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AD364: 155lb Tournament Finale PBP Commentary |
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 Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe's entrance music is Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. A fine choice. Jon Monroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ba Lil III!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe lands a nice hook to Lil III's body. Lil III takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monroe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lil IIIs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monroe takes a swing at Lil III's ribcage but misses.
Monroe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lil III. Lil III circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe is looking to counter punch.
Monroe misses with a hook. Lil III ducked under it nicely.
Lil III fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lil III displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lil III throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lil III lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lil III chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lil III cracks a nice hook into Monroe's ribs.
Lil III slips a jab from Monroe.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lil III.
Lil III looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Lil III - just one landing.
Lil III darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lil III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Monroe.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lil III manages to avoid it.
Lil III walks into a jab.
Monroe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Monroe throws the left hand but Lil III avoids the punch easily.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe backing away here, and Lil III unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Monroe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lil III is out of range.
Lil III misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Lil III throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monroe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lil III checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lil III lands a head shot.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lil III lands the left hand.
Monroe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe avoids the body shot from Lil III.
Monroe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lil III checks a leg kick.
Monroe lands a nice shot that snaps Lil III's head back.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monroe wants to land a leg kick but Lil III is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Lil III is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Monroe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lil III's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monroe under the eye.
Lil III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monroe feints and then cracks Lil III's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lil III down.
Monroe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lil III checks a leg kick.
Lil III was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lil III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monroe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lil III looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil III misses the jab.
Monroe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lil III throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monroe.
Lil III connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Lil III as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Lil III on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Lil III works over Monroe's head and body with a nice combination.
Lil III connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lil III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil III moves away.
Lil III works Monroe's body with a nice hook.
Lil III scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lil III misses.
Lil III uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe digs a good hook to Lil III's body.
Lil III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Lil III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe scores with a head kick. Lil III tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lil III.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monroe throws a head kick that Lil III semi-blocks.
Lil III connects with a solid leg kick.
Lil III throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monroe on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monroe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lil III throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It appears Monroe was looking to counter with a kick there.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Lil III avoids it well.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Lil III moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a lunging right hand
and Lil III counters with an outside leg kick.
Monroe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lil III's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lil III darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monroe wants to land a leg kick but Lil III is out of range.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monroe throwing a counter right hand but Lil III manages to avoid it.
Monroe scores with a nice strike.
Lil III tries to score with a low kick but Monroe moves his leg out of the way.
Monroe throws a front kick aimed at Lil III's knee but Lil III avoids it well.
Lil III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monroe wants to slow Lil III down by chopping away at his legs.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III lands with a good body shot.
Monroe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lil III is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lil III.
Monroe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lil III lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lil III.
Lil III lands with a right hand.
Monroe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Lil III finds it's way through Monroe's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lil III uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monroe has time to react.
Monroe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lil III ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lil III takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Monroe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Ba Lil III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Monroe as he checks the leg kick.
Monroe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Lil III looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lil III takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lil III manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Monroe finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monroe.
Monroe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monroe scores with a decent looking hook.
Lil III displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe checks a low kick from Lil III.
Monroe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lil III fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monroe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left and a right from Monroe both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil III.
Monroe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lil III checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lil III lunges at Monroe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monroe's hand.
Lil III lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe lands an overhand right.
Lil III cracks Monroe with an open hand slap.
Lil III will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Lil III's shoulder, as Lil III tries to avoid the shot.
Lil III misses with a body shot.
Lil III is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Monroe is looking to slow Lil III down with leg kicks.
Monroe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lil III counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe throws a hook but Lil III blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Lil III.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Lil III ducks down to avoid it.
Lil III misses with a two punch combination.
Lil III lands a lovely overhand right.
Lil III lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lil III - just one landing.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monroe is looking to chop away at Lil III's legs.
Monroe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lil III bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lil III scores with a leg kick.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lil III! But no joy.
Lil III fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monroe checks it well.
Lil III lands a jab to the head.
Monroe scores with a hook.
Monroe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lil III throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lil IIIs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lil III misses the shot to the body.
Monroe tries to move into range but Lil III moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monroe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lil III.
Lil III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Lil III is just out of range.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Lil III is out of range.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe blocks a low kick nicely.
Lil III connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lil III was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe tries to score with a low kick but Lil III moves his leg out of the way.
Lil III misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lil III lands a really nice looking cross but Monroe seems unphased.
Monroe defending well as Lil III loads up on a big left hand.
Monroe motions for Lil III to come forward. Monroe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lil III feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monroes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lil III uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monroe has time to react.
Lil III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lil III has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Lil III throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lil III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lil III digs a good hook to Monroe's body.
Good exchange - Monroe coming out on top.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Lil III counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monroe thinking.
Lil III fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monroe on the side of the head.
Lil III scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Lil III lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lil III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Monroe backing away here, and Lil III unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lil III gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monroe.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lil III throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lil III throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lil III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lil III lands a body shot.
Lil III lands a jab to Monroe's midsection.
Monroe takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lil III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick from Lil III.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Monroe might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lil III scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monroe in his tracks.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lil III.
Lil III slips a jab from Monroe.
Monroe lands a nice shot that snaps Lil III's head back.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Monroe tenderised Lil III's leg. Lil III is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monroe ducks right into an uppercut from Lil III.
Lil III lands a glancing blow to the side of Monroe's head.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Lil III ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe blocks a low kick nicely.
Lil III scores with a jab. Monroe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monroe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil III moves away.
Lil III lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monroe's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Lil III.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe throws the kick towards the body but Lil III avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Monroe throws a body punch but Lil III moves out of range.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Lil III ducks down to avoid it.
Lil III doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Lil III keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Lil III's shoulder, as Lil III tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Lil III misses.
Oh Monroe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lil III fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monroe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lil III scores with a body shot.
Lil III throws a shot to the body.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
Lil III moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monroe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lil III cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
BOOM! Lil III lands a beautiful left hook that drops Monroe. Monroe tries to recover but Lil III is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Monroe lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ba Lil III!
Ba Lil III thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25 - 15 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Halo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Halo sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halo misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rogers.
Rogers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Halo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rogers but great work by Halo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo decides to stand back up.
Halo thows a leg kick but Rogers checks it
and Rogers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Halo trying to control but Rogers postures up.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Halo to regain full guard.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halo is on top in guard.
Rogers controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Halo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Halo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two 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.
Rogers is working an open guard so Halo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Halo. Beautiful body shot.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rogers takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Rogers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Halo has hold of Rogers's hands but Rogers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halo gets full guard.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halo holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Halo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers being controlled here momentarily.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers stands and throws Halo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rogers trying to control the position but Halo is working away.
Rogers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rogers throws a strike aimed at the side of Halo's head but Halo avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halo stuffs the takedown.
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Halo to the ground. Rogers is now in Halo's guard.
Halo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo has control of Rogers's left arm, preventing Rogers from doing any damage.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
We've been hearing that Rogers has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
Rogers stops Halo from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Halo looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
A jab from Halo misses.
Rogers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rogers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers being controlled here momentarily.
Halo is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Halo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halo gets to his feet - Rogers follows without any prompting.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers attempts a counter takedown but Halo avoids it well and moves away.
Halo throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rogers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halo holds on and takes a little breather.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses. Halo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rogers's guard. Nice move by Halo!
Halo stays in close to Rogers's body and controls the position.
Halo stands and steps away. Rogers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Halo as Rogers shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Halo, which made it look bad.
Rogers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
That kick from Halo tenderised Rogers's leg. Rogers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers moves away from the strike by Halo.
Rogers slips a jab from Halo.
A little feinted left hand from Rogers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo swinging wildly here.
Rogers tries to counter with a takedown but Halo is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Halo misses.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halo defending well though.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogers winds up and cracks Halo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halo is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halo's head.
Rogers with the ground and pound but Halo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
Rogers is in close to Halo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers has gone for a leg lock! Halo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rogers's guard.
Rogers wants to stand up but Halo is controlling him.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Halo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice body kick from Halo.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halo pinned against the cage. Halo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rogers dives in and scores a takedown into Halo's guard.
Halo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rogers has his hands clasped together but Halo extends and breaks Rogers's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Halo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Halo!
Michael Halo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Sam Rogers had this to say: 'Thanks a lot for the support everyone ! I will be back ... !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Leo Yaj will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
8 - 3 - 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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to clinch but Yaj moves away
and Yaj counters with a right hand to the body.
Yaj connects with a body shot.
Frankie Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj connects with a body shot that sends Drake's belly button to the back.
Yaj fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drake on the side of the head.
It looks like Frankie Drake has been cut.
Yaj misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Yaj thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Yaj shows good takedown defense.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Yaj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Yaj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yaj gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to score a body lock takedown but Yaj shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj crunches a lovely knee into Drake's ribcage.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Yaj works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
Yaj presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Yaj lands a damaging elbow.
Yaj landing knees to the head.
Yaj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake is rocked!
Yaj lands a nice elbow.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Yaj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drake's defenses.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Yaj presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake jumps guard but Yaj turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
Yaj working the clinch nicely. Drake is working for position but Yaj cracks him with a big knee to the head! Drake crumples up against the cage and Yaj lands two more shots before the ref can save Drake! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Leo Yaj!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Leo Yaj waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tamiwe Kamanula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nick Evans!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamanula checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamanula throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kamanula goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Nick Evans has been cut.
Kamanula misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Evans throws a head kick but Kamanula moves out of range.
Kamanula tries to land a front kick but Evans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamanula misses with a leg kick
and Evans counters with a body kick.
Kamanula avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamanula.
Kamanula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tamiwe Kamanula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Kamanula blocks a low kick nicely.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamanula throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kamanula misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kamanula finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kamanula pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Kamanula settles back down.
Evans thinks about the counter body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
Evans tries a quick counter leg kick but Kamanula is wise to it.
Kamanula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamanula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Kamanula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evans checks a leg kick.
Kamanula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evans throws a body punch but Kamanula moves out of range.
Kamanula throws a wild body kick that Evans sees coming a mile off.
Kamanula throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamanula misses with a body kick.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Kamanula's front leg but catches the back leg as Kamanula tries to avoid it.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Evans now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kamanula throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamanula walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamanula was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans checks a low kick from Kamanula.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Kamanula throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamanula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamanula fakes the leg kick and cracks Evans in the body.
Kamanula throws a lazy head kick
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans 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.
Evans blocks a head kick by Kamanula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Kamanula throws a chopping leg kick but Evans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kamanula keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
Kamanula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kamanula - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamanula.
Kamanula throws a front kick aimed at Evans's knee but Evans avoids it well.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Kamanula attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans blocks a head kick by Kamanula.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Kamanula looks to land a body kick but Evans moved away.
Evans thinks about the counter body kick.
Evans is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamanula rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamanula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamanula throws a front kick that sends Evans stumbling back into the cage.
Kamanula gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamanula with a body shot.
Kamanula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamanula motions for Evans to come forward. Kamanula throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamanula looks for the body kick but Evans saw that one coming.
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamanula throws a body kick that misses.
Evans jabs at Kamanula's body.
Kamanula throws a solid leg kick but Evans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamanula.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamiwe Kamanula dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Evans's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamanula is looking to score with low kicks.
Despite the aggression on Evans's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Kamanula moves out of range easily.
Evans has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamanula.
Evans wants to slow Kamanula down by chopping away at his legs.
Kamanula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamanula scrambles back to his feet.
Kamanula misses with a kick to the body
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kamanula.
Kamanula pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Kamanula settles back down.
Kamanula checks a low kick from Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamanula scores with a head kick. Evans tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kamanula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kamanula.
Evans lands a jab to Kamanula's midsection.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans lands a body shot.
Evans has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kamanula.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamanula.
Evans throws a head kick that half lands.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Evans in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kamanula moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Evans lands a lovely overhand right.
Kamanula looks for the body kick but Evans saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans avoids the head kick by Kamanula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamanula.
Evans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Evans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamanula walks into a left hand.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Evans moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kamanula looks to throw a body kick
and Evans counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kamanula's knee momentarily.
Evans throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kamanula's head.
Kamanula shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Evans unleashes a big counter combination but Kamanula bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kamanula keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula tried to score with a low kick but Evans checks it.
Kamanula misses with the body kick
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamanula throws a leg kick but Evans moved away.
A solid body kick from Evans.
Evans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kamanula checks a leg kick.
Kamanula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evans connects with a high kick.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamanula lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Evans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Evans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamanula thows a leg kick but Evans checks it
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kamanula is rocked!
Evans throws a head kick but Kamanula moves out of range.
Kamanula looks to throw a body kick
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Kamanula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamanula doesn't seem bothered though.
Evans thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamanula if he has to take too many more of those.
Kamanula seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kamanula scores with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kamanula
and Evans counters with a good, hard body kick but Kamanula shrugs it off.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Evans lands with a right hand.
Kamanula finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Evans unleashes a big counter combination but Kamanula bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Evans finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Evans's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kamanula misses with a head kick.
Evans let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Evans checks a leg kick.
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamanula misses with a kick to the body.
Evans swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamanula.
Kamanula tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily.
A head kick from Evans lands but Kamanula takes it in his stride.
Evans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nick Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Kamanula misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamanula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Kamanula off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Kamanula tries a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Kamanula misses with a body kick.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Kamanula misses
and Kamanula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamanula shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kamanula lets loose with a powerful body kick. Evans will feel that in the morning.
Evans throws a low kick but Kamanula avoids it.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick from Kamanula.
Kamanula ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kamanula throws a chopping leg kick but Evans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans checks the leg kick nicely there.
Evans looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamanula throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Kamanula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamanula moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEvans.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Kamanula looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans throws a body kick that misses.
Kamanula blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Evans. Kamanula shrugs it off though.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans throws a body punch but Kamanula moves out of range.
Kamanula is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kamanula is looking for a counter combo.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamanula throws a big counter combination but Evans scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Kamanula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kamanula throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamanula throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans blocks a head kick by Kamanula.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick from Kamanula.
Kamanula moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Kamanula throws a wild body kick that Evans sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Evans lands but Kamanula takes it in his stride.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kamanula throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamanula misses with the body kick
and Evans makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kamanula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamanula moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evans!
Evans moves out of range of the leg kick from Kamanula.
Kamanula misses with a low kick.
Evans looks to land a body kick but Kamanula moved away.
Kamanula fires out a quick counter leg kick but Evans just manages to avoid it.
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans throws a low kick but Kamanula avoids it.
Kamanula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Evans really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Evans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Kamanula 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamanula thows a body kick. Evans tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Kamanula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamanula lands a head kick!
Kamanula throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamanula lands a head kick!
Evans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamanula looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evans.
A slow jab from Kamanula misses its intended target.
Good work by Evans as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula looks for the body kick but Evans saw that one coming.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans cracks Kamanula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Kamanula misses
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamanula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kamanula is able to avoid easily.
Kamanula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kamanula throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kamanula throws a chopping leg kick but Evans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a push kick but Kamanula slaps the foot to one side.
Kamanula misses with a kick to the body
and Evans makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans scores with a body shot.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamanula misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Kamanula misses
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
Kamanula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Evans misses
and Kamanula counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kamanula lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kamanula takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula looks to throw a body kick
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamanula throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans takes a swing at Kamanula's ribcage but misses.
Kamanula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Evans lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kamanula thows a leg kick but Evans checks it
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamanula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamanula throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans connects with a high kick.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamanula.
Kamanula fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Kamanula tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamanula scores with a kick to the body.
Kamanula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Jab by Evans.
Kamanula misses with a leg kick
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.
Kamanula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nick Evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nick Evans's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Donk. Evans catches Kamanula right on the button with a cross.
Kamanula scores with a nice body kick.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Kamanula bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamanula throws a leg kick but Evans moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamanula.
Kamanula throws the kick towards the body but Evans avoids it.
Evans misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamanula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamanula misses with a low kick as Evans jumps back.
Evans goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kamanula throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.
Evans is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamanula with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kamanula eats them both and turns towards Evans to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Kamanula is looking to land body kicks.
Kamanula throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kamanula throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Evans counters with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Kamanula down.
Kamanula takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamanula tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamanula with a body shot.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamanula takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamanula.
Evans avoids the head kick by Kamanula.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Kamanula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamanula throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamanula.
Evans moves out of range as Kamanula throws a body kick.
Kamanula keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans scores with a push kick.
Kamanula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evans now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tamiwe Kamanula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Kamanula throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamanula explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Evans has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kamanula.
Kamanula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kamanula misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Evans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula scores with a nice body kick.
Kamanula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Kamanula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamanula tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamanula throws a leg kick
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamanula throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
Kamanula stalks Evans and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Evans's face. Evans staggers backwards, shaken.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Evans.
A low kick from Kamanula is predictable there
and Evans counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kamanula drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Evans.
Well Evans has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Evans!
An out of breath Nick Evans thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
151 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Yossarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yossarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yossarian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sotto Jr.
Yossarian slips under a jab from Sotto Jr.
Nice shot lands for Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sotto Jr! But no joy.
Sotto Jr misses with a hook.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Sotto Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yossarian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sotto Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yossarian. That's going to slow Sotto Jr down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yossarian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sotto Jr lands a big head kick that sends Yossarian tumbling to the mat! Sotto Jr takes a step backwards and waves Yossarian back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yossarian is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotto Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Yossarian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yossarian throws a right hand that misses
and Sotto Jr scores with a counter punch that sends Yossarian to the canvas! Sotto Jr smells blood - he's punishing Yossarian with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Yossarian has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Sotto Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Umberto Sotto Jr 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis has chosen Infected Mushroom - Merlin as his entrance music. 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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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
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xantos Aremis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aremis is looking to get back to is feet but Brown passes into side control.
The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aremis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aremis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aremis defending well though.
Aremis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Aremis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working Aremis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Aremis looking for a sweep. Not yet Aremis, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aremis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Aremis is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown passes Aremis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aremis trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown thows a huge punch but Aremis dodges it nicely.
Brown is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aremis reverses the position - he's now on top in Brown's guard.
Aremis wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown wants to sweep here but Aremis controlling him for the moment.
Aremis trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brown postures up in Aremis's guard and throws a big left but Aremis blocks it.
Aremis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown passes Aremis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aremis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown with the ground and pound but Aremis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aremis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aremis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown cracks Aremis with a solid left hand.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aremis looking to control.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aremis's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Aremis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aremis is in guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown thows a huge punch but Aremis dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aremis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Aremis scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to clinch there but Aremis circles away.
Aremis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Aremis is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aremis is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aremis down to the mat. Aremis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aremis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Aremis throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Aremis scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aremis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aremis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aremis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Aremis getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Aremis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Aremis controlling the action here.
Aremis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Aremis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aremis connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into full guard.
Aremis won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Aremis scoring with punches to the head and body.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown wants to sweep here but Aremis controlling him for the moment.
Aremis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown controls Aremis momentarily but Aremis frees himself.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aremis.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aremis lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aremis throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Aremis is quick to defend against it.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Aremis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Aremis lands a lovely overhand right.
Aremis with a nice cross.
Aremis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Aremis.
Aremis swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Decent striking displayed by Aremis there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Aremis as Brown shoots in.
Aremis throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aremis's head.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aremis's head.
Brown prevents Aremis from improving his position.
Aremis manages to get to full guard.
Aremis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aremis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aremis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aremis pinned against the cage. Aremis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Aremis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aremis lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aremis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Aremis tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aremis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xantos Aremis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Aremis.
Aremis connects with a jab.
Brown is rocked!
Aremis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aremis knocks out Brown with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Aremis before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Aremis picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xantos Aremis!
A very excited looking Xantos Aremis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valente might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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34
155 lbs
16 - 6 - 2 |
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165 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard slips a jab from Valente.
Adelhard flicks out a counter leg kick but Valente steps away.
Valente checks a low kick from Adelhard.
Valente is looking to counter punch.
Valente throws a leg kick that misses.
Valente throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard drops his hands momentarily and Valente takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valente defends it well.
Adelhard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valente checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valente misses with a low kick.
Valente throws a shot from downtown. Adelhard moves away and avoids it.
Adelhard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valente misses with a lunging right hand
and Adelhard counters with a right hand to the body.
Valente just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Valente catches Adelhard right on the button with a cross.
Adelhard moves out of range of the leg kick from Valente.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Adelhard blocks the low kick.
Adelhard with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valente keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adelhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valente.
Valente pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range and Valente settles back down.
Adelhard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adelhard misses with a looping left.
A big left from Adelhard misses.
Carlinhos Valente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard takes one to the chin there.
Valente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Valente.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
Valente works the jab nicely.
Valente throws a hook but Adelhard avoids it easily.
Adelhard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valente throws an overhand right that lands on Adelhard's shoulder, as Adelhard tries to avoid the shot.
Adelhard with the counter takedown but Valente avoids it easily.
Valente throws a shot from downtown. Adelhard moves away and avoids it.
Valente darts in and clinches Adelhard up against the cage.
Adelhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente looking to stall.
Adelhard slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Adelhard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valente.
Valente lands with a right to the head.
Valente holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
Valente is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valente blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adelhard is working Valente over against the cage.
Adelhard blocks the elbow strike.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valente tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
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.
Stalling in the clinch from Valente.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Valente stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valente wants to stall.
Valente lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adelhard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adelhard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valente lands an elbow inside that Adelhard shrugs off.
Valente digs a right hand into Adelhard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adelhard's gas tank.
Valente lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adelhard misses with some punches.
Adelhard misses with a punch on the inside.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Adelhard.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Adelhard.
Nice body punch from Valente - that landed with a thud.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valente misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Adelhard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valente is keeping busy.
Adelhard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valente lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Valente.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard blocks a body shot from Valente.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valente wants to stall.
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 Carlinhos Valente will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adelhard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valente has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valente misses with a lunging right hand
and Adelhard counters with a leg kick.
Adelhard misses with a straight right.
Valente tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adelhard is able to avoid easily.
Adelhard moves forwards but Valente connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelhard swings widly with a right hand
and Valente makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valente jabs at Adelhard's body.
Valente lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
Adelhard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valente throws a jab but it's blocked by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws an overhand right that lands on Valente's shoulder, as Valente tries to avoid the shot.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valente.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adelhard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente checks a leg kick.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Valente.
Adelhard throws a front kick aimed at Valente's knee but Valente avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Valente.
A low kick from Adelhard is predictable there
and Valente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valente throws a leg kick
letting Adelhard counter with a right hand.
Valente connects with an inside leg kick.
Valente scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Valente. Beautiful body shot.
Valente throws out a loose jab but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valente tries to score with a low kick but Adelhard moves his leg out of the way.
Valente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adelhard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valente checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Adelhard backs away, Valente returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlinhos Valente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard misses with a hook. Valente ducked under it nicely.
Valente swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to land a front kick but Valente steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente misses the shot to the body.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adelhard throws out the jab.
Valente tries to clinch but Adelhard is having none of it.
Adelhard rushes Valente and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valente has Adelhard pressed against the cage, preventing Adelhard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valente.
Adelhard lands a nice shot to the body.
Valente misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adelhard.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Adelhard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adelhard tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adelhard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Adelhard lands.
It looks like Carlinhos Valente has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente scores with a punch to the head.
Adelhard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valente throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valente throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard checks the leg kick.
Valente cracks Adelhard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valente.
Valente throws a series of strikes that have Adelhard backpedaling.
Valente throws a solid leg kick but Adelhard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valente.
Valente scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Valente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Valente appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valente throws a big shot that misses.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Valente misses the target.
Adelhard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adelhard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adelhard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adelhard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Adelhard.
Adelhard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valente throws a big shot that misses.
Adelhard takes a swing at Valente's ribcage but misses.
Valente appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valente blocks the body kick.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Valente.
Valente throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valente fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adelhard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adelhard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valente takes a step back to recover.
Valente scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard slips under a jab from Valente.
Adelhard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adelhard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adelhard to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Adelhard.
Valente cracks Adelhard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adelhard punishes Valente's body with a nice straight punch.
Adelhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valente.
Adelhard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adelhard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard instigates a clinch.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
Adelhard is leaning against Valente and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valente.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Valente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard prevents a body shot from Valente.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adelhard's brow.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adelhard prevents a body shot from Valente.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adelhard's brow.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Valente blocks a body shot from Adelhard.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Adelhard tries a body shot but Valente blocks it.
Adelhard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente trying to stall but Adelhard improves his position.
Adelhard lands with a light punch inside.
Valente misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Adelhard as the two fighters clinch.
Valente is struggling to control the position.
Valente goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
Adelhard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adelhard scores with a hook to the body.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valente takes a shot to the head.
Valente can't find room to land a body shot as Adelhard controls the action.
Adelhard lands a body shot.
Valente tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
Adelhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adelhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Valente controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adelhard stalls.
Adelhard lands a body punch.
Adelhard blocks a body shot from Valente.
Valente tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard digs a right hand into Valente's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valente's gas tank.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Valente stalling in the clinch but Adelhard improves position.
Nice body punch from Adelhard.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adelhard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Adelhard on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valente stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adelhard's brow.
Adelhard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adelhard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Adelhard misses with a wild combination.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valente.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adelhard tried to score with a low kick but Valente checks it.
Adelhard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valente's sensitive parts.
Valente forces Adelhard back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valente.
Adelhard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adelhard blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adelhard throws a looping overhand right but Valente ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carlinhos Valente is winning the standup battle so far.
Valente moves away from the strike by Adelhard.
Valente throws a right hand that misses
and Adelhard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valente won't be happy with that.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Valente is working away.
Adelhard controlling the position from side mount.
Adelhard working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard working the ground and pound but Valente is defending the strikes.
Valente wants to control but Adelhard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente regains half guard, as Adelhard was trying to land strikes.
Valente won't allow Adelhard to pass to mount.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valente is trying to get back to full guard.
Adelhard wants to control but Valente is keeping him busy.
Adelhard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Valente sees it coming and defends easily.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two 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.
Valente taking some punishment here, with Adelhard in his half guard.
Valente avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adelhard.
Adelhard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Valente sees it coming and defends easily.
Adelhard seems to be looking for submissions.
Adelhard is trying to control. Valente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Adelhard seems content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valente wants to clinch.
Valente moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valente misses with a body shot.
Adelhard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelhard misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valente.
Adelhard throws a lazy uppercut
and Valente makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
Adelhard is looking to land body kicks.
Adelhard tries a head kick but it misses.
Adelhard connects with a body shot.
Valente moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
Valente throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valente checks it well.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valente was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
A combination from Adelhard does no damage.
Valente scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valente moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
Valente closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Valente.
Adelhard has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Valente regains guard immediately.
Valente wants to sweep but no luck.
Adelhard trying to control but Valente is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
A little jabbing left from Adelhard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Nice defenses there by Valente.
Valente lands a jab.
A low kick from Valente is predictable there
enabling Adelhard to counter with a crisp jab.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Valente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valente, right into the meat.
Adelhard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valente. Valente obviously looking to wear him down.
Adelhard digs a good hook to Valente's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Valente backing away here, and Adelhard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Valente moves out of range.
Valente throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valente checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adelhard tries to land a front kick but Valente steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Valente avoids it.
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valente rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adelhard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Valente misses.
Valente misses with a double jab.
Valente backing away here, and Adelhard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard scores with a leg kick.
Valente throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Adelhard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adelhard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valente can pounce on him.
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valente was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Valente misses its intended target.
Adelhard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Valente sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valente swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adelhard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adelhard postures up in Valente's guard and throws a big left but Valente blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valente keeping full guard, as Adelhard tries to pass.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Valente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Valente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Valente misses with a hook. Adelhard ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adelhard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valente if he has to take too many more of those.
Valente misses with a body punch
and Adelhard counters with a straight right hand.
Adelhard thuds his right hand into Valente's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
Valente lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adelhard at a distance.
Valente moves to clinch but Adelhard breaks away
and Adelhard counters with a shoot takedown. Valente fights it but they end up in guard.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Valente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Valente haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bernhard Adelhard has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adelhard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Valente is working away.
Adelhard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Valente's legs.
Valente is not content to let Adelhard control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Adelhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adelhard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tat Moh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Moh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moh fakes the leg kick and cracks Aoki in the body.
Moh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moh.
Moh throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Moh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Moh tries to counter by clinching up but Aoki breaks away and moves out of range.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moh takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Moh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aoki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki moves out of range as Moh throws a body kick.
Aoki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moh - that will leave a mark!
Moh looks to land a body kick but Aoki moved away.
Moh connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Moh misses
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown. Moh fights it but they end up in guard.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing.
Moh pulls Aoki in close to prevent any damage.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moh is keeping the position for now.
Aoki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aoki is in close to Moh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aoki throwing strikes from guard but Moh blocks nicely.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Moh is keeping the position.
Aoki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moh pulls Aoki in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Moh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aoki passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aoki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aoki's back!
Aoki is in bad spot here.
Aoki keeps trying to improve his position.
Aoki covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moh trying to control momentarily.
Moh is really struggling to control Aoki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Moh biding his time, controlling Aoki.
Moh lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Aoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to stand back up.
Aoki is taking damage to the body and head.
Aoki wants to escape the position.
Aoki staying busy and making it hard for Moh to control.
Moh scores with punches to the body.
Moh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moh tries to keep control of the position but Aoki is staying busy.
Moh is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Moh gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Moh gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Moh apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Aoki throws the left hand but Moh avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moh looks for the body kick but Aoki saw that one coming.
Moh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aoki if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aoki moves out of range as Moh throws a body kick.
Aoki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Moh defends it well.
Moh tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aoki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Moh defends it well.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Moh rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aoki's guard! Nice work there by Moh!
Aoki controls Moh momentarily but Moh frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Moh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Moh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moh moves into the clinch.
Aoki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aoki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moh misses with the body kick
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Moh tries to land a body kick
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moh is defending against the submission attempts here by Aoki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh pulls Aoki in close to prevent any damage.
Moh 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moh holds on and takes a little breather.
Aoki trying to control but Moh is working from the bottom.
Moh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
Moh won't allow Aoki to get back to his feet.
Moh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aoki working for a triangle but Moh defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moh lands a couple of digs.
Moh trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Moh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Moh is keeping the position.
Moh keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Moh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aoki passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control from half guard but Moh is working away.
Moh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Moh is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moh trying to control here.
Aoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moh's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moh is trying is best to control the position here.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Moh is defending the position.
Moh has hold of Aoki's hands but Aoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moh is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nice strikes from Aoki there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki wants to free his trapped foot but Moh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moh's head.
Tatsuya Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moh trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aoki avoids the head kick by Moh.
Moh tries to sprawl but Aoki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moh defending well though.
Aoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Aoki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
Moh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aoki.
Moh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki is keen to just control but Moh is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looks to land a strike but Moh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Moh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moh controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.
Moh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Moh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aoki is aware though and is defending well.
Aoki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moh is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Moh is keeping the position.
Aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Moh has wrist control.
Moh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
Moh stands up over Aoki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki working for submissions but it's allowed Moh to get to half guard.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
Aoki trying to hold on to Moh's head to control him but Moh postures up.
Moh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Aoki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moh's back!
Moh turns into Aoki and is now in his guard.
Aoki wants to sweep here but Moh controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aoki kicks Moh off and gets to his feet.
Moh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Aoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Moh misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moh.
Moh throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Moh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tatsuya Aoki.
I think Aoki 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Aoki!
Our winner, Tatsuya Aoki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Tat Moh had this to say: 'The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kordell Bailey Sr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bailey Sr.'s choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Road To Zion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kordell Bailey Sr.!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey Sr. misses with a left hand
letting Ruutu counter with a right hand.
Bailey Sr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruutu misses with a left hand
and Bailey Sr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kordell Bailey Sr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey Sr. drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bailey Sr. is standing up over Ruutu. Ruutu looks to escape but Bailey Sr. dives into side control.
Ruutu gets back to half guard.
Bailey Sr. thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruutu's head.
Bailey Sr. is controlling the pace.
Bailey Sr. is looking to advance position but Ruutu won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruutu is looking for a sweep. Bailey Sr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bailey Sr. drops an elbow to the side of Ruutu's head.
Bailey Sr. is trying for a kimura here. Ruutu looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bailey Sr. wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kordell Bailey Sr.!
Kordell Bailey Sr. is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Kordell Bailey Sr. made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KnockOut and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Saades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saades comes to the cage accompanied by The Ho Train. 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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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saades.
Saades loads up on a big right hand but Donnelly slips the punch.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saades was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly jabs Saades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Saades is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Donnelly.
Saades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Saades off balance momentarily.
Saades is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saades moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
As Donnelly tries to get set, Saades tries to push him back and clinch up but Donnelly manages to avoid the attempt.
Donnelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Saades throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Saades ducks right into an uppercut from Donnelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly scores with a jab.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly slips a jab from Saades.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Saades moves out of range.
Saades lands a right hook to the body.
Saades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
Donnelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saades. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saades lands with a right hand.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Saades.
Saades wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saades throws the kick towards the body but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donnelly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saades.
Saades looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
enabling Saades to counter with a crisp jab.
Saades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saades misses with a kick to the body
and Donnelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Saades moves out of range easily.
Saades moves in looking to clinch but Donnelly pushes him off.
Saades on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Saades moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saades!
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saades was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Saades is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saades darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saades misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Saades half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saades looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saades. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saades goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Saades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Saades moves out of range.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
Donnelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saades connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donnelly scrambles back to his feet.
Saades looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Saades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saades's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donnelly under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saades looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saades doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donnelly swings for the body but Saades moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saades.
Nice uppercut there from Saades.
Donnelly lands an overhand right.
Donnelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Saades.
Saades scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saades.
Donnelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saades is out of range.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
As Donnelly tries to get set, Saades tries to push him back and clinch up but Donnelly manages to avoid the attempt.
Saades throws an off balance right hand
and Donnelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Saades does it's job there.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Saades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saades takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saades takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donnelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly feints and then cracks Saades's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saades down.
Saades ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donnelly takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Saades lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Saades might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Saades throws a low kick, looking for Donnelly's leg but Donnelly calmly moves out of range.
Saades just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Saades moves out of range.
Saades drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saades with a jab.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saades moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saades blocks the body kick.
Brian Donnelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saades lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saades, as that shot connected.
Saades rushes Donnelly and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saades keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
Donnelly wants to stall.
Saades blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnelly tries to break the clinch but Saades is controlling the position.
Saades lands with a left to the head.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnelly checks the leg kick.
Donnelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saades throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saades looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donnelly lands a high kick!
Donnelly throws a body punch but Saades moves out of range.
Saades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saades tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donnelly defends well and Saades ends up having to push Donnelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Saades loads up on a big right hand but Donnelly slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.
Donnelly thuds his right hand into Saades's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donnelly throws a series of punches but Saades avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saades or perhaps it was just good defense by Donnelly, which made it look bad.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saades fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donnelly.
Saades's corner calls for a 1-2. Saades obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saades moves away from the strike by Donnelly.
Saades wants to slow Donnelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly lands a nice shot that snaps Saades's head back.
Saades blocks a jab.
Saades goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donnelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donnelly swings for the body but Saades moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws out a powerful jab.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Saades saw that one coming.
Saades throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Saades misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming.
Donnelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donnelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saades circles away quickly and effectively.
Saades checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Saades misses with a body kick.
Saades cracks Donnelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donnelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Saades.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saades with a nice cross.
Saades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brian Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donnelly.
Saades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Saades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saades thows a body kick. Donnelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Saades lunges at Donnelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donnelly's hand.
Saades takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saades takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Saades gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donnelly is able to avoid easily.
Saades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Donnelly.
Saades throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Donnelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saades sizes up Donnelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saades throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Saades ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the body.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Saades moves out of range easily.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Saades moves out of range.
Saades wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Saades looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saades throws a head kick that misses.
Saades connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saades.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Donnelly.
Saades lunges at Donnelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donnelly's hand.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Saades.
Saades looks to land a right hand but Donnelly moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saades tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Saades blocks a jab.
Saades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Saades.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Saades has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saades avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saades misses with a straight right.
Saades takes one on the button.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saades ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Saades is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saades.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a jab to the head.
Donnelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donnelly moves out of range as Saades throws a body kick.
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!
Saades is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Donnelly.
Both fighters circling a little - Saades finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saades.
Saades throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Saades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Saades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Saades moved away.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saades is looking to counter the offense by Donnelly and move into the clinch.
Saades tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly slips under a jab.
Jab from Saades.
Saades fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donnelly.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Saades.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the body
and Saades connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly avoids a kick to the body.
Saades swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donnelly.
A left and a right from Donnelly both land. Nice combination.
Saades chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donnelly can pounce on him.
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!
Donnelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saades on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saades.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Saades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saades tries to counter with a takedown but Donnelly is quick to defend against it.
Donnelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Saades moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saades on the side of the head.
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saades.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Saades throws a low kick but Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly misses the jab.
Saades scores with a kick to the midsection.
Donnelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donnelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donnelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saades.
Donnelly works Saades's body with a nice hook.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Saades misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donnelly! But no joy.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the temple. Saades shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brian Donnelly just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saades misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Saades is looking to land body kicks.
Donnelly throws out a counter right but Saades avoids it with no problem.
Saades checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saades. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly swings for the body but Saades moves out of range.
Saades takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saades staying out of range there.
Donnelly misses with a jab to the body
and Saades counters with a body kick.
Saades connects with a solid leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saades slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Saades swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Saades looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Saades lands a nice shot to the body.
Saades misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Saades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Donnelly. No joy for Saades on that attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donnelly.
Donnelly motions for Saades to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saades blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
A slow jab from Saades misses its intended target.
Saades throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that Saades avoids nicely.
Donnelly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Saades misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saades.
Saades throws a body shot but no joy.
Saades pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donnelly blocks the body kick.
Donnelly takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saades tries to counter with a takedown but Donnelly is quick to defend against it.
Saades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saades slips a jab and a cross from Donnelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saades throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donnelly swings for the body but Saades moves out of range.
Saades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Saades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Saades moves out of range.
Saades lands a jab to Donnelly's midsection.
Saades cracks Donnelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donnelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saades is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saades.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saades.
Saades throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Saades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saades thumps Donnelly with a low kick.
Saades is looking to land body kicks.
Donnelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saades.
Donnelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saades has time to react.
Saades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saades throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Donnelly blocks the low kick.
Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Saades moves his leg out of the way.
Saades on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donnelly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Saades moves away and avoids it.
Saades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saades punishes Donnelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Saades lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly slips under a jab.
Donnelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donnelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donnelly scores with a head kick.
Donnelly looks to land a combination but Saades avoids it well.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saades. Saades circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donnelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Saades.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Saades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Donnelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Octavio Saades will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saades throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saades connects with a looping right hand.
Saades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donnelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saades takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saades tries to move into range but Donnelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Saades tenderised Donnelly's leg. Donnelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Donnelly - just one landing.
Saades misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
Saades scores with a hook to the body. Donnelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Saades moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saades moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saades explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly connects with a looping right hand.
Saades looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saades ducks right into an uppercut from Donnelly.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saades moves away.
Saades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donnelly momentarily.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Saades moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Saades.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Saades throws a jab when Donnelly was well out of range.
Donnelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saadess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saades loads up on a big right hand but Donnelly slips the punch.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saades moves away.
Saades lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly leaves Saades with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Octavio Saades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saades darts in and clinches Donnelly up against the cage.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donnelly tries to work over Saades's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly pushes Saades back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saades is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saades tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donnelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly throws a hook but Saades avoids it easily.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Saades throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly flicks out a counter leg kick but Saades steps away.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Saades thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saades slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Saades throws a head kick that misses.
Saades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saades throws a leg kick
enabling Donnelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Saades fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donnelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donnelly with a hook.
Saades needs to keep his hands up - Donnelly had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Donnelly.
Saades misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Donnelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saades takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saades is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saades is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Saades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnelly slips under a jab.
Donnelly blocks the body kick.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saades seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saades finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donnelly momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donnelly, right into the meat.
Donnelly takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saades throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saades connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donnelly scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Donnelly. That snapped Saades's head back.
Saades just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Saades is out of range.
Saades appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saades - that will leave a mark!
Saades throws a front kick aimed at Donnelly's knee but Donnelly avoids it well.
Saades avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Donnelly.
Well Donnelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brian Donnelly waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.
Octavio Saades was interviewed post fight and said 'Getting to the final against a future legend was enough of a win for this guy!'.
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