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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terppi Maekinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terppi Maekinen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maekinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Maekinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Maekinen misses.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Maekinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maekinen scores with a nice head shot.
Burns moves out of range as Maekinen strikes.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maekinen.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Maekinen's shoulder, as Maekinen tries to avoid the shot.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Maekinen.
Burns tries to pull guard but Maekinen won't allow it.
Burns tries to pull guard but Maekinen won't allow it.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maekinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns pulls guard effortlessly.
Maekinen is looking to stand up but Burns won't let him.
Burns trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Maekinen is proving a slippery customer.
Maekinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maekinen decides to stand back up. Maekinen steps back and let's Burns get back to his feet.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darren Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Maekinen pushes him off.
Maekinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maekinen looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maekinen.
Terppi Maekinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maekinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Maekinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maekinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Burns both land. Nice combination.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maekinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Maekinen slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maekinen counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maekinen moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Maekinen.
Burns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burns.
Maekinen lands with an overhand left.
Maekinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns works Maekinen's body with a nice hook.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Maekinen moved out of range nicely.
Maekinen takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Maekinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burns.
Maekinen connects with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burns.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns tries to work over Maekinen's front leg with a kick but Maekinen checks it.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maekinen.
Maekinen throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns slips under a jab from Maekinen.
Maekinen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maekinen counters with a left to the body.
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burns tries to clinch
and Maekinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maekinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
Maekinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burns.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Maekinen.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maekinen counters with a left to the body.
Burns is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Maekinen counters with a straight right hand.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Maekinen is out of range.
Maekinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maekinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maekinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Maekinen is just out of range.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maekinen slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns staying out of range there.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maekinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maekinen throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maekinen.
Maekinen lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maekinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns.
Maekinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maekinen lands with a nice body punch.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Maekinen.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maekinen misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Burns.
Maekinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maekinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns tries to clinch but Maekinen is having none of it.
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 Darren Burns will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns avoids the body shot from Maekinen.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darren Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Maekinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Maekinen's ribs.
Maekinen lands with a nice body punch.
Darren Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
A punch combination from Maekinen misses.
Maekinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Maekinen.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maekinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Maekinen counters with a left to the body.
Maekinen lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Maekinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burns backs up against the cage.
Burns tries for a takedown but Maekinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maekinen swinging wildly here.
Burns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maekinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Maekinen circles away.
Burns throws a hook but Maekinen blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Maekinen there.
Burns wants to clinch
and Maekinen counters with a series of strikes. Burns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maekinen at a distance.
Maekinen dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Maekinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maekinen 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.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maekinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Maekinen is just out of range.
Maekinen takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Maekinen cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns throws a right hand that Maekinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Maekinen also avoids with ease.
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Maekinen had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Maekinen.
Maekinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maekinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maekinen works over Burns's head and body with a nice combination.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maekinen.
Maekinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maekinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maekinen misses with a straight left.
Burns jabs Maekinen right on the nose. Maekinen blinks but takes it well.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Maekinen scores with a jab.
Burns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maekinen.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Maekinen.
A big left from Burns misses.
Maekinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maekinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maekinen dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maekinen. That did some damage!
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Maekinen counter with a right hand.
Maekinen missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maekinen misses with a wild combination.
Burns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maekinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Maekinen throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Maekinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maekinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maekinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maekinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Maekinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Maekinen slips the punch.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maekinen.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maekinen.
Maekinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns tries to clinch there but Maekinen circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maekinen looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maekinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns punishes Maekinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Maekinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maekinen as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terppi Maekinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns misses with a low kick as Maekinen jumps back.
Maekinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maekinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Maekinen looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Maekinen throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Burns blocking some punches.
Maekinen slowing the pace effectively.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maekinen smiles and moves away.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maekinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maekinen connects with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maekinen on the side of the head.
Maekinen misses the jab.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maekinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Maekinen.
Maekinen walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Maekinen scores with a body shot.
Maekinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maekinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maekinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns misses with an uppercut. Maekinen saw that one coming.
Maekinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maekinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Maekinen digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Maekinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maekinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maekinen slips under a jab.
Maekinen blocks a jab.
Burns closes the distance but Maekinen moves to the side
and Maekinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maekinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maekinen misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Burns.
Maekinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maekinen throws a combination. Burns tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Maekinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maekinen in his tracks.
Burns is looking to clinch but Maekinen is avoiding it.
Maekinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maekinen defends it nicely.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Maekinen moved out of range.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Maekinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Maekinen misses with a straight left.
Maekinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Maekinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maekinen counters with a two punch combo.
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maekinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maekinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns cracks the inside of Maekinen's front leg.
Maekinen sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maekinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maekinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maekinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Maekinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maekinen.
Maekinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maekinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns dives in and grabs Maekinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maekinen pushes down on Burns's head and hops out.
Burns tries for a takedown but Maekinen circles away easily
and Maekinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maekinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maekinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maekinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Maekinen misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Maekinen misses.
Maekinen thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maekinen thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Maekinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maekinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Burns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Rotundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JAH RASTAFARI (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RASTAFARI has chosen Welcome To Jamrock as his entrance music. JAH RASTAFARI looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenny Rotundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JAH RASTAFARI!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RASTAFARI lands a head kick!
RASTAFARI misses with a head kick.
Rotundo avoids the head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
RASTAFARI can't keep his opponent in guard - Rotundo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
RASTAFARI won't allow Rotundo to pass to mount.
RASTAFARI is not content to let Rotundo control the position.
Rotundo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rotundo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rotundo wants to pass to mount but RASTAFARI is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotundo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rotundo landing punches.
Rotundo cracks RASTAFARI with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rotundo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, RASTAFARI has worked his arm free - good work by RASTAFARI!
Rotundo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rotundo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI is not content to let Rotundo control the position.
Rotundo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but RASTAFARI is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rotundo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. RASTAFARI knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotundo wants to lay and pray for a moment but RASTAFARI keeps working.
Rotundo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rotundo moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotundo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, RASTAFARI has worked his arm free - good work by RASTAFARI!
Rotundo is chipping away with strikes.
Rotundo throws an elbow but RASTAFARI slips to the side and avoids it well.
RASTAFARI parries the strikes from Rotundo easily there. Rotundo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable RASTAFARI to escape.
Rotundo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rotundo lands a decent elbow from side control.
RASTAFARI is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rotundo stands up and beckons RASTAFARI to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Rotundo dominated that round.
That's time! Rotundo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
RASTAFARI tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
RASTAFARI tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RASTAFARI throws a sloppy head kick and Rotundo moves out of range easily.
Rotundo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rotundo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rotundo passes to full mount!
Rotundo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Rotundo.
Rotundo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rotundo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! RASTAFARI has his hands clasped together but Rotundo breaks the hold and RASTAFARI is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Rotundo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Rotundo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Lion - Judas Priest. Richards is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cry me a river - Michael buble. Shane Richards has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Richards!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Richards. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Anderson stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Richards follows into mount!
Anderson is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Anderson has been cut.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Richards postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Anderson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Richards and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Richards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poe Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta comes to the cage accompanied by Devine. Fabio Huerta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Poe Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Huerta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Huerta avoids it well.
Huerta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Edgar both land. Nice combination.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huerta.
Huerta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Edgar's half guard.
Huerta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Huerta is looking for a kimura but Edgar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huerta to get the leverage.
Edgar wants to improve his position but Huerta is controlling well.
Edgar regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar wants to sweep here but Huerta controlling him for the moment.
Huerta tries to free his leg and advance position but Edgar is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Edgar looking for a triangle here. Huerta is fighting it but it looks tight! Edgar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Huerta is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Poe Edgar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Mcnichol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcnichol has chosen AC/DC - Back in Black as his entrance music. Drew Mcnichol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Kesler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Mcnichol!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcnichol tries to clinch there but Kesler circles away.
Mcnichol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcnichol misses the jab.
Kesler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mcnichol!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcnichol tries to buck Kesler off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kesler drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mcnichol! More shots from Kesler and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Kesler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Landsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bare comes to the cage accompanied by Rickrolled. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Charles Landsman enters the cage!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panda Bare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Landsman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landsman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Landsman misses with a hook. Bare ducked under it nicely.
Landsman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bare to the mat! Bare manages to get full guard.
Landsman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Landsman is looking to work some ground and pound but Bare has wrist control.
Landsman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bare is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bare controlling the position.
Landsman wants to pass the guard but Bare is keeping the position.
Landsman stopping the sweep attempt from Bare.
Bare pulls Landsman in close to his closed guard and prevents Landsman from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare has his foot on Landsman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Landsman works his way back into a safe position though.
Landsman preventing the sweep.
Landsman throws and elbow that misses. Bare uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Landsman's guard. Nice move by Bare!
Landsman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Landsman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bare defends well.
Landsman is looking for a triangle but Bare pushes his legs off easily.
Bare tries to free his leg and advance position but Landsman is retaining full guard.
Bare has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landsman keeping moving, preventing Bare from controlling successfully.
Bare drops back looking for a leg! Landsman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Landsman manages to kick Bare off! Bare jumps back into Landsman's guard.
Landsman has his foot on Bare's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bare works his way back into a safe position though.
Bare gets to his feet - Landsman follows without any prompting.
Landsman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landsman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landsman.
Bare tries to stall but Landsman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bare misses with some punches.
Bare is looking to control Landsman's arms but Landsman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bare has his back to the cage.
Landsman lands with a right to the head.
Bare tries to throw a body punch but Landsman avoids it by throwing Bare back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bare - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bare.
Landsman works on Bare's body with a couple of short punches.
Landsman prevents a body shot from Bare.
Bare gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Landsman.
Landsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bare swings wildly with an uppercut but Landsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landsman lands with a right to the head.
Landsman cracks Bare with a nice body shot.
Bare is breathing heavily.
Bare stalling in the clinch but Landsman improves position.
Landsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Landsman lands a body punch.
Landsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Landsman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Landsman pushes off an throws an elbow but Bare leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Landsman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landsman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Landsman is working Bare over against the cage.
Landsman is working Bare over against the cage.
Bare blocks the elbow strike.
Landsman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bare backwards.
Bare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landsman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bares head.
Landsman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landsman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Landsman.
Landsman gets through Bare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Landsman trying to land knees to the body.
Landsman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bare's defenses.
It looks like Panda Bare has been cut.
Landsman blocks a body shot from Bare.
Landsman lands a right hand.
Landsman lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landsman scores with a shoulder strike.
Landsman blocks an uppercut.
Landsman scores with a hook to the body.
Landsman lands an uppercut.
Landsman scores with a hook to the body.
Landsman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Landsman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Panda Bare's cut.
That's time! Bare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bare on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bare misses with a low kick.
Bare drops his hands momentarily and Landsman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Landsman misses with a hook. Bare ducked under it nicely.
Landsman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bare.
Landsman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bare counters with a straight right hand.
Bare throws a shot from downtown. Landsman moves away and avoids it.
Landsman ducks under a wild hook from Bare.
Bare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bare scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bare looks to score with a jab to the body but Landsman is just out of range.
Landsman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Landsman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bare misses with a hook. Landsman ducked under it nicely.
Bare lands a nice hook to Landsman's body. Landsman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Landsman avoids the head kick by Bare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare connects with a good right hand that stumbles Landsman. Landsman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danga de danga de dang - Landsman scores with a four punch combination!
Landsman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Landsman misses its intended target.
Bare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Landsman is breathing heavily.
Bare throws a series of strikes that have Landsman backpedaling.
Bare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Panda Bare is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landsman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bare.
Landsman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Landsman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bare scores with a sloppy right hand. Landsman should have avoided that one.
Bare misses with a straight left.
Jab by Bare.
Bare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bare swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Landsman.
Landsman avoids the body shot from Bare.
Landsman doesn't manage to clinch there - Bare circles away.
Bare misses with a wild combination.
Landsman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bare.
Landsman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Landsman misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Bare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Landsman misses.
Bare lands with a right hand.
Landsman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bare.
Landsman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bare moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Charles Landsman has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landsman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bare.
Landsman slips under a jab from Bare.
Landsman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bare at a distance.
Bare throws a combination that misses
and Landsman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bare scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landsman in his tracks.
Panda Bare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bare throws out a loose jab but Landsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bare misses with a wild body shot.
Bare lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bare misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bare finds it's way through Landsman's defenses.
Landsman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bare misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Bare misses
and Landsman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Landsman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bare throws a sloppy body shot
and Landsman counters with a left to the body.
Landsman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landsman moves in looking to clinch but Bare pushes him off.
Landsman tries to move into range but Bare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Landsman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bare throws a looping overhand right but Landsman ducks down to avoid it.
Landsman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Landsman moves out of range as Bare strikes.
Landsman avoids the body shot from Bare.
Bare cracks a nice hook into Landsman's ribs.
Landsman throws a hook to the side of Bare's head but Bare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bare scores with a nice strike.
Bare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landsman moves away.
Bare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Landsman has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Bare dominated that second 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bare throws a combination that misses
and Landsman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Landsman defending well as Bare loads up on a big left hand.
Landsman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bare throws a combination that misses
and Landsman counters with a takedown into side control.
Landsman works to advance to full mount. Bare defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Landsman looking to finish with strikes here!
Bare tries to hold on but Landsman postures up.
Landsman lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landsman looking to control but Bare is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Landsman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Landsman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landsman avoids the attempt from Bare to control.
Landsman prevents Bare from getting the reversal.
Landsman working Bare over with strikes here.
Bare gets back to half guard.
Landsman wants to pass the guard but Bare is defending well.
Landsman working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bare wants to get back to full guard.
Landsman passes to full mount!
Bare is squirming around, avoiding Landsman's attempts to control the action.
Landsman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bare kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Landsman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Landsman controlling the position easily from mount.
Landsman dominating with strikes here.
Landsman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bare wants to hold on but Landsman pushes him away.
Landsman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landsman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bare is looking to get to half guard.
Landsman wants to control the pace but Bare is squirming around nicely.
Bare tries to hold on but Landsman postures up.
Landsman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Landsman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Landsman 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Landsman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astra comes to the cage accompanied by Once in a Lifetime. Mark Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Amadeus Astra's chin.
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25
162 lbs
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160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadeus Astra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Astra.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astra circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Astra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Brown is not content to let Astra control the position.
Astra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Astra thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Astra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Astra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Astra wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Astra prevents Brown from standing back up.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Astra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Astra is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown is looking to escape.
Astra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown defending well as Astra loads up on a big left hand.
Astra misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Astra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Astra pinned against the cage. Astra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Astra misses with a series of wild punches.
Astra throws a combination that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Astra misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Astra.
Astra shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Astra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Astra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Astra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Astra is rocked!
Astra shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Astra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh Astra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amadeus Astra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astra is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Astra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Astra.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astra throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Astra seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown throws a series of punches but Astra avoids them all with ease.
Astra closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Astra pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Astra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Astra.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Astra throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Astra misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Astra.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Astra moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Astra which made him look bad.
Amadeus Astra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Astra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
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 Amadeus Astra will probably get the nod.
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.
Astra lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown slips a jab from Astra.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Astra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Astra misses with a looping right.
Astra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Astra fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Astra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Astra wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown wants to stand but Astra is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Astra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Astra has escaped and now he's on top!
Brown working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Astra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Astra slips nicely into half guard.
Brown throws a strike from the bottom but Astra passes into side control!
Astra tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Astra trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Astra scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Astra's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Astra cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Astra has knee on belly momentarily but Brown bucks him off and regains half guard.
Astra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Astra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Astra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Still in half guard, Astra seems content to control.
Astra thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Astra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Astra trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Astra 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.
Astra looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Astra is controlling Brown's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Astra dominated that second round.
That's time! Astra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown slips under a jab from Astra.
Astra connects with the punch.
Astra works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Astra lands with a shot to the body.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Astra throws out the jab.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Astra.
Astra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Astra.
Astra misses the jab.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown slips a straight right by Astra.
Astra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Astra checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Amadeus Astra is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Astra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown scores with a one two! Astra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Astra blocks a head kick by Brown.
Astra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Astra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Astra lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astra connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra lands a body shot.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Astra had a free shot at his head there.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Astra.
Astra misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amadeus Astra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Astra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Astra tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Astra to the ground. Astra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Astra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Astra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Astra backing up. Astra nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Astra misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Astra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Astra has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Amadeus Astra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Astra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mark Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadeus Astra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Astra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadeus Astra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzevad Poturak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Eld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poturak comes to the cage accompanied by Janičar. Dzevad Poturak had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dzevad Poturak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Eld!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eld cracks Poturak with an open hand slap.
It looks like Dzevad Poturak has been cut.
Poturak tries to bum rush Eld with a series of wild strikes but Eld uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eld. Poturak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eld lands a body shot.
Eld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poturak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eld slaps away a takedown attempt from Poturak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poturak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eld but Eld pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eld throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Poturak to counter with a crisp jab.
Eld lands a left and a right that send Poturak crashing to the mat, dazed. Eld thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Eld will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poturak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Poturak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poturak not doing much here.
Eld is trying to maintain the position but Poturak is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poturak looking for a submission but Eld manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Poturak wants to control from the top but Eld keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poturak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Poturak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Eld dives on top into guard.
Eld got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poturak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eld has managed to get both his arms back between Poturak's legs - danger averted.
Poturak has his foot on Eld's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eld works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eld wanted to stand there but Poturak had control of the position.
Poturak working a defensive guard here.
Poturak is looking for a triangle but Eld pushes his legs off easily.
Poturak trying to keep a closed guard but Eld is proving a slippery customer.
Poturak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eld gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poturak looking for a sweep. Not yet Poturak, not yet.
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.
Poturak throws his legs up looking for a submission but Eld uses it to pass to side control.
Poturak trying his best to control but Eld has mounted him.
Eld controlling the pace for now.
Eld wants to control the pace but Poturak is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Eld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dzevad Poturak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poturak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eld lands with a nice combination. Poturak backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Eld. No joy for Poturak on that attempt.
Poturak has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzevad Poturak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poturak misses with a shot to the body
and Eld counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poturak just misses with a punch to the body.
Eld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eld swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poturak counters with a single leg into guard. Eld didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eld has Poturak pulled in close to control his posture.
Eld keeping moving, preventing Poturak from controlling successfully.
Poturak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eld is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eld can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eld is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eld keeping moving, preventing Poturak from controlling successfully.
Poturak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poturak drops back looking for a leg! Eld is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eld manages to kick Poturak off! Poturak jumps back into Eld's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eld lands with an uppercut that bounces Poturak off the cage and back into rage.
Poturak with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Eld counter with a right hand.
Eld misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eld!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eld.
Eld misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eld will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poturak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eld really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poturak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poturak trying to pass the guard but Eld defending well.
Poturak is looking for a kimura here.
Poturak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poturak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eld is looking to escape.
Poturak is trying to take his opponent's back.
Poturak looking to control but Eld is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poturak wants to take Eld's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Eld showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dzevad Poturak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Poturak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eld was covering up waiting for the punch and Poturak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Poturak trying to control the position from guard on top but Eld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poturak is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Eld is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Eld has escaped and now he's on top!
Poturak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eld is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eld stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poturak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poturak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eld wants to control from the top but Poturak keeps moving.
Eld postures up.
Arthur Eld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eld trying to stand up but can't free himself from Poturak's guard.
Poturak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eld misses the shot to the body.
Arthur Eld is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poturak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Eld!
Poturak has hold of Eld's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Eld manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poturak is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Eld is surviving well by controlling Poturak's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eld wants to hold on but Poturak pushes him away.
Poturak is working for a guillotine from mount but Eld frees his head quite easily.
Poturak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eld is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poturak looking to control but Eld is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dzevad Poturak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poturak is looking to work his way around to Eld's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dzevad Poturak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poturak trying to control but Eld is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eld really wants to buck Poturak off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dzevad Poturak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eld 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Eld!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Clark cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Clark throws a good cross that connects.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark misses the jab.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark slips a straight right by Hall.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Clark digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Clark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clark lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall scores with a jab. Clark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall wants to clinch
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark tries to clinch up.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Clark does it's job there.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Clark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Clark.
Hall throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into rage.
Clark connects with a crisp jab.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clark throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Hall misses.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Hall misses with a combination
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids the body shot from Hall.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall lands a head shot.
Clark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall looks gassed!
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Clark's defenses.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Clark connects with a jab.
Clark thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Clark lands a jab to the head.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark staying out of range there.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
Clark cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Clark's head back.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall jabs at Clark's body.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Clark misses the body punch
and Hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Hall lunges at Clark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clark's hand.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark thumps Hall with a low kick.
Hall slips a jab from Clark.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hank Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall misses with a jab to the body
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark jabs at Hall's body.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall avoids the body shot from Clark.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Joe Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark misses the jab.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Clark.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Clark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall misses with a combination
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark avoids the body shot from Hall.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Nice shot by Clark.
Clark takes the fight into the clinch.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark staying out of range there.
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A shot to de liver by Clark. Beautiful body shot.
Clark throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clark.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Clark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Clark digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into rage.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clark lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark'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.
Clark connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall cracks the inside of Clark's front leg.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Clark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
Clark lands with a right hand.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws a good cross that connects.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Clark misses with a combination
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
Clark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark sizes up Hall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall with a jab.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clark cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Clark wants to clinch.
Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark works the jab nicely.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
A big right from Clark misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Jab by Clark.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Hall misses with a combination
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Clark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark had his way with Hank Hall in that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
That's time! 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.
Hall misses with a double jab.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Clark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall misses with the combination.
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clark clobbers Hall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clark clobbers Hall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice shot by Clark.
Clark misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Clark thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and Hall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Hall slips a straight right by Clark.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Clark - just one landing.
Hall staying out of range there.
Clark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Clark slips a jab from Hall.
Nice cross by Hall.
Hall jabs at Clark's body.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Clark throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall lands with a good body shot.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hank Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Clark throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Clark digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall checks a low kick from Clark.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Clark throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Clark!
Joe Clark retains his light heavyweight title!
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