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OFC: Blood Night XXXVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caside Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Badger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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158 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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180 cm
29
162 lbs
8 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caside Turner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Badger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Badger unleashes a big counter combination but Turner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Badger scores with a takedown into Turner 's guard.
Turner pushes Badger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Badger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Turner backs off Badger throws a huge counter combo but Turner manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Badger.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Badger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turner as he avoids it easily.
Caside Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Badger.
Badger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Badger slips the punch.
Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner .
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badger tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner clinches with his opponent.
Turner misses with a knee to the head.
Badger has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner looking to slow down the pace here.
Badger has Turner pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Badger pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Turner tumbling to the mat - Badger dives into Turner 's guard.
Turner wants to stand up but Badger is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger with a nice head shot there.
Badger trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Badger prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
Turner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Badger connects with a couple of short punches.
Badger is looking to stand up but Turner won't let him.
Turner is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Badger presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badger breaks from the clinch.
Badger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Badger showed some decent athleticism there.
Turner manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Badger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger breaks the clinch.
Badger fails to land the takedown.
Jab, jab by Turner - just one landing.
Badger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Turner has one foot on Badger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner forces Badger back against the cage and clinches.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Badger keeps him there for the moment.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Badger managing to block the knees to the body from Turner .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badger breaks the clinch.
Badger shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badger.
Badger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick from Turner lands but Badger takes it in his stride.
Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Badger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caside Turner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badger takes the fight into the clinch.
Badger turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Badger manages to end up in side control.
Turner sneaks out the side door and pushes Badger away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Turner throws a nice head kick!
Badger dives in for a single leg takedown but Turner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Turner decides to stand and escape the position.
Badger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turner pinned against the cage. Turner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badger is defended easily by Turner .
Caside Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Badger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger misses with a takedown
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Badger is breathing heavily.
Turner with a jab.
Turner throws a right hand that Badger ducks under and follows up with a left that Badger also avoids with ease.
Badger blocks a head kick by Turner .
Badger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turner but Turner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Turner enables Badger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Turner pushes Badger off and scrambles back to his feet.
Badger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner misses with a double jab
and Badger counters with a single leg into guard. Turner didn't expect that.
Badger throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Turner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turner tries to avoid it but Badger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turner to the ground. Turner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Turner misses its target.
Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badger can do to turn this around?
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Badger stands up over Turner , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Badger stops Turner from standing up.
Badger with a nice head shot there.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Badger from controlling successfully.
Badger won't allow Turner to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badger is controlling him.
Badger is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Badger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Badger connects with a couple of short punches.
Turner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Badger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turner keeping full guard, as Badger tries to pass.
Turner wants to stand and escape but Badger is having none of it.
Badger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turner has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Badger is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Badger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Badger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Badger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Turner manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badger lands a takedown into guard.
Turner has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Badger has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Badger lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Badger looks to land a strike but Turner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Caside Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Badger is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Turner is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Badger presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caside Turner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Badger has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Badger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turner to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turner is defending well.
Badger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with a hook. Badger ducked under it nicely.
Caside Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Badger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Caside Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Badger.
Badger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner . Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger moves into the clinch.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Badger.
Badger blocks the elbow strike.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Badger is controlling the position.
Badger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner 's efforts to push away.
Badger successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Badger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner won't allow Badger to sweep him here.
Turner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Badger shoots for a takedown but Turner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Badger tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner 's efforts to push away.
Badger manages to break the clinch.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Badger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Badger fails to land the takedown.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Badger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Turner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Turner wants to stand up but Badger is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner 's head.
Badger postures up in Turner 's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Turner wriggles free and stands up.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Badger shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Badger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turner on his heels. He'll look to pass Turner 's guard now, I'm sure.
Turner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Turner is trying to break free.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Badger pulls guard successfully.
Badger controlling the position.
Turner stands up from Badger's guard - Turner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Badger looks for a takedown but Turner sprawls well.
Badger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Badger lands in his opponent's guard.
Turner pushes Badger off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caside Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner 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 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caside Turner !
A very excited looking Caside Turner 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two (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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153 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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24
162 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tattum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tattum manages to avoid it.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two shoots for a double leg takedown but Tattum sprawls well. He's pushed Seven Nine Zero Four Two's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tattum scores with a leg kick.
Tattum connects with a high kick.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tattum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tattum manages to avoid it.
Tattum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Seven Nine Zero Four Two both land. Nice combination.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tattum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tattum is trying to keep Seven Nine Zero Four Two in close.
Tattum looking for a sweep. Not yet Tattum, not yet.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control from the top but Tattum keeps moving.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two won't allow Tattum to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throws a big elbow that misses.
Tattum wants to stand up but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is controlling him.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tattum wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seven Nine Zero Four Two is now in half guard.
Tattum tries to kick Seven Nine Zero Four Two off but Seven Nine Zero Four Two keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tattum won't allow Seven Nine Zero Four Two to pass to mount.
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.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is trying to control the action in half guard but Tattum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tattum throws a lazy body kick
and Seven Nine Zero Four Two counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tattum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seven Nine Zero Four Two scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two slips a nice elbow through Tattum's hands, connecting with Tattum's forehead.
Tattum pushes Seven Nine Zero Four Two off looking to stand but Seven Nine Zero Four Two dives back in and keeps control.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tattum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seven Nine Zero Four Two.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tattum defending well though.
Nice strikes from Seven Nine Zero Four Two there.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking for submissions but instead, Tattum has regained full guard.
Tattum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tattum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control but Tattum is working from the bottom.
Tattum wants to get back to his feet but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tattum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tattum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seven Nine Zero Four Two is controlling him.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to free his leg and advance position but Tattum is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tattum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tattum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tattum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tattum tries to sprawl but Seven Nine Zero Four Two drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two prevents Tattum from improving his position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is stalling here. Tattum is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Seven Nine Zero Four Two seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tattum has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Tattum.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tattum off and has taken his back!
Tattum is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum tries a head kick but it misses.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dominic Tattum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tattum keeps Seven Nine Zero Four Two at a distance using the push kick.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throws a hook to the side of Tattum's head but Tattum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throws a big shot that misses.
Dominic Tattum is winning the standup battle so far.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to land a leg kick but Tattum saw it coming and moves away.
Tattum shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seven Nine Zero Four Two eats them both and turns towards Tattum to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two misses with a wild body shot.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two misses with an uppercut. Tattum saw that one coming.
Tattum tries to land a front kick but Seven Nine Zero Four Two steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body punch from Seven Nine Zero Four Two.
Tattum tries to close the distance and clinch but Seven Nine Zero Four Two swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tattum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two scores with a one two! Tattum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tattum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two fails to land the takedown.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two looks to land a combination but Tattum avoids it well.
Tattum seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dominic Tattum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is trying to control the action in half guard but Tattum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to mount his opponent but Tattum defends it.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working for a submission of some sort.
Tattum controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two stalling away here and it's allowed Tattum to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tattum controlling Seven Nine Zero Four Two's posture.
Tattum wants to stand up but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is controlling him.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two postures up.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two passes Tattum's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two lands strikes from half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tattum!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tattum taking shots to the head.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two lands a big elbow.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control the pace but Tattum is squirming around nicely.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tattum is now in Seven Nine Zero Four Two's guard. A big mistake from Seven Nine Zero Four Two there, giving up the dominant position!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two looking for a sweep. Not yet Seven Nine Zero Four Two, not yet.
Tattum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two has momentary wrist control but Tattum slips an elbow through the middle.
Tattum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum throws a strike but Seven Nine Zero Four Two rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tattum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tattum controls Seven Nine Zero Four Two momentarily but Seven Nine Zero Four Two frees himself.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two stopping the sweep attempt from Tattum.
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!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to free his leg and advance position but Tattum is retaining full guard.
Tattum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control from the top but Tattum keeps moving.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Seven Nine Zero Four Two with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
Tattum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tattum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two breaks the clinch.
Tattum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Seven Nine Zero Four Two misses.
Tattum is looking to counter the offense by Seven Nine Zero Four Two and move into the clinch.
Tattum scores with a head kick. Seven Nine Zero Four Two tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tattum throws a front kick that sends Seven Nine Zero Four Two stumbling back into the cage.
Tattum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seven Nine Zero Four Two's head.
Tattum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Seven Nine Zero Four Two misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattum wants to clinch up but Seven Nine Zero Four Two keeps it at a distance.
Tattum clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tattum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tattum as he jumps to the side.
Dominic Tattum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two.
Tattum clinches up with Seven Nine Zero Four Two and pushes him back against the cage.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tattum's elbow.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tattum breaks from the clinch.
Tattum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tattum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seven Nine Zero Four Two paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tattum lands a high kick!
Tattum tries to clinch there but Seven Nine Zero Four Two circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Tattum as Seven Nine Zero Four Two shoots in.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two looking to score a takedown here. Tattum is defending well but Seven Nine Zero Four Two drives through and ends up in Tattum's guard.
Tattum has his hands on Seven Nine Zero Four Two's head, controlling the position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tattum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two prevents Tattum from getting back to his feet.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throwing strikes but missing.
Tattum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tattum is trying to control the position but Seven Nine Zero Four Two postures up.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throws a big right hand that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tattum keeping moving, preventing Seven Nine Zero Four Two from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tattum checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum checks a leg kick.
Tattum rushes Seven Nine Zero Four Two and presses him up against the cage.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Tattum.
Tattum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Seven Nine Zero Four Two misses.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two moves out of range of the body kick.
Tattum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Seven Nine Zero Four Two throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two keeps the fight on the outside.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tattum lands with a kick to the temple. Seven Nine Zero Four Two shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Seven Nine Zero Four Two sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tattum tries to kick Seven Nine Zero Four Two off in order to stand up. Seven Nine Zero Four Two Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Seven Nine Zero Four Two are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two scores with punches from side control.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control for a moment but Tattum uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throwing shots but Tattum is blocking nicely.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tattum 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.
Dominic Tattum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two postures up in Tattum's guard and throws a big left but Tattum blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Tattum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seven Nine Zero Four Two has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two!
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Venturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Mistry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kieran Mistry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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147 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadeus Venturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Mistry!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturo throws an off balance right hand
and Mistry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Venturo thinking.
Venturo throws a head kick but Mistry moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mistry.
Mistry needs to keep his hands up - Venturo had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot lands for Mistry.
We've been told by Venturo's head coaches at MM eh Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mistry misses with a double jab.
Venturo throws a jab but it's blocked by Mistry.
Venturo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Venturo throws a shot from downtown. Mistry moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venturo throws a jab when Mistry was well out of range.
Mistry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Venturo.
Venturo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venturo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mistry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mistry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mistry feints a jab promting Venturo to slip. Mistry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Venturo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Venturo throws a right and a left that Mistry avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mistry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mistry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mistry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good leg kick by Venturo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Venturo fails to land with a series of punches.
Mistry has closed the distance and engaged Venturo in a clinch.
Mistry slows down the pace here.
Venturo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venturo throws a lazy uppercut
and Mistry counters with a stiff right hand.
Venturo walks into a jab.
Mistry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Venturo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mistry at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Venturo throws a leg kick
and Mistry counters with a two punch combo.
Venturo is rocked!
Mistry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Venturo.
Mistry throws out a counter right but Venturo avoids it with no problem.
Oh Venturo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venturo seems to have got his legs back now.
Venturo jabs at Mistry's body.
Venturo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mistry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mistry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venturo with a nice cross.
Venturo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mistry moves away.
Mistry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mistry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Venturo.
Jab, jab by Mistry - just one landing.
Venturo needs to keep his hands up - Mistry had a free shot at his head there.
Mistry misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mistry lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Mistry.
Mistry defending well as Venturo loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Mistry misses.
Venturo looks to land a right hand but Mistry moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mistry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mistry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Venturo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Venturo throws a leg kick
and Mistry counters with a nice uppercut.
Mistry moves away from the strike by Venturo.
No joy there for Mistry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mistry checks a leg kick.
Mistry lands a body shot.
Venturo misses with a straight left.
Mistry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Venturo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Venturo cracks the inside of Mistry's front leg.
Mistry jabs Venturo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mistry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Venturo has time to react.
Venturo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Venturo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Venturo swings widly with a right hand
and Mistry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Venturo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mistry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Venturo tries to work over Mistry's front leg with a kick but Mistry checks it.
Mistry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Venturo to score with a decent uppercut.
Mistry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Venturo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mistry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Venturo.
Mistry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mistry scores with a jab. Venturo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Mistry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Venturo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mistry's head backwards.
Mistry defending well as Venturo loads up on a big left hand.
Venturo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mistry misses with a hook.
Mistry stalks Venturo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Venturo's face. Venturo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kieran Mistry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mistry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Venturo misses with a hook. Mistry ducked under it nicely.
Venturo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Venturo throws a leg kick
and Mistry counters with a nice body shot.
Venturo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kieran Mistry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Mistry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venturo.
Mistry misses with a hook. Venturo ducked under it nicely.
Venturo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mistry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mistry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mistry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mistry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venturo looks to throw the jab but Mistry is out of range.
Mistry steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Venturo.
Mistry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Venturo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mistry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mistry throws a series of punches but Venturo avoids them all with ease.
Mistry dodges the punch combination from Venturo.
Mistry slips a jab and a cross from Venturo.
Mistry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Venturo backs up against the cage.
Mistry lands a body shot.
Mistry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venturo, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venturo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venturo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venturo swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
Venturo throws a hook to the side of Mistry's head but Mistry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Venturo lands with a hook. Mistry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Venturo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Venturo misses with a hook.
Venturo slips a jab and a cross from Mistry.
It looked like Venturo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mistry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mistry misses with a double jab.
Venturo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Venturo loads up on a big right hand but Mistry slips the punch.
Mistry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Venturo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mistry fails to land with a series of punches.
Venturo throws a hook but Mistry avoids it easily.
Mistry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Venturo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mistry misses.
Mistry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mistry moves away from the strike by Venturo.
Venturo looks to land a left hand but Mistry moved out of range nicely.
Mistry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Venturo has time to react.
Mistry connects with a body shot.
Mistry scores with a jab to the body.
Venturo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mistry lands a jab to Venturo's midsection.
Mistry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mistry throws a counter combo.
Venturo throws a series of punches but Mistry avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Mistry.
Venturo throws a lazy right hand but Mistry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venturo throws a hook to the side of Mistry's head but Mistry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturo throws a hook but Mistry blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venturo missing with a left hand there. Mistry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venturo swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
Venturo misses with an uppercut. Mistry saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Venturo.
Mistry works over Venturo's head and body with a nice combination.
Venturo tries to land a body kick
and Mistry counters by moving into the clinch.
Mistry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Venturo throws a looping overhand right but Mistry ducks down to avoid it.
Mistry scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venturo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mistry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mistry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venturo at a distance.
Venturo moves out of range as Mistry strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Mistry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mistry connects with a jab.
Mistry ducks right into an uppercut from Venturo.
Mistry connects with a body shot that sends Venturo's belly button to the back.
Venturo misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Mistry.
Mistry lands with an overhand left.
Mistry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mistry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venturo throws a sloppy head kick and Mistry moves out of range easily.
Venturo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mistry manages to avoid it.
Mistry works Venturo's body with a nice hook.
Mistry with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Venturo misses the target.
Mistry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturo walks into a jab.
Mistry connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Venturo! He's out on his feet! Mistry rushes in and drops Venturo with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kieran Mistry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrowind comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Iko Morrowind has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Iko Morrowind seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrowind lands with a hook. Rehab tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rehab throws an overhand right that lands on Morrowind's shoulder, as Morrowind tries to avoid the shot.
Morrowind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rehab tries to counter with a clinch but Morrowind shakes him off and moves away.
Rehab dodges the punch combination from Morrowind.
Rehab throws out a counter right but Morrowind avoids it with no problem.
Morrowind lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morrowind slips a jab and a cross from Rehab.
Rehab tries to land a leg kick but Morrowind saw it coming and moves away.
Morrowind slips a straight right by Rehab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehab drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rehab walks straight into a right hand from Morrowind - that's dropped him! Morrowind jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rehab from any more punishment! Rehab complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iko Morrowind!
A relieved looking Iko Morrowind thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Jeffrey Miller had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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156 lbs
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155 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
21 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Canadian Hero!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero gets a clinch.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hero prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller gets through Hero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Miller gets control of Hero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hero is controlling him.
Miller trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hero throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Hero 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hero throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hero has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Hero keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller passes Hero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero wants to get back to full guard.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller is nestled in close to Hero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller wants to take a breather but Hero is having none of it.
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller thows a huge punch but Hero dodges it nicely.
Hero punching from the bottom.
Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Hero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hero defending well though.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
Hero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hero wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Miller manages to pass to side control.
Miller working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller working the head with strikes.
Miller taking a breather here.
Hero misses with a strike from the bottom.
Miller controlling from side mount.
Hero throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Hero throws a few strikes from the bottom but Miller takes advantage and mounts!
Hero taking shots to the head.
Hero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing hammer fists to the chest of Miller. What's that going to do exactly?
Miller working the ground and pound effectively.
Hero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller blocks Hero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Miller blocks Hero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hero swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Miller trying to control but Hero is having none of it.
Miller blocks Hero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hero is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Miller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hero is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Hero tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Hero is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Hero tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Miller cracks Hero with a hook to the temple - Hero is on wobbly legs here! Miller swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hero falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Miller wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeffrey Miller!
A relieved looking Jeffrey Miller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheehan Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Keep Ridin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
145 lbs
34 - 20 - 0 |
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26
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sheehan Jr scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lauzon manages to mount him!
Sheehan Jr is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheehan Jr wants to hold on but Lauzon pushes him away.
Lauzon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lauzon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lauzon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sheehan Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lauzon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sheehan Jr can't escape the position.
Sheehan Jr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sheehan Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr is squirming around, avoiding Lauzon's attempts to control the action.
Lauzon has hold of Sheehan Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sheehan Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sheehan Jr tries to buck Lauzon off but Lauzon takes his back!
Sheehan Jr wants to escape the position.
Sheehan Jr trying to get back to his feet but Lauzon is in full control for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Lauzon missing with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sheehan Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lauzon's guard. Nice work there by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr stands up and waves to Lauzon to follow him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheehan Jr.
Lauzon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sheehan Jr to the mat! Sheehan Jr manages to get full guard.
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!
Lauzon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheehan Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sheehan Jr manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sheehan Jr is trying to push Lauzon away but Lauzon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sheehan Jr can't break the clinch.
Sheehan Jr blocks an uppercut.
Lauzon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheehan Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lauzon looking to throw knees to the head but Sheehan Jr is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lauzon.
Lauzon landing knees to the head.
Sheehan Jr is trying to push Lauzon away but Lauzon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sheehan Jr tries to break free but Lauzon pushes him back against the cage.
Lauzon misses with a body punch.
Lauzon misses with the head strike.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheehan Jr avoids it.
Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lauzon is looking to clinch.
Lauzon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sheehan Jr lands with a straight right. Lauzon didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheehan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Lauzon dominated that round.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lauzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheehan Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lauzon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick which misses Lauzon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lauzon tries to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Sheehan Jr misses.
Lauzon with the counter takedown but Sheehan Jr avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sheehan Jr but Sheehan Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sheehan Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Lauzon's shoulder, as Lauzon tries to avoid the shot.
Sheehan Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lauzon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon shoots in but no luck this time.
Lauzon tries to clinch up but Sheehan Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Sheehan Jr cracks the inside of Lauzon's front leg.
Lauzon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sheehan Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lauzon.
Lauzon staying out of range there.
Ben Lauzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon avoids a kick to the body.
Lauzon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sheehan Jr tries to avoid it but Lauzon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sheehan Jr to the ground. Sheehan Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Sheehan Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sheehan Jr thuds a left hand into Lauzon's body.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick but Lauzon moves out of range.
And Lauzon tries to counter it with a takedown but Sheehan Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheehan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sheehan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lauzon dives in and scores a takedown into Sheehan Jr's guard.
Lauzon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr wants to stand but Lauzon is controlling the position.
Sheehan Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lauzon manages to get himself to full guard.
Lauzon looking for a sweep. Not yet Lauzon, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon keeping moving, preventing Sheehan Jr from controlling successfully.
Sheehan Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Lauzon.
Lauzon trying to control the position.
Sheehan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauzon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheehan Jr is pushing down on Lauzon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lauzon is fighting to maintain full guard but Sheehan Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lauzon moves into full guard.
Sheehan Jr wants to control from the top but Lauzon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lauzon is trying to control the position but Sheehan Jr postures up.
Lauzon is working an open guard so Sheehan Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lauzon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justus Sheehan Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheehan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lauzon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheehan Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lauzon tries to clinch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Lauzon shoots for a takedown but Sheehan Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sheehan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lauzon tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Sheehan Jr misses the target.
Lauzon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Lauzon moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a combination. Lauzon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lauzon moves into range and clinches up with Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr is trying to force a seperation but Lauzon has the dominant position.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheehan Jr avoids it.
Lauzon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sheehan Jr is defending well for now.
Lauzon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sheehan Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehan Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sheehan Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lauzon can do to turn this around?
Sheehan Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lauzon stalls.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Lauzon won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lauzon has him pressed against the cage.
Lauzon looking to throw knees to the head but Sheehan Jr is blocking nicely.
Sheehan Jr gets underhooks to prevent Lauzon's takedown attempt.
Lauzon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sheehan Jr wants to break free but Lauzon has control.
Sheehan Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lauzon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sheehan Jr to the mat! Sheehan Jr manages to get full guard.
Sheehan Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sheehan Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lauzon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lauzon keeps control of Sheehan Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheehan Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Sheehan Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Lauzon looking to slow down the pace here.
Sheehan Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Lauzon has double underhooks.
Lauzon lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheehan Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Sheehan Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sheehan Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Lauzon has Sheehan Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Sheehan Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sheehan Jr is pressed up against the cage. Lauzon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sheehan Jr down to the mat. Sheehan Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lauzon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lauzon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lauzon takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lauzon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lauzon tries to clinch there but Sheehan Jr circles away.
Lauzon wants to clinch up but Sheehan Jr keeps it at a distance.
Lauzon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lauzon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheehan Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Lauzon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lauzon lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr tries to break the clinch but Lauzon is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lauzon obliges.
A shot in the inside from Lauzon.
Lauzon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sheehan Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheehan Jr gets caught napping as Lauzon dives in and scores a takedown. Sheehan Jr manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lauzon prevents Sheehan Jr from getting back to his feet.
Sheehan Jr trying to control the position here.
Lauzon prevents Sheehan Jr from getting back to his feet.
Lauzon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Lauzon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lauzon 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Lauzon!
Ben Lauzon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump. Lombard has chosen Shinedown - Sound Of Madness as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27
209 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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26
212 lbs
7 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Hank Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
White throws a push kick but Lombard slaps the foot to one side.
White connects with a body shot that sends Lombard's belly button to the back.
Lombard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombard throws a leg kick that is checked
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lombard lands with an overhand left.
White is looking to chop away at Lombard's legs.
Lombard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
Lombard 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Lombard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lombard, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Lombard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lombard shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lombard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Lombard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White with a hook.
Lombard loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White cracks Lombard with an open hand slap.
White drops his hands momentarily and Lombard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid body kick from White.
A low kick from White misses
and Lombard counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White misses with a looping right.
Lombard takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Lombard checks a low kick from White.
Lombard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lombard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White lunges at Lombard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombard's hand.
White lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Lombard scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Lombard tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White moves out of range as Lombard throws a body kick.
White throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lombard.
White cracks the inside of Lombard's front leg.
White 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.
Lombard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
Hank Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
Lombard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lombard digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White lands with a good body shot.
Lombard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lombard takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Lombard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lombard checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
White 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.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lombard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
Lombard misses with a looping right.
Lombard thumps White with a low kick.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White pushes Lombard up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lombard.
White working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombard.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombard misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lombard backwards.
Lombard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lombard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lombard wants a takedown but no success here.
Cruz White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lombard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White tries a body shot but Lombard blocks it.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lombard on the inside.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard scores with a hook to the body.
Lombard misses with a punch to the body.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombard lands a body shot.
White blocks an uppercut.
White is leaning against Lombard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Lombard controls the action.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
Lombard tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hank Lombard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lombard scores with a jab to the body.
Lombard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White blocks a leg kick.
Good shot there by White.
White throws out a leg kick but Lombard moves out of range and White only half commits.
Lombard thumps White with a low kick.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
As Lombard backs away, White returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lombard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Good standup being displayed there by Lombard as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White looks to throw the jab but Lombard is out of range.
It seemed like Lombard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lombard is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lombard, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Hank Lombard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombard throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lombard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with an outside leg kick.
Lombard throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Lombard feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lombard.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Lombard misses with a looping left.
Lombard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
A low kick from Lombard misses
and White counters with a leg kick.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lombard throws a leg kick
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
White throwing a counter right hand but Lombard manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombard scrambles back to his feet.
Lombard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Lombard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
It looks like Hank Lombard has been cut.
Lombard connects with a single shot there.
White throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombard lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Lombard throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lombard, as that shot connected.
Lombard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lombard.
Lombard wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White moves out of range as Lombard throws a body kick.
Lombard lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White wants to slow Lombard down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lombard! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
White misses the shot to the body.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White throws a leg kick but Lombard checks it.
Lombard checks the leg kick.
White slips under a jab.
White blocks a jab.
White checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lombard.
Lombard jabs at White's body.
Lombard throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lombard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lombard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lombard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Lombard lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
White misses with a body shot.
Lombard lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Lombard clinches up against the cage.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hank Lombard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White pushes Lombard away with a front kick.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lombard trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White trying to control the position.
White keeping moving, preventing Lombard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lombard is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Lombard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lombard is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White won't allow Lombard to pass to mount.
Lombard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
White trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
White is looking to improve his position but Lombard isn't that keen on the idea.
White has given up his back here. Will Lombard look for the submission or keep pounding away?
White just trying to survive but Lombard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cruz White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White breaks Lombard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lombard controlling the position.
White wants to stand but Lombard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lombard is keeping the position for now.
White throwing strikes from guard but Lombard blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White passes Lombard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White trying to control the pace.
Hank Lombard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four 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.
Lombard is controlling White's trapped leg to prevent White from advancing to side control.
Lombard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lombard blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lombard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White tries to land a front kick but Lombard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lombard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but White defends well and Lombard ends up having to push White into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
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 Cruz White.
Well Lombard 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hank Lombard!
Hank Lombard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Cruz White spoke after the fight, saying 'Rematch?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis comes to the cage accompanied by Rancid - Time Bomb. Duff has chosen Determined by Mudvayne as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Duff!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff cracks a nice hook into Atlantis's ribs.
Atlantis ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Duff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Duff.
Duff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atlantis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duff. Duff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duff.
Duff misses the jab.
Atlantis is looking to counter punch.
Atlantis looks to land a combination but Duff avoids it well.
Atlantis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duff tries to clinch up.
It looked like Atlantis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duff.
We've been hearing reports that Atlantis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Atlantis connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atlantis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duff.
Duff throws out a powerful jab.
Atlantis misses with a wild body shot.
Duff misses with an uppercut
enabling Atlantis to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Atlantis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duff is looking for the big counter here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atlantis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff just misses with a punch to the body.
Atlantis moves away from the strike by Duff.
A bone on bone clash there as Atlantis blocks the leg kick.
Atlantis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Atlantis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Atlantis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duff's guard.
Duff wants to sweep here but Atlantis controlling him for the moment.
Atlantis trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duff is on top in guard.
Atlantis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duff is aware though and is defending well.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Atlantis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff preventing the sweep.
Duff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atlantis is looking for a triangle but Duff pushes his legs off easily.
Duff preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atlantis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Atlantis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Atlantis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atlantis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duff has managed to get both his arms back between Atlantis's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Atlantis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atlantis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duff has managed to get both his arms back between Atlantis's legs - danger averted.
Duff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atlantis is keeping the position for now.
Atlantis has momentary wrist control but Duff slips an elbow through the middle.
Duff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atlantis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duff has managed to get both his arms back between Atlantis's legs - danger averted.
Duff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atlantis is keeping the position for now.
Atlantis looking for a sweep. Not yet Atlantis, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Atlantis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duff wants to control from the top but Atlantis keeps moving.
Atlantis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atlantis keeping moving, preventing Duff from controlling successfully.
Duff is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Atlantis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duff landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brendan Duff will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duff scores with a hook.
Duff misses with a left hand
and Atlantis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Delphino Atlantis is winning the standup battle so far.
Atlantis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Duff does it's job there.
Atlantis looks for the body kick but Duff saw that one coming.
Duff misses with an uppercut
and Atlantis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duff's knee momentarily.
Duff lands with a right hand.
Atlantis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atlantis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atlantis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duff misses with a head kick.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atlantis misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Duff misses.
A shot to the liver by Atlantis. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff gets caught napping as Atlantis dives in and scores a takedown. Duff manages to retain guard.
Duff wants to sweep but no luck.
Duff keeps trying to improve his position.
Atlantis trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
Atlantis works over Duff with some ground and pound from guard.
Atlantis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duff's head.
Duff is looking for a triangle but Atlantis pushes his legs off easily.
Duff 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.
Atlantis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atlantis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delphino Atlantis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atlantis preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis is in close to Duff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Atlantis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duff is trying to control the position but Atlantis postures up.
Atlantis chips away with some ground and pound.
Atlantis works over Duff with some ground and pound from guard.
Atlantis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Atlantis looking to pass the guard.
Duff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis lands a couple of elbows.
Duff keeping moving, preventing Atlantis from controlling successfully.
Duff has momentary wrist control but Atlantis slips an elbow through the middle.
Duff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atlantis is one step ahead there.
Duff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Atlantis distracts Duff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Duff is controlling Atlantis's posture.
Duff has momentary wrist control but Atlantis slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
Atlantis stopping the sweep attempt from Duff.
Atlantis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Duff manages to work his way to half guard, despite Atlantis's best efforts.
Atlantis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Atlantis working the head and body with strikes.
Atlantis winds up and cracks Duff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duff is looking for a sweep. Atlantis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atlantis seems to be working for a kimura but Duff defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delphino Atlantis 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!
Duff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atlantis in his tracks.
Atlantis ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Duff throws a push kick but Atlantis slaps the foot to one side.
Duff lands a nice shot that snaps Atlantis's head back.
Duff misses with a left hand
and Atlantis counters with a nice body shot.
Atlantis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atlantis looks to land a right hand but Duff moved out of range.
Duff lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duff manages to avoid it.
Duff's corner calls for a 1-2. Duff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Atlantis's shoulder, as Atlantis tries to avoid the shot.
Atlantis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duff did well to prevent Atlantis getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atlantis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff moves into full guard.
Atlantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duff looking for a sweep. Not yet Duff, not yet.
Atlantis works over Duff with some ground and pound from guard.
Duff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Atlantis's guard.
Atlantis is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Duff frees his head nicely. Oh but Atlantis has switched to an armbar! Duff is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Delphino Atlantis!
A victorious Delphino Atlantis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Corozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Corozzo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Corozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Corozzo.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Corozzo shows good takedown defense.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
letting Corozzo counter with a right hand.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Corozzo gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Salvatore Corozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Corozzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Corozzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Corozzo!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corozzo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Corozzo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Corozzo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Johnson looking to control but Corozzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Corozzo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Corozzo is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corozzo is looking to escape.
Corozzo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson tries to control but Corozzo wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Corozzo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Corozzo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corozzo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Corozzo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Corozzo wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Corozzo is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Johnson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Corozzo has worked his arm free - good work by Corozzo!
Corozzo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Corozzo's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corozzo lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Corozzo, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Corozzo against the cage but Corozzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Corozzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Corozzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Corozzo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Corozzo throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Salvatore Corozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corozzo pinned against the cage. Corozzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Corozzo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Corozzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Corozzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corozzo scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Corozzo as Johnson shoots in.
Corozzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Corozzo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Corozzo gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Corozzo sprawls well.
Corozzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corozzo throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Corozzo defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Corozzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Corozzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corozzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corozzo sprawls well. Corozzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Corozzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Corozzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corozzo. That one must have hurt.
Corozzo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Corozzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salvatore Corozzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corozzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
It looked like Corozzo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Corozzo digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Corozzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Corozzo connects with a looping right hand.
Corozzo throws a shot to the body.
Corozzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corozzo lands a head shot.
Corozzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corozzo.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Corozzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Corozzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corozzo lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Corozzo sprawls well.
Corozzo dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corozzo.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Corozzo.
A solid body kick from Corozzo.
Corozzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corozzo, right into the meat.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Corozzo.
Johnson is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Corozzo! Johnson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Corozzo!
Salvatore Corozzo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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