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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quiet Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Din Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Epic - Faith No More. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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17 - 20 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quiet Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Din Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Quiet Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey wants to clinch up but Yaj keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Monkey.
Monkey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yaj defends well and Monkey ends up having to push Yaj into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Yaj is out of range.
Yaj throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Monkey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yaj tries to avoid it but Monkey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yaj to the ground. Yaj escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monkey tries to close the distance and clinch but Yaj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Monkey does it's job there.
Yaj punishes Monkey's body with a nice straight punch.
Monkey tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quiet Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monkey throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yaj counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Monkey. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj sizes up Monkey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monkey misses with the combination.
Monkey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Yaj's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Monkey throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Yaj lands a left and a right that send Monkey crashing to the mat, dazed. Yaj thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Quiet Monkey has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yaj duly obliges.
Monkey is rocked!
Yaj throws an overhand right that has Monkey reeling! Yaj follows up with more punches and Monkey is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Din Yaj!
Din Yaj thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lituation-Fabolous kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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45
195 lbs
32 - 17 - 0 |
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204 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Cox!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cox.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cox defends it nicely.
Cox misses with a head kick.
Wilkins avoids the head kick by Cox.
Wilkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilkins somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkins throws a hook but Cox blocks it.
Cox tries to counter with a clinch but Wilkins shakes him off and moves away.
Wilkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cox was covering up waiting for the punch and Wilkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins content to stall in guard here.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cox has his hands on Wilkins's head, controlling the position.
Wilkins postures up.
Wilkins is working Cox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkins 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.
Wilkins trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cox pulls Wilkins in close to prevent any damage.
Wilkins cracks Cox with a solid left hand.
Cox is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilkins wants to pass the guard but Cox is keeping the position.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cox trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilkins avoids the head kick by Cox.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilkins.
You can see the frustration on Cox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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 Andy Wilkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wilkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilkins with a nice cross.
Cox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wilkins's head.
Wilkins steps into range and cracks Cox with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Cox flops backwards and Wilkins dives into his guard looking to finish!
Cox is rocked!
Wilkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cox can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cox is still in real trouble! Can Wilkins finish him?
Cox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wilkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cox is trying to keep Wilkins in close.
Wilkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilkins is fighting to break Cox's control of his arms but Cox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wilkins lands a couple of elbows.
Wilkins lands a couple of elbows.
Cox wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wilkins is now in half guard.
Cox wants to control but Wilkins passes into side.
Check out the look on Wilkins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cox is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wilkins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wilkins is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Cox goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Wilkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andy Wilkins!
An out of breath Andy Wilkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Reuben Cox stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yo girl likes to rub my cox, fag!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Donnell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anti by Mayhem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
191 lbs
33 - 20 - 0 |
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194 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
Harvey throws a combination that misses
enabling O Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
O Donnell connects with a looping right hand.
O Donnell walks into a left hand.
O Donnell slips a straight right by Harvey.
Harvey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harvey tried to score with a low kick but O Donnell checks it.
O Donnell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Harvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harvey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harvey misses with a body punch
letting O Donnell counter with a right hand.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but O Donnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey scores with a decent looking hook.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
O Donnell throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
O Donnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnell throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harvey! But no joy.
O Donnell throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donnell drops his hands momentarily and Harvey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Donnell misses with a straight right.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey tries to bum rush O Donnell with a series of wild strikes but O Donnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Donnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Donnell with a body shot.
Harvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Donnell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as O Donnell blocks the low kick.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy.
O Donnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell connects with a body shot.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Harvey misses.
Harvey throws a jab when O Donnell was well out of range.
O Donnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Donnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Donnell avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of O Donnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Donnell jabs Harvey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Donnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey throws a hook but O Donnell avoids it easily.
O Donnell misses the jab.
Harvey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
Harvey lands a jab to the nose.
O Donnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Donnell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh O Donnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Donnell leaves his chin hanging out and Harvey seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! O Donnell crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Harvey!
A very excited looking Sean Harvey rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Пачка сигар. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
39 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Halo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hero blocks the body kick.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo throws a low kick, looking for Hero's leg but Hero calmly moves out of range.
Hero scores with a jab to the body.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hero lands with a slapping head kick.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Hero works Halo's body with a nice hook.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hero is looking for a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hero.
Halo counters with a body kick.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Hero throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hero.
Hero blocks a jab.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
Hero defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Hero misses with a looping left.
Hero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo tries to clinch
and Hero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Halo clinches up against the cage.
Hero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hero is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hero prevents a body shot from Halo.
Hero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Hero is controlling him.
Hero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halo up against the cage.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero has Halo pressed against the cage, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hero manages to break the clinch.
Hero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halo avoids the body shot from Hero.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hero blocks a jab.
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Hero breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Hero sees coming a mile off.
Halo throws a leg kick but Hero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halo moves away from the strike by Hero.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Hero blocks the leg kick.
Hero connects with a jab.
Halo tries a low kick but Hero avoids it.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hero can pounce on him.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Hero throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hero's hands.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Hero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hero counters with a stiff right hand.
Hero moves into range and clinches up with Halo.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo working aggressively here.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero prevents a body shot from Halo.
Hero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hero throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero blocks a jab.
Hero appears to be looking for a big counter.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Hero in a clinch.
Hero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hero appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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 Rainbow Hero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hero lands with a hook. Halo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hero pushes Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo is rocked!
Halo is leaning against Hero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hero.
Halo can't break the clinch.
Hero looking to stall.
Hero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero blocks an uppercut.
Hero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
A bit of stalling here from Hero.
Hero wants to stall.
Hero tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hero throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hero slips a jab from Halo.
Halo connects with the punch.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.
Hero lands a head shot.
Halo misses the jab.
Hero checks a low kick from Halo.
Hero misses with a hook.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Hero throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Halo tenderised Hero's leg. Hero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Hero.
As Hero backs off Halo throws a huge counter combo but Hero manages to avoid it all.
Halo throws a hook but Hero avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hero clinches with his opponent.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Hero counters with a left to the body.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo throws a low kick but Hero avoids it.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hero checks it well.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hero misses with a double jab.
Halo tries to move into range but Hero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo clinches with his opponent.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo working hard to break the clinch.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hero lands an uppercut.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Hero.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hero.
Hero is trying to maintain a safe position but Halo gets an underhook and turns Hero into the cage.
A short right from Halo on the inside.
Hero tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hero blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo can't break the clinch.
Hero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rainbow Hero is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hero.
Halo works over Hero's head and body with a nice combination.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo moves away from the strike by Hero.
Hero scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rainbow Hero will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hero staying out of range there.
Halo thumps Hero with a low kick.
Hero lands a jab to the nose.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Hero clinches with his opponent.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halo tries a body shot but Hero blocks it.
Hero has Halo pressed against the cage, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Hero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halo is trying to break free.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Hero closes the distance and clinches.
Halo misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halo as Hero tries to tie him up.
Rainbow Hero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Halo.
Halo misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Hero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hero stalling against the cage.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Hero controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hero controls his hands.
Hero misses with a body punch.
Halo working aggressively here.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero lands a shoulder strike.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Hero manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero blocks a low kick nicely.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hero moves away from the strike by Halo.
Hero lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Hero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halo.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a jab. Hero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hero finish him?
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Hero moves away and avoids it.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hero lands a left and a right that sends Halo crashing to the canvas! Hero dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo prevents Hero from taking his back.
Hero unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Halo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hero celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainbow Hero!
A relieved looking Rainbow Hero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhengtao Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zhengtao Wei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wei misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wei.
A head kick misses from Wei.
Wei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wei moves away from the strike by Williams.
Wei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Wei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Zhengtao Wei has been cut.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams cracks Wei with a good jab.
Williams scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wei avoids the body shot from Williams.
Wei moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Wei slams his shin into Williams's torso.
Williams defending well as Wei loads up on a big left hand.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wei with a body shot.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wei slips a jab from Williams.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wei throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wei manages to avoid it.
Wei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wei throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wei throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams takes a swing at Wei's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei misses with a looping left.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Wei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wei misses with a two punch combination.
Wei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wei was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Wei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
Wei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams is looking to stand up but Wei isn't so interested in that idea.
Wei controlling from the top position.
Wei with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wei.
Wei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Wei from controlling successfully.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wei postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wei scores with a jab to the body.
Williams misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Wei counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Williams throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Wei ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Wei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Wei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Wei lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Wei avoids the body shot from Williams.
Wei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Wei attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wei moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Wei ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws the left hand but Wei avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Carter Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zhengtao Wei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams swings for the body but Wei moves out of range.
Williams jabs Wei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Wei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wei lands a brutal head kick. Williams looks out on his feet and Wei throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Zhengtao Wei!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
33 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le tries to move into range but Gregorovitsj moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boris Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le moves into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gregorovitsj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Le avoiding damage as Gregorovitsj throws knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gregorovitsj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregorovitsj scores a nice knee to the body.
Le takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gregorovitsj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gregorovitsj scores a nice knee to the body.
Le looks winded!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gregorovitsj as Le tries to tie him up.
Le looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to pull guard but Gregorovitsj holds him up against the cage and eventually Le drops back down to his feet.
Boris Gregorovitsj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cung Le.
Le manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gregorovitsj controlling from the top position.
Gregorovitsj looking to pass the guard.
Gregorovitsj is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Le wants to sweep here but Gregorovitsj controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gregorovitsj tests Le's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gregorovitsj throws a push kick but Le slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws a chopping leg kick but Le manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab, jab by Gregorovitsj - just one landing.
Gregorovitsj moves into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice knee to the body.
Le tries for a takedown but Gregorovitsj manages to get underhooks.
Gregorovitsj is working Le over against the cage.
Gregorovitsj misses with an elbow over the top.
Le working aggressively here.
Gregorovitsj misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gregorovitsj throws an elbow but misses.
Le blocks the elbow strike.
Gregorovitsj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Gregorovitsj working Le over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregorovitsj.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow that stopped Le in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gregorovitsj lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj pushes Le back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gregorovitsj just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Le takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gregorovitsj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Le in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gregorovitsj scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Cung Le's cut even more.
Gregorovitsj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gregorovitsj lands with a short shot to the head.
Gregorovitsj pushes off an throws an elbow but Le leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregorovitsj misses with a knee strike.
Gregorovitsj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le is defending well for now.
Le takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Gregorovitsj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gregorovitsj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters circling a little - Gregorovitsj finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gregorovitsj keeps the fight on the outside.
Gregorovitsj keeps the fight on the outside.
Gregorovitsj tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Le manages to circle out of the way.
Gregorovitsj throws a head kick that misses.
Gregorovitsj throws a sloppy head kick
letting Le counter with a right hand.
Gregorovitsj lands a high kick!
No joy there for Gregorovitsj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice takedown defense from Gregorovitsj. No joy for Le on that attempt.
Gregorovitsj fires out a quick counter leg kick but Le just manages to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj moves into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow that stopped Le in his tracks for a moment.
Gregorovitsj misses with the head strike.
Boris Gregorovitsj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Le blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le has Gregorovitsj pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gregorovitsj manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gregorovitsj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gregorovitsj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Gregorovitsj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Gregorovitsj, against the cage.
Gregorovitsj scores with a shoulder strike.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice uppercut.
Gregorovitsj missing with knees to the body.
Le breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le is breathing heavily.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le tries to clinch up but Gregorovitsj circles away and keeps his distance.
Boris Gregorovitsj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gregorovitsj circles away.
Gregorovitsj tries to counter by clinching up but Le breaks away and moves out of range.
Boris Gregorovitsj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cung Le.
Le walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gregorovitsj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gregorovitsj connects with a solid leg kick.
Gregorovitsj lands with an overhand left.
Gregorovitsj looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Gregorovitsj backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Le's temple! It sends Le violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Gregorovitsj celebrates and the doctors try to help Le!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Boris Gregorovitsj!
A victorious Boris Gregorovitsj thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Born Slippy. Long has chosen The Anthem by Onra as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
42 - 27 - 1 |
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39
195 lbs
33 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long lands with a thumping leg kick.
Long lands with a cross.
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco blocks a body shot from Long.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Long swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Long.
Franco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Long lands.
Long misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Franco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franco throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franco walks forward, straight into a front kick from Long.
A jab from Long does it's job there.
Long pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Long settles back down.
Franco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Long swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Long works Franco's body with a nice hook.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Franco is looking to counter punch.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Long scores with a jab to the head.
Long has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Franco is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Franco slips under a jab from Long.
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franco trying to stall but Long improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco avoids a kick to the body.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long clinches.
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Long darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Long lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franco doesn't seem phased though.
Long scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Long.
Long keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Long getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
Long lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
Franco closes the distance and pushes Long back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Franco tries to tie him up.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long looking to stall.
Franco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franco wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long leaning against his opponent.
Long tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Franco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Long tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco blocks a body shot from Long.
Long scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Long darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Franco is rocked!
Franco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Long throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franco. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franco misses with a head kick.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Franco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Long.
Long lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Franco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Long fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Franco on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco moves into the clinch successfully.
Long slowing the pace effectively.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Long.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco lands a body shot.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Franco moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
Long throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Long lands a jab to the nose.
How Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Long controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long landing some decent shots from guard.
Long trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
Franco pulls Long in close to his closed guard and prevents Long from doing any damage or advancing position.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but Franco has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Long sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Long throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
Long moves into range and clinches up with Franco.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Long breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Franco blocks the leg kick.
Franco walks forward, straight into a front kick from Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco walks into a stiff left hand from Long.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
Long shoots in but no luck this time.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Long clinches up with Franco and pushes him back against the cage.
Long just leaning against Franco, taking a breather.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long tries to clinch but Franco is having none of it.
Long shoots in and bounces Franco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Franco managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
How Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long cracks Franco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Franco misses the target.
Long swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Long throws a leg kick but Franco moved away.
Long pushes Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
How Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
Long cracks Franco with a nice body shot.
Long lands a body punch.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Long effectively controlling the action here.
Long pushes Franco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
Long wants a takedown.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franco's waist but Franco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
How Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Long takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Long turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Long - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Begbie Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Long lands with a right to the head.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Long gets an underhook and turns Franco into the cage.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Long is keeping busy.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
It looks like How Long has been cut.
Franco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Long - just one landing.
Long scores with the left hand. Franco knows he should have avoided that one.
Long checks a leg kick nicely.
Long drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Franco pushes Long off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long connects with a leg kick. Franco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Long tenderised Franco's leg. Franco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Long gets a double leg takedown into Franco's guard.
Franco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Long has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
A relieved looking How Long thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa comes to the cage accompanied by Candy by Robbie Williams. The crowd seem to be enjoying Asztalos's choice of entrance music: Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silsa tests Asztalos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silsa defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Silsa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asztalos throws a leg kick but Silsa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silsa scores with a jab to the body.
Silsa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asztalos tries to land a front kick but Silsa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asztalos.
Silsa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asztalos lands a leg kick that knocks Silsa off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut lands for Asztalos. That snapped Silsa's head back.
Asztalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silsa.
Silsa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asztalos lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos punishes Silsa's body with a nice straight punch.
Silsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Asztalos jabs Silsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asztalos.
Silsa throws out a loose jab but Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asztalos scores with a punch to the head.
Silsa misses with a combination
and Asztalos counters with a nice body kick.
Silsa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asztalos manages to avoid it.
Silsa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Asztalos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asztalos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asztalos ducks under a wild hook from Silsa.
Asztalos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Silsa throws a right hand that misses
and Asztalos counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos lands a jab to the nose.
Asztalos cracks Silsa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silsa misses with a double jab.
Silsa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silsa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asztalos.
Silsa lands a nice shot to the body.
Silsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silsa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asztalos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asztalos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silsa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silsa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silsa throws an off balance right hand
and Asztalos counters with a stiff right hand.
Asztalos lands a front kick.
Asztalos with a nice cross.
Asztalos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos lands a nice shot that snaps Silsa's head back.
Silsa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silsa throws out the jab.
Asztalos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asztalos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asztalos.
Asztalos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asztalos takes a swing at Silsa's ribcage but misses.
Silsa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asztalos counters with a straight right hand.
Asztalos connects with a right hand. Silsa shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asztalos. Asztalos obviously looking to wear him down.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
Silsa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Asztalos lands with a hook. Silsa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asztalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos throws a leg kick which misses Silsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Silsa tries to avoid it.
Asztalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Silsa moves out of range.
Silsa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Asztalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silsa.
A big left from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Silsa to counter with a crisp jab.
Asztalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silsa.
Silsa throws a body punch but Asztalos moves out of range.
Asztalos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silsa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asztalos is rocked!
Silsa fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Asztalos square on the jaw! Damn, Asztalos is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Alex Asztalos had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildstein comes to the cage accompanied by Bring It On. Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Arshnoor Singh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
47 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, JD Wildstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildstein lands a jab.
Wildstein cracks Singh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wildstein looks to throw a body kick
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wildstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Wildstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Singh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wildstein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wildstein.
Singh moves out of range of the leg kick from Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wildstein misses with a left hand
and Singh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singh thumps Wildstein with a low kick.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Wildstein misses the target.
Wildstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Wildstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wildstein.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Singh as Wildstein shoots in.
Singh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wildstein slips under a jab from Singh.
An inside leg kick lands from Wildstein.
Wildstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
A jab from Singh does it's job there.
Wildstein throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Wildstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Wildstein misses
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh checks a leg kick nicely.
Singh cracks Wildstein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Singh throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein is looking to chop away at Singh's legs.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
Wildstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Singh throws a push kick but Wildstein slaps the foot to one side.
Singh connects with a jab.
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wildstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wildstein misses with a combination
and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wildstein scores with a nice head shot.
Wildstein avoids the body shot from Singh.
Wildstein throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wildstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wildstein misses with a looping right.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wildstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Wildstein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wildstein moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wildstein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Singh blocks the body kick.
Wildstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wildstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh throws a leg kick but Wildstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wildstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Singh lands a head kick. Wildstein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wildstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wildstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Wildstein thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Singh if he has to take too many more of those.
Wildstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Wildstein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wildstein. Wildstein obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein tries to score with a low kick but Singh moves his leg out of the way.
Wildstein blocks a head kick by Singh.
Singh lands with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Wildstein.
Wildstein checks a low kick from Singh.
Wildstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wildstein explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wildstein at a distance.
Singh digs a good hook to Wildstein's body.
Wildstein is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
Wildstein lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot.
Singh feints and then cracks Wildstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wildstein down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wildstein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Singh will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from Wildstein misses the target.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Wildstein is out of range.
Singh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh tries to score with a low kick but Wildstein moves his leg out of the way.
Singh defending well as Wildstein loads up on a big left hand.
Wildstein throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh thinks about the counter body kick.
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wildstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wildstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wildstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Wildstein moved out of range.
Jab by Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Singh delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wildstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wildstein somewhat.
Wildstein tries to land a leg kick but Singh saw it coming and moves away.
Wildstein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wildstein slips under a jab from Singh.
Wildstein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Singh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh is looking to regain half guard here but Wildstein keeps moving and retains side control.
Singh pushes Wildstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wildstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Singh wants to control but Wildstein postures up.
Singh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wildstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Singh being controlled for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wildstein throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Wildstein stalls from top position.
Singh tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh taking a bit of punishment here - Wildstein scoring with strikes.
Wildstein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singh has escaped the position, nice work there.
Singh manages to get back to half guard.
Wildstein thows a huge punch but Singh dodges it nicely.
Wildstein wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it.
Wildstein is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Singh is concentrating on defense, preventing Wildstein from advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Singh throws a head kick but Wildstein moves out of range.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wildstein rather than just go for the knockout.
Wildstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.
Wildstein throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
Wildstein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wildstein. Wildstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Wildstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wildstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Wildstein slips a straight right by Singh.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Wildstein finds it's target.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Wildstein throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Singh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that JD Wildstein will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wildstein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Singh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wildstein 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.
Wildstein won't allow Singh to sweep him here.
Wildstein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wildstein is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Wildstein from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh seems keen to control Wildstein's posture.
Wildstein postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Singh wants to stand but Wildstein is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Wildstein is just out of range.
Wildstein is looking to counter punch.
Wildstein swings widly with a right hand
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Wildstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Wildstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Singh throws a right hand that Wildstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Wildstein also avoids with ease.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Wildstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wildstein appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Singh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wildstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wildstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wildstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wildstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wildstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wildstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wildstein with a hook.
Wildstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wildstein wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Wildstein throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wildstein is in Singh's guard.
Wildstein stops Singh from standing up.
Wildstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh trying to keep a closed guard but Wildstein is proving a slippery customer.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Wildstein is having none of it.
Singh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wildstein's guard.
Wildstein controlling Singh's posture.
Singh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Wildstein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Singh's guard.
Wildstein postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Wildstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wildstein cracks Singh with a solid left hand.
JD Wildstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wildstein throws an elbow that misses. Singh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wildstein's guard. Nice move by Singh!
Wildstein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh wants to control from the top but Wildstein keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
JD Wildstein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wildstein 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donnelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Donnelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly lands an overhand right.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Little closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little tries to clinch but Donnelly is having none of it.
Donnelly tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donnelly moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Donnelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donnelly stalls.
Donnelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Little moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little is looking to clinch but Donnelly is avoiding it.
Donnelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Little.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donnelly tried to score with a low kick but Little checks it.
Little takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Little misses.
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Little's coach down at Gym of the Gods was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Little's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Donnelly pushes him off.
Little cracks Donnelly with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Little takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a straight left.
Little on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the head.
Little cracks Donnelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Little wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Little misses the jab.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Donnelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donnelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut.
Donnelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donnelly punishes Little's body with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly misses with a right hand
and Little counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Little.
Little misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly.
Little misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little staying out of range there.
Little throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Little.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little tries to clinch up.
Donnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Donnelly.
Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Little throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donnelly on the side of the head.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donnelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donnelly swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Donnelly gets tackled into the cage by Little. Little maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donnelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Little.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Little on the inside.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donnelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Little throws a body shot but no joy.
Little misses with a left hand
and Donnelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donnelly wants to slow Little down by chopping away at his legs.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Little misses with the head strike.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donnelly walks into a stiff left hand from Little.
Little drops his hands momentarily and Donnelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Little tries to clinch but Donnelly moves away
letting Donnelly counter with a right hand.
Little tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Little wants to clinch.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donnelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly thows a body kick. Little tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Donnelly pushes him off.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donnelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnelly digs a right hand underneath Little's ribcage. Little let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
Donnelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Little.
Donnelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little blocking some punches.
Little misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Little creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Little goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little lands with a left to the head.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donnelly jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donnelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Little wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little moves out of range of the body kick from Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Donnelly pushes him off.
Donnelly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donnelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Donnelly.
Donnelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Little thuds his right hand into Donnelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donnelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little moves to clinch but Donnelly breaks away
and Donnelly counters with a series of strikes. Little will be more careful next time no doubt.
Little moves forwards but Donnelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Little is rocked!
Donnelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him?
Donnelly drops Little with a big left hand! Little is injured, injured bad! Donnelly jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '*to audience* Who liked what they saw here tonight? Who wants to see more fights like this?! I bring the heat, I bring the pain, NO ONE CAN STAND WITH ME!!!!!'.
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