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OFC: Blood Night XXXIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Mclean could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to El Chat's chin.
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139 lbs
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130 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, El Chat!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean gets a double leg takedown into Chat's guard.
Mclean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chat wants to get back to his feet but Mclean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mclean works over Chat with some ground and pound from guard.
Mclean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mclean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclean stops Chat from standing up.
Mclean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mclean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood 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.
Mclean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chat's head.
Chat is looking to stand up but Mclean isn't so interested in that idea.
Mclean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chat looking for a sweep. Not yet Chat, not yet.
Mclean controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chat working a defensive guard here.
Mclean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mclean's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chat tries to clinch up.
Chat looks for a takedown but Mclean sprawls well.
Mclean throws a big counter combination but Chat scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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.
Chat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mclean fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chat checks it well.
Chat darts in looking for a takedown but Mclean gets double underhooks and turns Chat into the cage.
Brad Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chat.
Chat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chat shoots in for a takedown but Mclean shows good takedown defense.
Chat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mclean avoids it really well and circles away.
Mclean clinches up with Chat and pushes him back against the cage.
Mclean has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mclean as he avoids it easily.
Mclean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mclean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mclean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mclean drops an elbow to the side of Chat's head.
Mclean is nestled in close to Chat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mclean takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mclean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chat wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean is looking to advance position but Chat won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Mclean seems content to control.
Chat is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chat has hold of Mclean's hands but Mclean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mclean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Mclean is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Mclean dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chat lands with a hook. Mclean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chat looks for a takedown but Mclean sprawls well.
Mclean shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mclean shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mclean showed some decent athleticism there.
Mclean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chat can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chat is looking to control Mclean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chat avoid being mounted?
Mclean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean controlling the pace.
Brad Mclean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mclean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chat is looking for a sweep. Mclean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mclean connects with a nice short shot to Chat's temple.
Mclean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mclean wants to pass the guard but Chat is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean working over Chat with some ground and pound. Chat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mclean slips a nice elbow through Chat's hands, connecting with Chat's forehead.
Mclean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mclean is pressing down on Chat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chat is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Mclean seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Mclean.
Mclean 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.
Chat is rocked!
Mclean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chat is still in real trouble! Can Mclean finish him?
Mclean performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean slips a nice elbow through Chat's hands, connecting with Chat's forehead.
Mclean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chat seems to have recovered his senses.
Mclean working the head and body with strikes.
Chat wants to control but Mclean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mclean working over Chat with some ground and pound. Chat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mclean content to control rather than advance.
Mclean working Chat over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chat wants to control but Mclean is keeping busy.
Mclean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mclean takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mclean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mclean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mclean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chat won't allow Mclean to pass to mount.
Mclean sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chat trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Mclean dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mclean with a poor takedown
and Chat counters with a series of strikes. Mclean will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chat lands with a nice combination. Mclean backs away looking to recover.
A left and a right from Chat both land. Nice combination.
Chat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mclean avoids it really well and circles away.
Chat avoids the head kick by Mclean.
Mclean has his takedown stuffed
and Chat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mclean but Mclean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mclean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chat did well to prevent Mclean getting side control.
Chat is trying to escape back to his feet but Mclean uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mclean has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mclean landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean is chipping away with strikes.
Chat is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Mclean's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mclean wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chat wants to control but Mclean postures up.
Chat seems a little lost for a moment, as Mclean dominates the positioning.
Mclean lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mclean lands a big left to the face of Chat, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Mclean and another - Chat is out! Mclean stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brad Mclean!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Why Cant we Be Friends!. Jesus Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Banner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Banner tries to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez shakes him off and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gonzalez enables Banner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gonzalez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzalez pushes Banner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Banner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Banner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Banner. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banner defends it nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Banner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Banner throws a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. Banner will be more careful next time no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banner.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Banner.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez tries to get into range but Banner steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Gonzalez! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Banner scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Banner!
Tony Banner gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Cartagena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartagena kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Crack Attack. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cartagena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Badger!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cartagena as he avoids it easily.
Cartagena is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cartagena gets caught flat footed, as Badger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cartagena definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Cartagena scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Badger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Badger darts in looking for a takedown but Cartagena gets double underhooks and turns Badger into the cage.
Cartagena throws a shot to the body.
Cartagena connects with a crisp jab.
Badger walks into a stiff left hand from Cartagena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cartagena throws a right and a left that Badger avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Badger.
Don Cartagena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Badger.
Cartagena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Badger on the side of the head.
Badger shoots in for a double leg but Cartagena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartagena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badger.
A little jabbing left from Badger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badger walks into a stiff left hand from Cartagena.
Badger is rocked!
Cartagena circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Badger tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cartagena wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Cartagena!
Don Cartagena decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jhon Lineker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, William McDougal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lineker.
Lineker shoots in looking for a takedown but McDougal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lineker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McDougal gets a clinch.
McDougal missing with knees to the body.
McDougal stops a takedown attempt from Lineker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Lineker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDougal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDougal has picked Lineker up - he's going for a ride! McDougal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDougal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lineker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDougal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lineker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lineker works his way to full guard. Good work.
McDougal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDougal sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDougal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal postures up in Lineker's guard and throws a big left but Lineker blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDougal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDougal trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lineker holds on and takes a little breather.
McDougal controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lineker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDougal.
Lineker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lineker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDougal won't allow Lineker to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lineker has his hands on McDougal's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McDougal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lineker gets a double leg takedown into McDougal's guard.
Lineker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lineker throws a big right hand that misses.
Lineker connects with a couple of short punches.
McDougal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lineker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lineker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDougal's head.
Lineker scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDougal trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker scoring with some ground and pound.
Lineker throws an elbow that misses. McDougal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lineker's guard. Nice move by McDougal!
Lineker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lineker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDougal stopping the sweep attempt from Lineker.
McDougal wants to control from the top but Lineker keeps moving.
Lineker looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDougal is one step ahead there.
McDougal wanted to stand there but Lineker had control of the position.
McDougal wants to control from the top but Lineker keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lineker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lineker working some strikes from top position.
McDougal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lineker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lineker postures up and lands a big shot to McDougal's brow.
Lineker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McDougal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William McDougal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from McDougal. No joy for Lineker on that attempt.
Lineker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDougal pinned against the cage. McDougal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDougal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lineker keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
McDougal wants to stand but Lineker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
McDougal decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDougal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lineker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McDougal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lineker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McDougal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McDougal wants to control but Lineker postures up.
McDougal taking punishment in the form of punches.
McDougal taking a bit of punishment here - Lineker scoring with strikes.
Lineker is chipping away with strikes.
McDougal sneaks back into half guard.
Lineker wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDougal keeps working.
McDougal is pressing down on Lineker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lineker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lineker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDougal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDougal wants to take a breather but Lineker is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker is trying to get back to full guard.
McDougal trying to control from half guard but Lineker is working away.
Lineker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDougal is working away from the top position though.
Lineker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lineker is concentrating on defense, preventing McDougal from advancing position.
McDougal is working for a kimura but Lineker is defending it quite comfortably.
McDougal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lineker is pressing down on McDougal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lineker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker pulls McDougal in close to his closed guard and prevents McDougal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lineker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lineker trying to keep a closed guard but McDougal is proving a slippery customer.
Lineker pulls McDougal in close to his closed guard and prevents McDougal from doing any damage or advancing position.
McDougal looking to pass the guard.
Lineker looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDougal is one step ahead there.
McDougal pushing down on Lineker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDougal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McDougal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lineker is trying to get back to full guard.
McDougal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lineker's head.
McDougal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDougal is working for a kimura but Lineker is defending it quite comfortably.
McDougal wants to pass the guard but Lineker is defending well.
Lineker wants to improve his position but McDougal is controlling well.
Lineker controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William McDougal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lineker.
McDougal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lineker.
Lineker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McDougal's guard.
McDougal 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.
Lineker wants to control from the top but McDougal keeps moving.
William McDougal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lineker preventing the sweep.
Lineker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lineker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDougal holds on and takes a little breather.
Lineker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness inform us that McDougal has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lineker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McDougal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lineker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lineker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker stops McDougal from standing up.
Lineker lands a couple of digs.
Lineker lands a couple of digs.
Lineker lands a couple of digs.
Lineker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lineker has gone for a leg lock! McDougal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lineker's guard.
McDougal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lineker wants to sweep but no luck.
Lineker trying to control the position.
Lineker managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lineker controlling McDougal's posture.
Lineker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDougal trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
McDougal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lineker is trying to keep McDougal in close.
Lineker has his hands on McDougal's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker 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.
McDougal trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
Lineker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDougal's guard.
McDougal looking for a sweep. Not yet McDougal, not yet.
McDougal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lineker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lineker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lineker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lineker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDougal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougal is taking a breather. Lineker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McDougal gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
McDougal gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDougal.
McDougal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDougal shoots in looking for a takedown but Lineker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDougal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
William McDougal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lineker or perhaps it was just good defense by McDougal, which made it look bad.
McDougal tries to counter with a clinch but Lineker shakes him off and moves away.
McDougal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jhon Lineker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jhon Lineker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lineker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McDougal's guard.
McDougal trying to keep a closed guard but Lineker is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jhon Lineker.
Well McDougal 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William McDougal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wiremu Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock King Kong (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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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wiremu Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King Kong jabs Huia right on the nose. Huia blinks but takes it well.
King Kong misses with a body shot.
Huia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Huia takes a jab right on the kisser.
King Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King Kong tries to bum rush Huia with a series of wild strikes but Huia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Huia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King Kong.
Huia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Huia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia seems to be working for a kimura but King Kong defends the submission attempt.
Huia has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can King Kong defend it? Huia steps over the head and cranks it - King Kong is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Huia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wiremu Huia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macaulay Culkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marques comes into the arena with Raining Blood blaring out of the sound system. Culkin has chosen Already Dead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Marques has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
182 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macaulay Culkin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marques stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Culkin throws a right and a left that Marques avoids nicely.
Culkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marques is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Culkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marques.
Marques misses the jab.
Culkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Marques. Those never looked like landing.
Marques swings for the body but Culkin moves out of range.
Marques tests Culkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Culkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Culkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Culkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Culkin misses with a wild combination.
Marques moves away from the strike by Culkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Culkin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marques checks a leg kick.
Marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Culkin lands a big right hand that sends Marques crashing to the mat! Culkin stays standing though and waves Marques back to his feet!
Marques is rocked!
Marques doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Marques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marques throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Culkin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Marques to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Culkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Macaulay Culkin!
Macaulay Culkin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parker Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki has chosen wadiako as his entrance music. Parker Allen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Naya Shinoki 's chin.
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169 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parker Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Shinoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shinoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Allen as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Allen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shinoki .
Shinoki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shinoki lands in his opponent's guard.
Allen wants to sweep here but Shinoki controlling him for the moment.
Shinoki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen has his hands on Shinoki 's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Shinoki passes Allen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shinoki stalling.
Shinoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Allen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Allen is controlling Shinoki 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Allen is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shinoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shinoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shinoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Allen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Allen wants to improve his position but Shinoki is controlling well.
Shinoki is keen to just control but Allen is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki misses with a takedown
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinoki .
No luck for Shinoki with that takedown attempt.
Parker Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naya Shinoki .
Shinoki shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense.
Shinoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Shinoki shrugs it off though.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Shinoki with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a low kick but Shinoki moves out of range easily.
Shinoki slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Allen cracks Shinoki on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shinoki falls backwards against the cage. Allen follows up with more strikes that drop Shinoki to his knees. Allen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shinoki ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parker Allen!
Parker Allen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Naya Shinoki had this to say: ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). All American has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greg Garrison's chin.
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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
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, All American!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
American fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract American.
American tries to clinch there but Garrison circles away.
Garrison throws a shot from downtown. American moves away and avoids it.
American let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garrison looks to land a right hand but American moved out of range.
Garrison misses the shot to the body.
Garrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
American is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrison.
American throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garrison's waist but Garrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing American off to one side.
American takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison lands a body shot.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses.
Garrison slips under a jab from American.
American blocks a head kick by Garrison.
American unleashes a big counter combination but Garrison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
American throws a right hand that misses
and American takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison looks to land a right hand but American moved out of range.
American shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garrison as he avoids it easily.
Greg Garrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of All American.
American throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
American tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
American shoots in looking for a takedown but Garrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing American's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Garrison misses.
American fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
American tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrison was well out of range. Poor timing from American.
American has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Garrison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
American shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garrison sprawls well. Garrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. American gets slowly back to his feet.
Garrison throws a jab but it's blocked by American.
American throws out a counter right but Garrison avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for American with that takedown attempt.
Garrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract American.
Garrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
American is looking to clinch.
American tries to clinch up but Garrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
American fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrison, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Garrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down American.
American is trying to drag Garrison to the mat but Garrison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Garrison.
Garrison swinging wildly here.
American is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrison leaves American with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garrison swats away the attempt to clinch by American.
American throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrison counters with a flying knee that drops American! Garrison dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Garrison!
A very excited looking Greg Garrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucjan Anielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pretty Reckless - Take me down. This should be a great matchup!
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201 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucjan Anielski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blake throws a right and a left that Anielski avoids nicely.
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blake trying to control the action but Anielski is working from the bottom.
Anielski is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it.
Blake wants to control but Anielski is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anielski is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anielski manages to get back to half guard.
Anielski tries to get to full guard but Blake has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anielski's head.
Blake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anielski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blake pulls his head out easily.
Blake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blake is working for a submission of some sort.
Blake content to control rather than advance.
Blake is keen to just control but Anielski is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake is working for a submission of some sort.
Blake with the ground and pound but Anielski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anielski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blake has managed to get both his arms back between Anielski's legs - danger averted.
Anielski can't keep his opponent in guard - Blake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anielski trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anielski punching from the bottom.
Blake throwing shots but Anielski is blocking nicely.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Anielski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blake is pressing down on Anielski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anielski is holding on for now.
Blake 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.
Blake seems to be looking for submissions.
Blake wants to take a breather but Anielski is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anielski defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anielski is staying active underneath Blake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anielski throws a big shot that misses.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Anielski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake clinches up against the cage.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Blake dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anielski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blake wants to control but Anielski is keeping him busy.
Jesse Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Blake'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.
Blake decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anielski to his feet.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Anielski shows good takedown defense.
Jesse Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Blake.
Blake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anielski!
Anielski throws Blake to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake forces Anielski back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anielski keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anielski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anielski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jesse Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Anielski finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Anielski throws a fast counter high kick but Blake manages to duck under it in time.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anielski can do to turn this around?
Blake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anielski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anielski is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.
Blake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control but Anielski is working from the bottom.
Blake stands and throws Anielski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blake goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anielski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blake's guard! Nice work there by Anielski!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anielski trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to stand and escape but Anielski is having none of it.
Blake trying to control the position.
Anielski trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake pushes Anielski off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Anielski is quick to defend against it.
Anielski throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Anielski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anielski trying to stall but Blake improves his position.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Anielski defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Anielski throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Anielski throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake backing away here, and Anielski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anielski was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anielski! But no joy.
Blake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anielski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blake somewhat.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake throws a push kick but Anielski slaps the foot to one side.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anielski is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Anielski circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Jesse Blake will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anielski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anielski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Anielski moves out of range easily.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anielski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anielski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blake as he jumps to the side.
Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Anielski counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anielski is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Anielski circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anielski lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake shoots and misses
and Anielski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anielski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Anielski looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anielski avoids the head kick by Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anielski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anielski wants it to stay on the feet.
Anielski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anielski gets caught napping as Blake dives in and scores a takedown. Anielski manages to retain guard.
Anielski looking for a sweep. Not yet Anielski, not yet.
Blake trying to control but Anielski is working from the bottom.
Blake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anielski's guard.
Anielski is trying to keep Blake in close.
Anielski looking for a guillotine here but Blake defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jesse Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blake wants to control from the top but Anielski keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anielski takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Anielski misses.
Blake tries to bum rush Anielski with a series of wild strikes but Anielski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anielski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blake throwing strikes but Anielski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Blake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake can't do much from the bottom here.
Blake is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lucjan Anielski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake throws Anielski to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anielski stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucjan Anielski.
Well Blake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Blake!
A very excited looking Jesse Blake 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara comes into the arena with SAIL blaring out of the sound system. Young has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Young.
Jab, jab by Young - just one landing.
Young throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nanahara slips a straight right by Young.
Nanahara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nanahara misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nanahara.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Nanahara's shoulder, as Nanahara tries to avoid the shot.
Young lands a nice hook to Nanahara's body. Nanahara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nanahara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ernst Young has been cut.
Nanahara throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nanahara has time to react.
An inside leg kick from Nanahara misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Nanahara misses.
Young scores with a jab.
Young cracks Nanahara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nanahara misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Nanahara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nanahara.
Nanahara misses with a leg kick
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nanahara. That did some damage!
Nanahara thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Nanahara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nanahara.
Nanahara loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Nanahara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Young finds it's way through Nanahara's defenses.
A left lands for Young.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nanahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Nanahara's shoulder, as Nanahara tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young clobbers Nanahara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young misses with a straight right.
Nanahara lands a right hook to the body.
Nanahara misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Nanahara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Nanahara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nanahara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nanahara throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nanahara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanahara.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Nanahara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young misses with a looping left.
Nanahara walks into a jab.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Nanahara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Nanahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanahara.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nanahara looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young unleashes a big counter combination but Nanahara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Nanahara walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a leg kick but Nanahara checks it.
Nanahara thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nanahara throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nanahara.
Nanahara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nanahara.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanahara.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Nanahara ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Nanahara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Young.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nanahara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Nanahara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nanahara.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nanahara misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nanahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Nanahara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nanahara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young lands a jab to Nanahara's midsection.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nanahara throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nanahara.
Nanahara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nanahara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nanahara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young motions for Nanahara to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ernst Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Nanahara.
Nanahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nanahara just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nanahara might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nanahara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nanahara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nanahara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Young's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nanahara. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Nanahara's shoulder, as Nanahara tries to avoid the shot.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nanahara.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nanahara was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Nanahara throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
A nice side step and Young releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Young misses.
Nanahara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nanahara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nanahara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nanahara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nanahara misses with a series of wild punches.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Nanahara ducks down to avoid it.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheers as Nanahara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Nanahara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young throws a body punch but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nanahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nanahara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Nanahara.
Young misses with a hook.
Nanahara thinks about countering with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nanahara stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
A big right from Nanahara misses.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Nanahara 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.
Nanahara throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Nanahara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nanahara counters with a nice uppercut.
Nanahara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Nanahara is looking to score with low kicks.
Young dodges the punch combination from Nanahara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Nanahara does no damage.
A big right from Young misses.
Nanahara moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Nanahara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young misses with a looping left.
As Young backs away, Nanahara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nanahara misses the jab.
Nanahara lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Nanahara does no damage.
Nanahara throws out a leg kick but Young moves out of range and Nanahara only half commits.
Young looks to land a right hand but Nanahara moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Nanahara. Those never looked like landing.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ernst Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Young cracks Nanahara with an open hand slap.
Young blocks a jab.
Nanahara lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Young.
Nanahara misses with the combination.
Nanahara looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick by Nanahara misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nanahara blocks a low kick nicely.
Young throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Young finds it's way through Nanahara's defenses.
A punch lands to the side of Nanahara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nanahara misses with a combination
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nanahara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara throws a one two combo.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young connects with a leg kick. Nanahara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nanahara scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nanahara.
Nanahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nanahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
A swing and a miss from Nanahara.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Young throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nanahara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young thuds a left hand into Nanahara's body.
Nanahara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Nanahara counter with a right hand.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nanahara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nanahara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
A good leg kick by Young.
Young dodges the punch combination from Nanahara.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Nanahara is just out of range.
Nanahara throws a counter high kick but Young was just alert enough to avoid it.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young lands the left hand.
Young throws a right hand that Nanahara ducks under and follows up with a left that Nanahara also avoids with ease.
Nanahara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nanahara staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
Young throws a jab when Nanahara was well out of range.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Nanahara ducks down to avoid it.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young misses with a low kick.
Nanahara tried to counter with a leg kick but Young avoided it.
Young misses with a low kick.
It looked like Nanahara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Young.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nanahara!
Young blocks a head kick by Nanahara.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Nanahara misses.
Nanahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young connects with the punch.
Young throws a jab when Nanahara was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young throws a body punch but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nanahara sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young jabs at Nanahara's body.
Nanahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
A big right from Nanahara misses.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nanahara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Nanahara cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shuya Nanahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young dips to his left and cracks Nanahara with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernst Young.
Well Young 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
A victorious Ernst Young thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Shuya Nanahara was interviewed post fight and said 'Looks like my time has come to an end. I'm going to go back to the gym with my coaches and management team to consider a retirement fight. But this could have very possibly been the final time you see me in this cage. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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