!
Grimson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimson throws a looping overhand right but De Gaul ducks down to avoid it.
De Gaul thumps Grimson with a low kick.
Grimson connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimson moves out of range of the body kick from De Gaul.
Grimson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Gaul misses with a looping right.
Grimson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Gaul can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Gaul. That's going to slow Grimson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul checks a low kick from Grimson.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Gaul.
Grimson drops De Gaul with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but De Gaul looks back up at him and smiles so Grimson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
De Gaul is rocked!
De Gaul is aggressively charging in as Grimson backs up avoiding any damage. Grimson tosses out a jab and De Gaul runs right into it face first! De Gaul is out cold! Grimson dropped down on all fours and is barking in De Gaul's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Grimson!
An out of breath Stu Grimson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fjera misses with a looping left.
Halo connects with a single shot there.
Fjera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Fjera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Fjera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo slips under a jab.
Fjera shoots in for a takedown but Halo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fjera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Halo to the mat! Halo manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fjera is looking to improve his position.
Halo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fjera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Halo prevents Fjera from improving his position.
Halo wants to free his trapped foot but Fjera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fjera actively working from the bottom here.
Fjera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fjera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fjera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fjera is working an open guard so Halo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nick Fjera has been cut.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Halo.
Fjera avoids the body shot from Halo.
Fjera half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fjera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fjera.
Fjera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo misses with a left hand
letting Fjera counter with a right hand.
Fjera misses with a looping right.
Fjera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Halo unleashes a big counter combination but Fjera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Fjera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera misses with a body shot
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halo needs to keep his hands up - Fjera had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjera. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fjera backing away here, and Halo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fjera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halo sprawls well initially but Fjera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fjera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fjera throwing shots but Halo is blocking nicely.
Halo taking some punishment here, with Fjera in his half guard.
Fjera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halo 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.
Halo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Nice cross by Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera blocks a jab.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fjera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Fjera throws a body shot but no joy.
Fjera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fjera.
Fjera loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Fjera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fjera throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fjera throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Fjera.
Halo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Halo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Fjera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fjera lunges at Halo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halo's hand.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Fjera cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo slips a jab from Fjera.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fjera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo counters with a body kick.
Halo cracks the inside of Fjera's front leg.
Ken Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjera backing away here, and Halo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fjera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halo is looking to slow Fjera down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fjera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fjera misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ken Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fjera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fjera.
Fjera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Fjera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fjera drops back looking for a leg! Halo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Halo manages to kick Fjera off! Fjera jumps back into Halo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fjera is one step ahead there.
Fjera throwing strikes but missing.
Fjera connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fjera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo 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.
Halo controls Fjera momentarily but Fjera frees himself.
Halo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halo blocks the strikes from Fjera.
Fjera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fjera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
Fjera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halo is working away from the top position though.
Halo moves into full mount! Fjera won't be happy about that!
Halo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halo tries to control but Fjera wriggling away.
Fjera is desperately trying to improve his position but Halo has a good base and remains in mount.
Halo controlling the pace for now.
Halo prevents Fjera from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fjera can't escape the position.
Fjera gets back to half guard.
Fjera actively working from the bottom here.
Fjera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fjera working for a triangle but Halo defends it easily.
Nick Fjera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fjera is proving hard to escape from.
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 Nick Fjera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Fjera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fjera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fjera shoots in for a takedown but Halo shows good takedown defense.
Fjera throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Fjera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fjera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fjera is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fjera gets a double leg takedown into Halo's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo is looking to stand up but Fjera isn't so interested in that idea.
Halo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fjera's guard.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Fjera is retaining full guard.
Fjera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fjera wants to sweep but no luck.
Halo is stalling in the full guard.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halo stopping the sweep attempt from Fjera.
Fjera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
Halo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo stands and steps away. Fjera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Fjera appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Halo misses the body punch
and Fjera counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo 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 Fjera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fjera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fjera lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Ken Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fjera swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Fjera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Fjera.
Halo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fjera throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Fjera scores with a jab.
Fjera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fjera showed some decent athleticism there.
Halo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking to control Fjera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halo avoid being mounted?
Fjera throwing shots but Halo is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Fjera.
Fjera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Halo is trying to control but Fjera manages to pass to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo just holding on.
Fjera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halo?
Halo tries to lock up and control but Fjera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fjera landing shots from mount.
Halo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Fjera! Halo is hurt baaadly! Fjera is firing away with more strikes - Halo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Fjera!
Nick Fjera retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Nick Fjera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ken Halo was interviewed post fight and said 'It was pretty big after all, once I saw it I couldn't get my head back in the game no pun intended.'.
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