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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Roberts has chosen Moves Like Jagger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe slips a straight right by Roberts.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monroe.
Roberts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roberts in his tracks.
Monroe tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monroe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
Monroe lands a really nice looking cross but Roberts seems unphased.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe fakes the leg kick and cracks Roberts in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe lands a head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Monroe as he connects with a hook.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Monroe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Monroe sizes up Roberts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts thinks about the counter body kick.
Roberts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Monroe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe keeps Roberts at a distance using the push kick.
We've been told by Monroe's head coaches at Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Monroe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Monroe.
Good shot there by Monroe.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Monroe.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts misses with a low kick as Monroe jumps back.
Roberts moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
Monroe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monroe.
Roberts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monroe.
Monroe cracks Roberts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Roberts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Monroe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roberts is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Monroe moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Monroe!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Monroe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Lundin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Lundin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin blocks the body kick.
Lundin thinks about the counter body kick.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lundin! But no joy.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lundin throws a solid leg kick but Bishop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lundin.
A quick step to the side and Bishop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop cracks Lundin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bishop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lundin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Lundin moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Lundin seems unphased.
Lundin lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bishop sprawling to the canvas. Lundin follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bishop hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop wants to get back to full guard but Lundin has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lundin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lundin happy to just control the position for now.
Bishop tries to buck Lundin off but Lundin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bishop wants to control but Lundin postures up.
Lundin working the ground and pound.
Bishop is looking to reverse the position.
Lundin controls the position from side control.
Bishop tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face as Lundin controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to control Lundin's posture but Lundin avoids it.
Bishop is trying to improve his position.
Lundin working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bishop lands with an uppercut that bounces Lundin off the cage and back into range.
Lundin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a push kick but Lundin slaps the foot to one side.
Lundin misses the shot to the body.
Lundin throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop swings for the body but Lundin moves out of range.
Bishop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bishop scores with a jab. Lundin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lundin connects with a jab.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lundin can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lundin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Lundin is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Lundin avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bishop is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lundin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cody Lundin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Lundin should have avoided that one.
Lundin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lundin throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bishop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lundin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Lundin circles away.
Lundin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lundin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Lundin throws a counter combo.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lundin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lundin instigates a clinch.
Lundin can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Lundin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Lundin lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop pushes Lundin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lundin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lundin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lundin working aggressively here.
Bishop is working for takedown but Lundin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lundin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bishop up against the cage.
Lundin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Lundin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Lundin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bishops head.
Lundin tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Lundin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Lundin controls his hands.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Lundin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Lundin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop gets through Lundin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lundin fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Lundin.
Lundin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lundin fails to land.
Lundin tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lundin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lundin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundin misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cody Lundin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Lundin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Lundin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lundin is looking to get back to full guard here but Bishop has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lundin taking a bit of punishment here - Bishop scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bishop dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
Lundin is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Bishop appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lundin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lundin.
Lundin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bishop moves out of range as Lundin strikes.
A low kick from Lundin misses
and Bishop counters with a series of strikes. Lundin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lundin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lundin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bishop gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lundin is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Bishop!
A relieved looking Arthur Bishop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niacisse Kenmoghn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
23 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Niacisse Kenmoghn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenmoghn doesn't manage to clinch there - Immanuel circles away.
Kenmoghn shoots in but Immanuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kenmoghn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenmoghn misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenmoghn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Immanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenmoghn circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenmoghn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kenmoghn.
Immanuel works Kenmoghn's body with a nice hook.
Immanuel scores with a one two! Kenmoghn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Kenmoghn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immanuel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Immanuel wants it to stay on the feet.
Immanuel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kenmoghn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Immanuel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenmoghn finds it's way round the side to connect with Immanuel's head.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kenmoghn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niacisse Kenmoghn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenmoghn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Immanuel's guard.
Kenmoghn wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.
Immanuel wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenmoghn working some strikes from top position.
Immanuel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kenmoghn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kenmoghn distracts Immanuel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kenmoghn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenmoghn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Immanuel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Immanuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenmoghn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenmoghn throws a strike but Immanuel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kenmoghn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Immanuel manages to get himself to full guard.
Immanuel keeping full guard, as Kenmoghn tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Immanuel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenmoghn is one step ahead there.
Kenmoghn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kenmoghn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenmoghn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kenmoghn throwing strikes but missing.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Kenmoghn from controlling successfully.
Kenmoghn looking to sit in guard and control but Immanuel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Immanuel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenmoghn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn wants to stand up but Immanuel is controlling him.
Immanuel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Immanuel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet but Immanuel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kenmoghn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kenmoghn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Immanuel stops Kenmoghn from standing up.
Kenmoghn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Immanuel.
Kenmoghn looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenmoghn, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Immanuel trying to control but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
Kenmoghn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kenmoghn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Immanuel controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kenmoghn takes one to the chin there.
Kenmoghn shoots for a double leg takedown but Immanuel sprawls well. He's pushed Kenmoghn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Immanuel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Immanuel loads up on a big right hand but Kenmoghn slips the punch.
Kenmoghn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenmoghn feints and as Immanuel raises his hands in defense, Kenmoghn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kenmoghn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immanuel wants to get back to his feet but Kenmoghn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Immanuel looking to control.
Immanuel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenmoghn manages to get himself to full guard.
Immanuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Immanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niacisse Kenmoghn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenmoghn fails to land with a series of punches.
Immanuel feints a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Immanuel.
Kenmoghn scores with a punch to the head.
Immanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Immanuel dodges the punch combination from Kenmoghn.
Immanuel lands a head kick. Kenmoghn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Niacisse Kenmoghn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel looks to land a left hand but Kenmoghn moved out of range nicely.
Kenmoghn doesn't manage to clinch there - Immanuel circles away.
A punch combination from Immanuel misses.
Kenmoghn looks to land a left hand but Immanuel moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kenmoghn there.
Kenmoghn avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immanuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenmoghn shoots in and gets a takedown into Immanuel's guard.
Immanuel has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kenmoghn is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenmoghn breaks the clinch.
Kenmoghn darts in trying to clinch
and Immanuel counters with a nice body kick.
Kenmoghn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenmoghn tries to clinch but Immanuel moves out of range.
Kenmoghn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Immanuel's head.
Immanuel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kenmoghn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Immanuel is on top in guard.
Immanuel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Immanuel trying to control but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
Immanuel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel wants to control from the top but Kenmoghn keeps moving.
Immanuel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kenmoghn has his feet on Immanuel's hips. He pushes off and gets 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!
Kenmoghn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Immanuels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Immanuel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenmoghn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenmoghn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Immanuel. Kenmoghn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Immanuel walks into a straight right hand from Kenmoghn.
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn dives in for a single leg takedown but Immanuel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Immanuel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kenmoghn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kenmoghn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Immanuel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Niacisse Kenmoghn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Immanuel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Immanuel is refusing to be controlled, as Kenmoghn sits in half guard.
Immanuel is looking to improve his position.
Immanuel has hold of Kenmoghn's hands but Kenmoghn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Immanuel is rocked!
Kenmoghn lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Immanuel! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kenmoghn jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niacisse Kenmoghn!
During a confident post fight interview, Niacisse Kenmoghn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. 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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165 lbs
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170 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno jabs Adelhard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moreno wants to clinch
and Adelhard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adelhard.
Moreno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adelhard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Moreno looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Moreno looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Moreno!
Adelhard is trying to get back to half guard.
Moreno working away.
Adelhard stops Moreno from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard is looking for a sweep.
Adelhard being controlled for a moment.
Moreno trying to control the position but Adelhard is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adelhard is working hard here to advance position.
Adelhard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adelhard lands a nice short elbow.
Adelhard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moreno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Adelhard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard trying to control the pace.
Adelhard is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to pass to full mount but Moreno defends it.
Adelhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreno keeps working.
Adelhard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moreno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moreno defending well though.
Adelhard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moreno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adelhard is trying to control. Moreno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adelhard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moreno is just riding it out for now. Adelhard eventually gives up the hold.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but Moreno defending well.
Still in half guard, Adelhard seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adelhard throwing shots but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Adelhard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreno's head.
Adelhard throwing shots but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Adelhard is working for a kimura but Moreno is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard dominated that round.
That's time! Adelhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moreno needs to keep his hands up - Adelhard had a free shot at his head there.
Adelhard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moreno is looking to clinch but Adelhard is avoiding it.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Adelhard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moreno moves in looking to clinch but Adelhard pushes him off.
Adelhard tried to counter with a leg kick but Moreno avoided it.
Moreno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moreno with the counter takedown but Adelhard avoids it easily.
Moreno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Adelhard connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno wants to clinch up but Adelhard keeps it at a distance.
Adelhard attempts a counter takedown but Moreno avoids it well and moves away.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Moreno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Moreno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moreno tries to clinch up but Adelhard circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moreno throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moreno avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Moreno moves out of range of the strikes.
Adelhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Moreno feints the counter takedown.
Adelhard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moreno misses with a wild body shot.
Moreno clinches up with Adelhard and pushes him back against the cage.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Adelhard avoids the damage to the body.
Adelhard blocks the elbow strike.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Adelhard.
Adelhard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moreno after a bit of a struggle.
Moreno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adelhard.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adelhard is defending well for now.
Adelhard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adelhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adelhard with a body shot.
Adelhard connects with an inside leg kick.
Moreno doesn't manage to clinch there - Adelhard circles away.
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!
Adelhard misses with an uppercut. Moreno saw that one coming.
Moreno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moreno tries to clinch up.
Adelhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moreno.
Adelhard lands with a shot to the body.
Adelhard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adelhard throws a shot from downtown. Moreno moves away and avoids it.
Adelhard looks for the body kick but Moreno saw that one coming.
Paulo Moreno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno moves out of range as Adelhard strikes.
Moreno blocks the body kick.
Moreno tries to clinch up.
Adelhard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moreno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moreno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moreno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adelhard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adelhard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moreno moves to clinch but Adelhard breaks away
and Adelhard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adelhard is looking to wear down Moreno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adelhard lands a glancing blow to the side of Moreno's head.
It looks like Paulo Moreno has been cut.
A jab from Adelhard finds it's way through Moreno's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno darts in and clinches Adelhard up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard blocks an elbow strike.
Moreno prevents a body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moreno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moreno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adelhard lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Moreno.
Moreno throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adelhard's head.
Bernhard Adelhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Adelhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moreno instigates a clinch.
Adelhard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped Adelhard in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Adelhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moreno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adelhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adelhard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moreno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moreno is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adelhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adelhard scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard looks to throw the jab but Moreno is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno walks into a left hand.
Paulo Moreno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Moreno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moreno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adelhard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moreno's guard.
Adelhard passes Moreno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Adelhard is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Moreno is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernhard Adelhard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bernhard Adelhard made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Paulo Moreno was interviewed post fight and said 'Sa lahat ng ayaw sakin mga putang ina niyo.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mees Metsast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlo Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mees Metsast!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Metsast doesn't seem phased though.
Metsast gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Metsast trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
Metsast taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
Metsast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Metsast lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Metsast scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metsast's face.
Metsast looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Metsast as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metsast misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Metsast as the two fighters clinch.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Metsast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Metsast digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metsast managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Metsast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Metsast tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metsast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alvarez.
Metsast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metsast is defending well for now.
Metsast tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metsast is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Metsast blocks it.
Metsast's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Metsast is pushing Alvarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Metsast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metsast.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metsast throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Metsast's front leg.
Alvarez wants to slow Metsast down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Metsast misses with some punches.
Alvarez working Metsast over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
Alvarez lands with a right to the head.
Metsast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Metsasts head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alvarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Metsast lands with a right to the head.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Metsast misses with a punch on the inside.
Metsast misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Metsast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Metsast takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Metsast fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Metsast moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alvarez tries to pass to full mount but Metsast defends it.
Alvarez works his way into side control.
Alvarez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alvarez wants to control but Metsast is keeping him busy.
Alvarez in side control, throwing shots but Metsast defends.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metsast can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Metsast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Metsast is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
Alvarez wants to control for a moment but Metsast uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Alvarez works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Metsast has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Metsast!
Metsast with a flurry of punches that miss.
Metsast postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Metsast has picked Alvarez up and slammed him! Alvarez can't keep hold of the triangle and Metsast manages to pass to side control!
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez is not content to let Metsast control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Metsast is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Metsast is controlling the pace.
Metsast trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alvarez is looking to control Metsast's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Metsast looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Metsast controlling the pace.
Metsast winds up and cracks Alvarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is refusing to be controlled, as Metsast sits in half guard.
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 Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Metsast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metsast throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Metsast shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Metsast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Metsast misses with a hook.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Metsast.
Metsast slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Metsast ducks right into an uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Metsast.
Metsast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metsast fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Metsast.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Metsast with a series of wild strikes but Metsast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Metsast's shoulder, as Metsast tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metsast scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast scores with a jab to the body.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Metsast sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Metsast throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Metsast is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvarez rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick by Metsast misses
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Metsast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metsast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metsast darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Metsast gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvarez.
Metsast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metsast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Metsast takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Metsast dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Metsast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metsast lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Metsast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metsast down.
Alvarez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Metsast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Metsast shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Metsast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Metsast tries to clinch up.
Metsast scores with a jab to the body.
Metsast tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Metsast tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Metsast wants to clinch but Alvarez slips to the side
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Metsast throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Metsast.
Alvarez cracks Metsast with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Metsast shoots in.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez scores with a takedown into Metsast's guard.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Metsast's head.
Alvarez passes Metsast's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Metsast to control.
Metsast is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Mees Metsast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Metsast that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alvarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Alvarez!
Carlo Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambino comes to the cage accompanied by Bonfire. Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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29 - 16 - 0 |
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40
160 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino scores with a one two! Le had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Le avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Gambino as he checks the leg kick.
Gambino throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Gambino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
Le jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gambino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gambino lands with an overhand left.
Le loads up on a big right hand but Gambino slips the punch.
Gambino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le throws out the jab.
Gambino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gambino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been informed that Le has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Le is looking to score with low kicks.
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!
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Gambino moves out of range easily.
Le misses with a kick to the body.
Le misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Gambino. Those never looked like landing.
Le throws a leg kick
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le misses with a kick to the body.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gambino misses.
A jab from Gambino misses.
Le connects with a body shot.
Le tries to move into range but Gambino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Le lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gambino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Le.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Gambino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Childish Gambino has been cut.
Gambino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gambino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gambino moves out of range of the strikes.
Le moves to clinch but Gambino breaks away
and Gambino counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Gambino misses.
Le lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Le buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.
Gambino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
Le scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gambino in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Gambino.
Le doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gambino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Le on the side of the head.
Le tries to clinch up.
It appears Gambino was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gambino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le misses with a lunging right hand
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Le there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Le digs a good body shot into Gambino's ribs.
Le clinches with his opponent.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Gambino is trying to break free.
Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gambino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le.
Gambino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Gambino.
Le is looking to slow Gambino down with leg kicks.
Gambino misses with a double jab
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Le lands the left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Le scores with a four punch combination!
Le tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gambino misses with a left hand
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gambino misses with a double jab
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gambino on the side of the head.
Gambino is rocked!
Gambino throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Le dodges the punch combination from Gambino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cung Le will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Childish Gambino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gambino tries to land a body kick
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Gambino with a jab.
Le lands a big head kick that sends Gambino tumbling to the mat! Le takes a step backwards and waves Gambino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Gambino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gambino is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Le doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gambino crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gambino's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cung Le!
Cung Le gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Childish Gambino had this to say: 'Well that sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valente comes to the cage accompanied by "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. Carlinhos Valente is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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34
164 lbs
30 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valente uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nexus.
A clash of legs there as Valente blocks the low kick.
Nexus throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Valente closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nexus avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the cage.
A short right from Nexus on the inside.
Nexus tries a body shot but Valente blocks it.
Valente pushes off an throws an elbow but Nexus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nexus misses with the head strike.
Valente blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nexus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Nexus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Valente throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nexus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valente can't find room to land a body shot as Nexus controls the action.
Nexus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valente just leaning against Nexus, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Valente.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nexus blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente prevents a body shot from Nexus.
Nexus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
Nexus has a couple of punches blocked by Valente.
Nexus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nexus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentes head.
Nexus is trying to trip Valente. He has hold of a leg but Valente is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nexus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nexus looking to sit in guard and control but Valente gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valente stopping the sweep attempt from Nexus.
Nexus controlling the position.
Valente pushes down on Nexus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nexus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus wants to control but Valente is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valente controlling the pace.
Valente has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nexus wants to control but Valente is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Valente prevents Nexus from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nexus takes a swing at Valente's ribcage but misses.
Nexus tests Valente's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nexus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valente tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nexus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valente throws a jab when Nexus was well out of range.
Nexus misses with a straight left.
Nexus looks to throw the jab but Valente is out of range.
Valente feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nexuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valente throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
Valente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valente lands with a cross.
Valente lands a glancing blow to the side of Nexus's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nexus misses with a body shot.
Nexus shoots in for a double leg but Valente sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valente tests Nexus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nexus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valente.
Nexus scores with a nice strike.
Carlinhos Valente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valente changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nexus throws a head kick that misses.
Nexus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valente lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Valente lands a jab to the head.
Valente wants to land a leg kick but Nexus is out of range.
Valente tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nexus counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Galaxy Nexus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nexus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valente makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valente fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nexus, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Valente's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nexus takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
Valente blocks a body shot from Nexus.
Valente tries to throw a body punch but Nexus avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
Nexus digs a right hand underneath Valente's ribcage. Valente let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valente gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Nexus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nexus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nexus lands a shoulder strike.
Nexus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nexus.
Nexus wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Nexus.
Nexus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nexus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus blocking some punches.
Nexus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nexus stalling in the clinch but Valente improves position.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nexus's defenses.
Valente comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Galaxy Nexus's cut even more.
A short right from Nexus.
Valente lands a damaging elbow.
Valente scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Valente gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nexus.
Nexus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Valente scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nexus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valente lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nexus backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Valente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente is looking to control Nexus's arms but Nexus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valente has his back to the cage.
Nexus blocks an elbow strike.
Nexus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlinhos Valente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galaxy Nexus.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nexus's brow.
Nexus avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the cage.
Valente blocks an uppercut.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nexus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valente avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nexus.
Carlinhos Valente has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valente tries a body shot but Nexus blocks it.
Valente misses with a punch on the inside.
Nexus lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Valente.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nexus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Valente is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nexus.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Galaxy Nexus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice left hand lands by Nexus.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valente as Nexus tries to tie him up.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nexus.
Nexus blocks a body shot from Valente.
Nexus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nexus blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nexus.
A shot in the inside from Nexus.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nexus blocks an elbow strike.
Valente lands an elbow inside.
Nexus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nexus struggles to land a body shot inside as Valente controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valente misses with an elbow over the top.
Nexus tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nexus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valente misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valente.
Nexus tries a body shot but Valente blocks it.
Nexus blocks an elbow strike from Valente.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valente prevents the takedown attempt.
Nexus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nexus lands with a right to the head.
Valente lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galaxy Nexus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nexus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valente keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlinhos Valente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valente avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nexus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valente rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice cross by Nexus.
Nexus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
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 Carlinhos Valente will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galaxy Nexus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nexus misses with a hook. Valente ducked under it nicely.
Valente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nexus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valente avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valente scores with a leg kick.
Nexus throws a shot to the body.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Nexus looks to throw the jab but Valente is out of range.
A jab from Nexus misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nexus.
Valente listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Valente misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nexus throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Nexus.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Nexus looks to land a right hand but Valente moved out of range.
Nexus lands with a good body shot.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus connects with a crisp jab.
Valente turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valente keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nexus throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
Valente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nexus moves away.
Nexus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nexus connects with a nice looking jab.
Valente misses the jab.
Valente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nexus moves out of range of the strikes.
Nexus cracks the inside of Valente's front leg.
Valente takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nexus lands a head kick!
Nexus looks to land a combination but Valente avoids it well.
Valente misses with a wild body shot.
Nexus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valente avoids the body shot from Nexus.
Nexus misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente tries to clinch but Nexus moves out of range.
Valente connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nexus.
Valente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente misses with a straight right.
Nexus slips a jab from Valente.
Valente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nexus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Nexus tries to counter it with a takedown but Valente pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Valente dodges the punch combination from Nexus.
Nexus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nexus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nexus fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Valente on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nexus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nexus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valente momentarily.
Valente takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valente fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nexus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente blocks a jab.
Valente throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nexus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valente throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nexus on the side of the head.
Nexus connects with a nice looking jab.
Valente is looking to clinch.
Nexus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Valente lands a right hook to the body.
Nexus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valente.
Valente connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Valente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valente throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Nexus misses.
Valente is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheers as Valente lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nexus doesn't seem phased though.
Valente connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Nexus misses.
Valente throwing a counter right hand but Nexus manages to avoid it.
Nexus lands with a nice body punch.
Nexus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente just misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Valente fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nexus, pushing him back against the cage.
Nexus misses with a body punch.
Nexus avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
Nexus dodges an elbow strike from Valente.
Nexus dodges an elbow strike from Valente.
Valente misses with a punch to the body.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
Nexus pushes Valente back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nexus struggles to land a body shot inside as Valente controls his hands.
Nexus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nexus misses with a punch to the body.
Valente is trying to stall.
Valente lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Galaxy Nexus.
I think Nexus 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wilkins (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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Wilkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donnelly misses with a wild combination.
Donnelly loads up on a big right hand but Wilkins slips the punch.
Wilkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Donnelly connects with a single shot there.
Donnelly scores with a head kick. Wilkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wilkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donnelly swivels and escapes.
Donnelly looks to throw a body kick
and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Donnelly pushes Wilkins off looking to stand but Wilkins dives back in and keeps control.
Wilkins not doing much here.
Wilkins stops Donnelly from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Donnelly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Still in half guard, Wilkins seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly is looking to improve his position.
Wilkins maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Donnelly could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wilkins has cracked it and Donnelly is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wilkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Wilkins!
Andy Wilkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Brian Donnelly had this to say: 'Well shit.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylma Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Born Slippy. Begbie Franco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kylma Jaak's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kylma Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco throws a wild body kick that Jaak sees coming a mile off.
Jaak tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kylma Jaak has been cut.
Jaak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaak throws a head kick that misses.
Jaak darts in and clinches Franco up against the cage.
Jaak gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franco breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franco, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco lands an overhand right.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jaak looks for the body kick but Franco saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak lands a big head kick that sends Franco tumbling to the mat! Jaak takes a step backwards and waves Franco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Franco is rocked!
Jaak doesn't manage to clinch there - Franco circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Franco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaak misses with a few strikes there.
Jaak has Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Jaak tries to move into range but Franco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaak stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco thinks about countering with a head kick.
Franco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Franco scores with a push kick.
Jaak closes the distance but Franco moves to the side
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaak fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Franco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Franco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco throwing a counter right hand but Jaak manages to avoid it.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaak throws a sloppy head kick
and Franco counters with a straight right hand.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco blocks a head kick by Jaak.
Jaak lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Franco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaak tries to clinch up.
Franco is looking to counter punch.
Franco blocks a head kick by Jaak.
Jaak tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franco sprawls well. Franco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaak gets slowly back to his feet.
Begbie Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylma Jaak.
Jaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaak.
Jaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaak lands a high kick!
Kylma Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak wants to clinch
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaak is looking to clinch.
Franco thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jaak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaak takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaak misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Jaak.
Jaak takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Franco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylma Jaak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kylma Jaak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaak closes the distance and clinches.
Jaak blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaak lands a damaging elbow.
Franco blocks an elbow strike from Jaak.
Jaak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaak scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
Jaak tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Jaak back against the cage.
Jaak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Franco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaak closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Franco rather than just go for the knockout.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Franco! Jaak is out on his feet! Franco rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jaak is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jaak is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Begbie Franco!
Begbie Franco retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Begbie Franco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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