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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Din Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman's entrance music is Breathe. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Din Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Yaj takes a swing at Redman's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
Redman lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Yaj scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Redman scores with a jab to the body.
Redman throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Redman fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Redman does no damage.
Redman connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redman misses with a left hand
and Yaj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaj looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Redman drops Yaj with a naaaaasty hook - Yaj is in real trouble here! Redman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JT Redman!
After the fight, JT Redman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
39 - 26 - 0 |
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192 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo checks a low kick from Guns.
Guns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Guns moves away and avoids it.
Guns throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guns steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo cracks Guns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Guns is trying to counter with his kicks.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guns misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Guns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo throws the left hand but Guns avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Guns misses with a hook
and Halo counters with a low kick, right behind Guns 's knee.
Good leg kick by Guns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Guns counters with a thumping low kick.
Halo lands a jab.
Halo blocks a head kick by Guns.
Guns checks a low kick from Halo.
Guns slips a straight right by Halo.
Halo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Guns.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns lands with a kick to the ribs.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Guns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halo counters with a two punch combo.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Halo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guns manages to avoid it.
Guns misses with a low kick.
Halo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guns sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Halo to the ground! Guns dives into full mount looking to finish!
Halo is rocked!
Halo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Guns tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oh Halo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guns unloads with some shots from mount but Halo bucks and avoids them well.
Guns unloads with some shots from mount but Halo bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to take Halo's back here but Halo is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Guns mounts Halo! Really nice guard pass there!
Guns wants to take his opponent's back but Halo doesn't allow it.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Guns is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Halo is in real trouble.
Halo is keeping busy.
Guns is persistently looking for the submission but Halo is defending it well.
Halo tries to roll but Guns sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with an elbow to the head.
Guns has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Guns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guns controls the action.
Guns has the hooks in. Halo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Guns not allowing Halo to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Halo is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Guns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halo looks to throw the jab but Guns is out of range.
Guns throws a leg kick that misses.
Guns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Halo misses.
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Guns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guns staying out of range there.
Halo misses the jab.
Guns throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Guns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Guns checks a leg kick nicely.
Guns lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Guns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Guns's shoulder, as Guns tries to avoid the shot.
Halo with a jab.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Guns checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guns.
Halo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guns just manages to avoid it.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guns.
Guns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guns moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Guns scores with a nice right hand.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Guns counters with an outside leg kick.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guns moves away.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Guns lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guns is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Guns.
Halo misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Guns.
It looked like Halo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guns.
Halo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guns.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guns scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo wants to slow Guns down by chopping away at his legs.
Guns lands with a kick to the temple. Halo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guns can pounce on him.
Guns connects with a high kick.
Halo is looking to chop away at Guns's legs.
Halo blocks a head kick by Guns.
Guns moves away from the strike by Halo.
Guns lands a brutal head kick. Halo looks out on his feet and Guns throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Big Guns!
Our winner, Big Guns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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41
266 lbs
37 - 16 - 0 |
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245 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Force!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ventura misses with some punches.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Ventura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Force pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ventura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Ventura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Force's coach down at Cozad MMA Montreal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Force's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Force lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ventura lands a shoulder strike.
Force just leaning against Ventura, taking a breather.
Force pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ventura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ventura wants to clinch up but Force keeps it at a distance.
Ventura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Force connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ventura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ventura connects with a body shot that sends Force's belly button to the back.
Force throws a hook but Ventura blocks it.
Force ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force moves forwards but Ventura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Force swings for the body but Ventura moves out of range.
Ventura throws a body punch but Force moves out of range.
As Ventura backs off Force throws a huge counter combo but Ventura manages to avoid it all.
Force jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ventura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Force.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Force digs a good body shot into Ventura's ribs.
Force throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ventura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Force throws a combination. Ventura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab by Ventura.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force throws a right hand that misses
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand.
Force misses the shot to the body.
Force misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Ventura misses the target.
Force jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ventura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Force avoids it.
Force avoids a kick to the body.
Ventura thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura moves in looking to clinch but Force pushes him off.
Force with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ventura!
Force looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ventura misses with a hook.
Ventura swings away with a body shot that misses
and Force counters with a nice uppercut.
Force throws the left hand but Ventura avoids the punch easily.
Force takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses.
Ventura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ventura throws a sloppy head kick and Force moves out of range easily.
Ventura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Force sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ventura throws out a powerful jab.
Ventura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Force.
Ventura misses with a kick to the body.
Force gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
Ventura quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Force takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ventura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ventura pushes Force up against the cage in a clinch.
Force manages to break the clinch.
Ventura throws an off balance right hand
and Force counters with a left to the body.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Force throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Force throws a hook to the side of Ventura's head but Ventura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ventura tries to clinch there but Force circles away.
Force is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ventura with a body shot.
Mac Force is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Force.
Force lands a left and a right that send Ventura crashing to the mat, dazed. Force thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ventura is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ventura walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Force! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Force!
Mac Force bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Tronstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
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23 - 12 - 0 |
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264 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Snead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Tronstone!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Snead.
Sam Snead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tronstone misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Snead wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tronstone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snead.
Tronstone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tronstone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tronstone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tronstone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snead misses with a hook
and Tronstone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snead thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tronstone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Snead misses its intended target.
Snead ducks under a wild hook from Tronstone.
Snead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tronstone with the counter takedown but Snead avoids it easily.
Snead throws a jab but it's blocked by Tronstone.
Tronstone misses with an uppercut. Snead saw that one coming.
Snead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tronstone misses with a low kick.
Tronstone lands with a right hand.
Tronstone connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tronstone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tronstone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snead needs to keep his hands up - Tronstone had a free shot at his head there.
Tronstone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snead looks to throw the jab but Tronstone is out of range.
Snead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tronstone lands with an overhand left.
Tronstone lands with an uppercut that bounces Snead off the cage and back into range.
Snead throws a hook to the side of Tronstone's head but Tronstone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snead misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snead throws out a loose jab but Tronstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tronstone 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.
Tronstone misses with a straight right.
Tronstone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snead throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from Snead.
Snead throws a jab but it's blocked by Tronstone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone throws a jab but it's blocked by Snead.
Sam Snead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snead throws a hook but Tronstone avoids it easily.
Tronstone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tronstone lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Tronstone.
Tronstone misses with an uppercut. Snead saw that one coming.
Snead misses with the combination.
Tronstone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snead.
Snead throws out a loose jab but Tronstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snead loads up on a big right hand but Tronstone slips the punch.
Tronstone throws a jab but it's blocked by Snead.
Tronstone tries to bum rush Snead with a series of wild strikes but Snead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snead misses with an uppercut. Tronstone saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Snead finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Snead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snead scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snead attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tronstone with the counter takedown but Snead avoids it easily.
Tronstone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Snead feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tronstones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tronstone ducks under a wild hook from Snead.
Snead will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tronstone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tronstone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Snead misses with a right hand
and Tronstone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tronstone.
Snead has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tronstone is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tronstone misses with the head strike.
Tronstone has Snead pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tronstone pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Snead tumbling to the mat - Tronstone dives into Snead's guard.
Tronstone lands a couple of elbows.
Tronstone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tronstone working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tronstone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tronstone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tronstone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tronstone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tronstone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tronstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Snead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snead working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tronstone.
Tronstone lands a couple of elbows.
Snead working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tronstone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snead wants to sweep but no luck.
Tronstone connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Tronstone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, jab by Tronstone - just one landing.
Tronstone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snead.
Tronstone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tronstone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tronstone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snead.
Tronstone slips under a jab from Snead.
Tronstone ducks under a wild hook from Snead.
Tronstone ducks under a wild hook from Snead.
Tronstone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snead throws the left hand but Tronstone avoids the punch easily.
Tronstone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Snead misses with a leg kick
and Tronstone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snead misses with a straight right.
Tronstone lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Tronstone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snead misses with a few strikes there.
Tronstone thuds a left hand into Snead's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snead stuffs the takedown.
Tronstone connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snead. Tronstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronstone moves out of range of the strikes.
Ike Tronstone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Snead - just one landing.
Snead looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tronstone misses with a straight right.
Snead half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tronstone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tronstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tronstone.
Snead misses with a hook. Tronstone ducked under it nicely.
Snead throws a hook to the side of Tronstone's head but Tronstone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tronstone cracks a nice hook into Snead's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snead throws a looping overhand right but Tronstone ducks down to avoid it.
Tronstone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tronstone prevents Snead from improving his position.
Tronstone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tronstone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Snead is trying to maintain the position but Tronstone is very close to passing his half guard.
Tronstone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tronstone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Snead is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tronstone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tronstone drops an elbow to the side of Snead's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tronstone in particular looking to stall.
Tronstone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tronstone slips a nice elbow through Snead's hands, connecting with Snead's forehead.
Snead is concentrating on defense, preventing Tronstone from advancing position.
Tronstone is thwarting Snead's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Snead avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tronstone.
Snead avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tronstone.
Tronstone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snead's head.
Tronstone passes to side control.
Snead regains half guard, as Tronstone was trying to land strikes.
Tronstone is working for a kimura but Snead is defending it quite comfortably.
Tronstone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tronstone drops an elbow to the side of Snead's head.
Snead on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Snead is refusing to be controlled, as Tronstone sits in half guard.
Tronstone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Snead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tronstone.
Tronstone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Tronstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Snead 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tronstone lands a lovely overhand right.
Snead has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tronstone finds it's way round the side to connect with Snead's head.
Tronstone thuds his right hand into Snead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tronstone cracks Snead with a big right hand and Snead goes down!
Snead is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tronstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Snead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Snead is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tronstone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tronstone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snead seems to have got his legs back now.
Tronstone lands a couple of elbows.
Snead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tronstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snead's head.
Ike Tronstone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tronstone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tronstone throwing strikes from guard but Snead blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tronstone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tronstone postures up in Snead's guard and throws a big left but Snead blocks it.
Tronstone postures up in Snead's guard and throws a big left but Snead blocks it.
Snead looking to control.
Tronstone sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Snead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tronstone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snead's head.
Tronstone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tronstone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tronstone moves away from the strike by Snead.
Sam Snead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone punishes Snead's body with a nice straight punch.
Tronstone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tronstone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snead doesn't seem bothered though.
Tronstone stuns Snead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snead gets caught napping as Tronstone dives in and scores a takedown. Snead manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tronstone cracks Snead with a solid left hand.
Tronstone stands up over Snead, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tronstone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tronstone scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd goes nuts as Tronstone knocks Snead out cold with a massive hammerfist! Tronstone Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ike Tronstone!
A less than humble Ike Tronstone misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Televing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch - Godsmack. Televing has chosen Nightwish - End of all Hope as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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42
275 lbs
37 - 26 - 1 |
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33
285 lbs
31 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Televing!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Televing stuffs the takedown.
Christian Televing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parantainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Televing lands a nice shot to the body.
Televing misses with a low kick.
Televing's corner calls for a 1-2. Televing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parantainen goes for a double leg but Televing avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Televing continues to drive forward.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Televing but Televing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Televing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Televing defending well as Parantainen loads up on a big left hand.
Parantainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Televing darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
Parantainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Televing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Televing. No joy for Parantainen on that attempt.
Televing throws a leg kick which misses Parantainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Parantainen tries to avoid it.
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!
Parantainen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Televing was covering up waiting for the punch and Parantainen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Parantainen pushes down on Televing's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Televing is holding on to half guard well.
Nice strikes from Parantainen there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Televing trying to control from the bottom.
Parantainen is stalling here. Televing is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Parantainen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Televing has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Televing tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Parantainen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Televing's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen moves into full guard.
Parantainen working a defensive guard here.
Televing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parantainen pulls Televing in close to his closed guard and prevents Televing from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've been hearing good reports from Parantainen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parantainen 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.
Parantainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Televing defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen has a closed guard, preventing Televing from standing up.
Parantainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Parantainen is trying to control the position but Televing postures up.
Parantainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Televing tries to free his leg and advance position but Parantainen is retaining full guard.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parantainen is on top in guard.
Televing wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Parantainen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Televing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parantainen throws a strike but Televing rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Televing is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Televing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parantainen is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Televing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Parantainen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Televing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Televing looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parantainen with a hook.
It looks like Christian Televing has been cut.
Parantainen misses with a hook. Televing ducked under it nicely.
Televing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parantainen manages to avoid it.
Parantainen drops his hands momentarily and Televing takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Televing looks to score with a jab to the body but Parantainen is just out of range.
Televing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parantainen's calf.
Televing moves out of range of the body kick from Parantainen.
Parantainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parantainen throws a low kick, looking for Televing's leg but Televing calmly moves out of range.
Televing misses with a leg kick.
Parantainen tries to counter with a takedown but Televing is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Televing throws a leg kick that misses.
Televing bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parantainen's head backwards.
Christian Televing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parantainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parantainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Parantainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Televing throws a counter combo.
Christian Televing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen needs to keep his hands up - Televing had a free shot at his head there.
Televing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parantainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parantainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Televing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Televing fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Televing.
Parantainen checks a low kick from Televing.
Some bone on bone action there as Parantainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Parantainen misses the target.
Televing misses with a low kick.
Televing connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Televing lands a nice shot to the body.
Parantainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Televing throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Televing throws a body punch but Parantainen moves out of range.
Parantainen with a hook.
Televing tests Parantainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Televing darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Televing feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Televing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parantainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Televing.
Televing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Televing connects with a solid leg kick.
Televing misses with a straight left.
Televing throws a sloppy head kick and Parantainen moves out of range easily.
Televing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parantainen manages to avoid it.
Parantainen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Parantainen misses with a hook. Televing ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parantainen.
Parantainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Parantainen takes one to the chin there.
Parantainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parantainen misses with a straight left.
Televing feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Parantainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Televing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Televing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parantainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Televing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parantainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Televing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Televing throws a shot to the body.
Televing cracks Parantainen with a hook to the temple - Parantainen is on wobbly legs here! Televing swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Parantainen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Televing wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christian Televing!
Christian Televing bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
156 lbs
24 - 15 - 2 |
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40
152 lbs
41 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski throws a good cross that connects.
Koski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pietrzak is looking to improve his position.
Pietrzak manages to get to full guard.
Pietrzak wants to sweep here but Koski controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pietrzak is trying to control the position but Koski postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski tries to free his leg and advance position but Pietrzak is retaining full guard.
Pietrzak looking to control.
Koski wants to pass the guard but Pietrzak is keeping the position.
Pietrzak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pietrzak wants to sweep here but Koski controlling him for the moment.
Pietrzak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pietrzak pulls Koski in to control the position.
Koski pushing down on Pietrzak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Koski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pietrzak defending well though.
Pietrzak is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Pietrzak has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski trying to control from half guard but Pietrzak is working away.
Koski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pietrzak gets full guard.
Koski preventing the sweep.
Koski tries to free his leg and advance position but Pietrzak is retaining full guard.
Pietrzak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koski's guard.
Koski managing to control the position.
Koski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Koski has his foot on Pietrzak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pietrzak works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski is looking to sweep but instead, Pietrzak has passed into half guard.
Pietrzak is keen to just control but Koski is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pietrzak lands a nice short elbow.
Pietrzak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koski keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koski gets back to full guard.
Pietrzak trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski is trying to keep Pietrzak in close.
Koski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Koski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pietrzak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koski stands and throws Pietrzak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pietrzak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Pietrzak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koski laying and praying for a moment but Pietrzak takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Koski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Pietrzak does no damage.
Koski feinted with a counter takedown.
Pietrzak scoring well with a low kick there.
Pietrzak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pietrzak ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
A big left from Pietrzak misses.
Pietrzak throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pietrzak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Pietrzak.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pietrzak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koski's head backwards.
Pietrzak throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pietrzak misses with a few strikes there.
Pietrzak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak connects with a body shot.
Koski shoots in for a takedown but Pietrzak shows good takedown defense.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pietrzak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koski's calf.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pietrzak.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Koski.
Koski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietrzak looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak won't allow Koski to sweep him here.
Pietrzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pietrzak with a nice head shot there.
Koski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pietrzak controls the pace.
Koski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pietrzak manages to get himself to full guard.
Koski trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietrzak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koski advances to half guard.
Pietrzak won't allow Koski to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pietrzak controls Koski momentarily but Koski frees himself.
Koski being controlled here momentarily.
Koski trying to control but Pietrzak is working from the bottom.
Koski slips nicely into half guard.
Pietrzak wants to get back to full guard.
Pietrzak wants to control but Koski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pietrzak moves into full guard.
Pietrzak pulls Koski in to control the position.
Koski postures up.
Koski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pietrzak keeping full guard, as Koski tries to pass.
Koski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koski trying to control the action but Pietrzak is working from the bottom.
Pietrzak tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartek Pietrzak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pietrzak swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski tries to counter with a takedown but Pietrzak is quick to defend against it.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pietrzak tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big left from Pietrzak misses.
Pietrzak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pietrzak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pietrzak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
Pietrzak slips under a jab.
Pietrzak throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak throws a big shot that misses.
Pietrzak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koski is able to avoid easily.
Pietrzak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Pietrzak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koski but Koski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koski blocks a head kick by Pietrzak.
Koski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pietrzak misses with a hook. Koski ducked under it nicely.
Koski throws a right and a left that Pietrzak avoids nicely.
Pietrzak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pietrzak lands a nice hook to Koski's body. Koski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pietrzak doesn't seem bothered though.
Pietrzak misses with a takedown attempt
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski goes for a double leg but Pietrzak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pietrzak continues to drive forward.
And Pietrzak tries to counter it with a takedown but Koski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pietrzak looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietrzak moves away from the strike by Koski.
Pietrzak lunges at Koski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koski's hand.
Pietrzak defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak lands a right hook to the body.
Koski lands a jab.
Koski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pietrzak defends well and Koski ends up having to push Pietrzak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pietrzak throws a combination. Koski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pietrzak throws a body kick that misses.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Pietrzak slaps away a takedown attempt from Koski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Koski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pietrzak throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koski misses with a right hand
and Pietrzak counters with a one-two to the body.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Pietrzak off balance momentarily.
Koski lands with a kick to the temple. Pietrzak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koski misses with a looping right.
Pietrzak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pietrzak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pietrzak lands a leg kick that knocks Koski off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Koski blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pietrzak misses with a straight left.
Pietrzak misses with a hook.
Koski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pietrzak sprawls and moves away.
Koski cracks Pietrzak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pietrzak scores with a decent looking hook.
Pietrzak throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
Koski takes one to the side of the head.
Koski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pietrzak misses with a looping right.
Pietrzak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koski shoots in looking for a takedown but Pietrzak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pietrzak as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartek Pietrzak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pietrzak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
An out of breath Bartek Pietrzak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venger comes to the cage accompanied by Live and Let Die. Salty is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gonna Fly Now. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Salty!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venger manages to avoid it.
Venger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venger misses with an uppercut.
Salty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venger throwing a counter right hand but Salty manages to avoid it.
Salty looks to score with a jab to the body but Venger is just out of range.
Venger misses with an uppercut. Salty saw that one coming.
Salty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venger staying out of range there.
Salty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venger cracks Salty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Elmo Salty has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger throws a low kick but Salty avoids it.
Venger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Venger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Venger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venger throws a series of punches but Salty avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salty. Venger does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salty swats away the attempt to clinch by Venger.
Salty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Venger counters with a stiff right hand.
Venger misses with a low kick.
Venger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Salty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venger doesn't seem bothered though.
Salty thuds his shin into the meat of Venger's side.
Salty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Venger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Venger throws a hook to the side of Salty's head but Salty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Venger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vladimir Venger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salty throws out the jab.
Venger swings widly with a right hand
and Salty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salty.
Salty throws a looping overhand right but Venger ducks down to avoid it.
Salty loads up on a big right hand but Venger slips the punch.
It looked like Venger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venger. That's going to slow Salty down.
Venger blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salty moves out of range of the body kick.
Salty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Venger to score with a decent uppercut.
Salty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salty misses with an uppercut.
Venger drops his hands momentarily and Salty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venger.
Venger lands an uppercut.
Salty blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venger.
Salty swings wildly with an uppercut but Venger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venger misses with the head strike.
Salty missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salty tries to land knees in the clinch but Venger avoids the damage to the body.
Salty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Venger fails to land.
Salty lands a right hand.
Venger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salty backwards.
Salty tries a body shot but Venger blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salty.
Venger has a couple of punches blocked by Salty.
Salty scores with a shoulder strike.
Salty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Venger is defending well for now.
Salty blocks a body shot from Venger.
Venger throws a head punch that misses.
Venger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venger avoids it.
Venger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Venger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salty can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salty throws a fast counter high kick but Venger manages to duck under it in time.
Venger closes the distance and clinches.
Venger has a couple of punches blocked by Salty.
Salty takes a shot to the head.
Salty tries to throw a body punch but Venger avoids it by throwing Salty back against the cage.
Venger throws an elbow but it misses.
Venger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Venger throws a punch but it's blocked by Salty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venger.
A short right from Venger.
Salty tries a body shot but Venger blocks it.
Venger blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Salty fails to land.
Venger pushes off an throws an elbow but Salty leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salty blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Venger.
Venger avoiding damage as Salty throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Salty fails to land.
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 Vladimir Venger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elmo Salty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Salty.
Salty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Venger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Venger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salty will feel that in the morning.
Venger connects with a jab.
Venger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salty.
Salty works Venger's body with a nice hook.
Venger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venger scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salty catches Venger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Venger connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Salty.
Venger is looking to land body kicks.
Salty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Venger.
Salty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venger.
Venger cracks Salty with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Venger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Salty to stand back up!
Salty is rocked!
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!
Salty walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Venger! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Venger!
Vladimir Venger really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ranky Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion comes into the arena with ¡MAYDAY! - Last One Standing blaring out of the sound system. King has chosen Summer Sixteen By: Drake as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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243 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
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265 lbs
24 - 11 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranky Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from King misses.
Scorpion throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Scorpion off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - King follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Scorpion was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William King!
Our winner, William King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Ranky Scorpion had this to say: 'jj why don't you learn to do sliders right already shit'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Garfunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garfunkel's choice of entrance music: Haifisch. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Garfunkel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garfunkel.
Cropp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garfunkel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cropp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Garfunkel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cropp tries to clinch but Garfunkel moves out of range.
Cropp misses with a looping left.
Garfunkel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cropp at a distance.
Cropp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garfunkel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cropp throws a body shot but no joy.
Cropp throws an off balance right hand
and Garfunkel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cropp's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cropp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garfunkel manages to get himself to full guard.
Garfunkel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cropp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cropp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garfunkel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cropp has managed to get both his arms back between Garfunkel's legs - danger averted.
Garfunkel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cropp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garfunkel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cropp defends it easily.
Cropp postures up and lands a big shot to Garfunkel's brow.
Garfunkel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cropp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garfunkel keeping moving, preventing Cropp from controlling successfully.
Cropp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cropp trying to control but Garfunkel is working from the bottom.
Cropp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cropp won't allow Garfunkel to sweep him here.
Garfunkel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cropp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garfunkel has momentary wrist control but Cropp slips an elbow through the middle.
Cropp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garfunkel 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.
We've been hearing that Cropp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cropp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cropp is looking to work some ground and pound but Garfunkel has wrist control.
Cropp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garfunkel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cropp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cropp throws a strike but Garfunkel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cropp is trying to control the position but Garfunkel postures up.
Cropp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garfunkel.
Garfunkel trying to control the position from guard on top but Cropp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cropp controls Garfunkel momentarily but Garfunkel frees himself.
Garfunkel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cropp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garfunkel trying to control but Cropp is working from the bottom.
Cropp working a defensive guard here.
Cropp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garfunkel manages to get himself to full guard.
Garfunkel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garfunkel wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cropp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Frank Garfunkel has been cut.
Garfunkel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cropp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cropp is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cropp won't allow Garfunkel to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cropp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garfunkel trying to control the position.
Cropp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Karol Cropp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Garfunkel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cropp throws a hook to the side of Garfunkel's head but Garfunkel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garfunkel cracks Cropp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cropp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cropp misses with an uppercut. Garfunkel saw that one coming.
Cropp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garfunkel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Cropp.
Cropp throws an elbow but Garfunkel slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cropp works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Frank Garfunkel's cut even more.
Karol Cropp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garfunkel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cropp presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Garfunkel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cropp scoring with strikes but Garfunkel is staying in there.
Cropp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garfunkel can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Frank Garfunkel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Garfunkel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karol Cropp!
Karol Cropp made sure to mention his sponsor, Lion Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Mac Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield comes to the cage accompanied by False Alarm. Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35 - 17 - 0 |
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29
268 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor Mac Burns!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redfield throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns lands an overhand right.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Redfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Redfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Redfield counters with a straight right hand.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redfield.
Burns throws out a counter right but Redfield avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns staying out of range there.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Redfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redfield moves away.
Redfield takes one on the button.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Redfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Redfield throws an off balance right hand
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws a body punch but Redfield moves out of range.
Redfield moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Redfield misses with a wild combination.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redfield is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Redfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfield tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Redfield.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Redfield moved out of range nicely.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Redfield's head but Redfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redfield lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redfield moves away.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Redfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redfield jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a hook but Redfield avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Redfield both land. Nice combination.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns swings for the body but Redfield moves out of range.
Redfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Redfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Connor Mac Burns has been cut.
Redfield misses with a wild body shot.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns stuns Redfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Redfield misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Redfield.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Burns throws a body punch but Redfield moves out of range.
Redfield throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Redfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good exchange - Redfield coming out on top.
Redfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mac Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor Mac Burns's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Redfield.
Redfield throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Redfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Burns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfield manages to avoid it.
Chris Redfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redfield takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Redfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws the left hand but Redfield avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Redfield. Those never looked like landing.
Redfield swings widly with a right hand
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redfield.
A quick step to the side and Redfield tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redfield misses the jab.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redfield on the side of the head.
Redfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns lunges at Redfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redfield's hand.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Redfield. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield misses with a looping right.
Burns throws a hook but Redfield avoids it easily.
Redfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands a jab.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfield manages to avoid it.
Burns scores with the left hand. Redfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Redfield is rocked!
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns stuns Redfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Redfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Redfield to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Redfield looks to clinch but Burns throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Redfield taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Connor Mac Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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