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CEFC Live 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gros Gras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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234 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gros Gras!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almeida avoids it really well and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Almeida scores with a four punch combination!
Gras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.
Gras tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
Gras dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Gras's head and hops out.
Gras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gras looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
Almeida stuffs the takedown.
Hugo Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gros Gras.
Almeida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gras. Gras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Gras.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gras is defended easily by Almeida.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Gras throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Almeida stalling the fight.
Almeida stalls.
Gras wants to take the fight to the mat but Almeida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Almeida stalling the fight.
Gras tries to pull guard but Almeida holds him up against the cage and eventually Gras drops back down to his feet.
Almeida controlling the action here for a moment.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Almeida tries to stall but Gras uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras's corner calls for a 1-2. Gras obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Hugo Almeida has been cut.
A left lands for Almeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida rushes Gras and presses him up against the cage.
Almeida stalling.
Gras can't get the takedown.
Almeida tries a body shot but Gras blocks it.
Almeida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Almeida is pressed up against the cage. Gras has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Almeida down to the mat. Almeida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gras throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Gras misses with a leg kick.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Gras tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
Gras falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch.
Gras looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida lands a nice uppercut.
Almeida has Gras pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Almeida for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gras is trying to pull guard but Almeida turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Gras.
Stalling in the clinch from Almeida.
Almeida looking to stall.
Gras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Almeida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gras up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gras throws a big shot that misses.
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almeida wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Gras persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida is looking to counter the offense by Gras and move into the clinch.
Almeida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Almeida takes the fight into the clinch.
Almeida just leaning against Gras, taking a breather.
Almeida is looking to control Gras's arms but Gras gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almeida has his back to the cage.
Almeida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Almeida pushes Gras back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gras wants a takedown.
Almeida trying to control the position but instead, Gras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almeida into the cage.
Gras can't get the takedown.
Almeida has Gras pressed against the cage, preventing Gras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almeida stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Almeida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Almeida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Gras.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Gras.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gras throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gros Gras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gras misses with a body shot.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.
Almeida moves out of range as Gras throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Gras misses.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Almeida blocks a head kick by Gras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gras misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches.
Gras is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida effectively controlling the action here.
Almeida stops a takedown attempt from Gras.
The referee is keeping an eye on Almeida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gras jumps guard but Almeida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gras tries to pull guard but Almeida won't allow it.
Hugo Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gros Gras.
Gras jumps guard but Almeida stands there with Gras around his waist. Gras gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gras can do to turn this around?
Almeida stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gras looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Almeida.
Almeida is pressed up against the cage. Gras has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Almeida down to the mat. Almeida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Almeida lands a jab to the nose.
Gras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gras somewhat.
Almeida is looking to counter the offense by Gras and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gras.
Gras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Almeida.
Almeida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch combination from Gras misses.
Almeida wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gras fails to land with a series of punches.
Hugo Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Gras misses.
Almeida is looking to counter the offense by Gras and move into the clinch.
Gras misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gras wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gras wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
Gros Gras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gras swinging wildly here.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Almeida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Almeida cracks Gras with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gras takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Almeida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almeida wants it to stay on the feet.
Almeida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Almeida pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gras is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gras is trying to pull guard but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Almeida has Gras pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almeida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Almeida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gras backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Almeida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Gras.
A combination from Gras does no damage.
Gras throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Almeida.
Gras is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gras misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida slips a jab from Gras.
Almeida slips a jab from Gras.
Gras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Almeida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gras fails with the takedown.
Almeida tries to counter by clinching up but Gras breaks away and moves out of range.
Gras with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almeida to score with a decent uppercut.
Gras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Gras.
Gras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
Gras gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gras misses with a double jab.
Almeida connects with a nice looking jab.
Gras misses with a head kick.
As Gras tries to get set, Almeida tries to push him back and clinch up but Gras manages to avoid the attempt.
A clash of legs there as Almeida blocks the low kick.
Gras throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almeida's waist but Almeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gras off to one side.
Almeida closes the distance and pushes Gras back into the cage.
Almeida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Almeida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Almeida slowing the pace effectively.
Hugo Almeida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gras wants a takedown.
Hugo Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gros Gras.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almeida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almeida slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras takes one on the button.
Almeida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gras. Gras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hugo Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gras takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gras shoots in looking for a takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl out of it but Gras keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almeida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gras manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Almeida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Almeida controlling the action here for a moment.
Almeida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gras backwards.
Almeida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gras tries for a takedown but Almeida manages to get underhooks.
Almeida is pushing Gras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Almeida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gras backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida stalling.
Almeida stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Almeida.
Gras has a takedown stuffed.
Almeida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gras misses with a looping right.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gras's head.
Almeida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gras is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Almeida finds it's target.
Gras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gras somewhat.
As Gras tries to get set, Almeida tries to push him back and clinch up but Gras manages to avoid the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almeida 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Almeida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fun Fest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fun Fest told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fun Fest!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Fest's front leg but catches the back leg as Fest tries to avoid it.
Fest drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strunz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strunz wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Strunz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fest moves out of range of the leg kick from Strunz.
Fest takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strunz tries to avoid it but Fest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strunz to the ground. Strunz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fest moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strunz slips a jab from Fest.
Fest walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strunz lands a really nice looking cross but Fest seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Fest saw that one coming.
Strunz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strunz is looking to counter punch.
Strunz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strunz.
Strunz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Fest tries to counter with a clinch but Strunz shakes him off and moves away.
Strunz lands with an uppercut that bounces Fest off the cage and back into range.
Fest ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Strunz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz misses with a right hand
and Fest makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest blocks it.
Fest tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fest misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Fest tries to counter with a clinch but Strunz shakes him off and moves away.
Strunz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fest slips under a jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fest doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strunz tries to score with a low kick but Fest moves his leg out of the way.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fest ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Fest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strunz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Strunz misses with an uppercut
and Strunz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fest counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strunz slips under a jab from Fest.
Strunz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fest's hands.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest avoids it easily.
Fest takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fest digs a good body shot into Strunz's ribs.
Strunz tries to keep at a distance but Fest has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strunz lands a shot to the body.
Strunz lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Strunz.
Fest swings wildly with an uppercut but Strunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Strunz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Strunz.
Fest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Fest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Strunz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fest scores with a hook to the body.
Fest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strunz's elbow.
Strunz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Strunz.
Strunz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Strunz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strunz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strunz throws a jab when Fest was well out of range.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Fest ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Fest misses.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Fest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest avoids it easily.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz throws a body punch but Fest moves out of range.
Fest takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Strunz catches Fest right on the button with a cross.
Strunz misses with an uppercut
and Fest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strunz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Strunz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Strunz misses
and Fest counters with a nice uppercut.
Strunz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fest's head backwards.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fest takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strunz scores with a jab. Fest acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Fest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Fest wants to counter the offense by Strunz and move into the clinch position.
Fest swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Fest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fest can do to turn this around?
Fest slips under a jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fest avoids the body shot from Strunz.
Fest slips a straight right by Strunz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fest! But no joy.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strunz throws a jab when Fest was well out of range.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fest.
Strunz looks to score with a jab to the body but Fest is just out of range.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fest slips a straight right by Strunz.
Fest with the counter takedown but Strunz avoids it easily.
Fest takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strunz scores with a sloppy right hand. Fest should have avoided that one.
Strunz connects with a crisp jab.
Strunz cracks Fest with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz looks to land a right hand but Fest moved out of range.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest blocks it.
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fest.
A nice side step and Fest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
letting Fest counter with a right hand.
Fest takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fest has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strunz misses the jab.
Fest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fest slips a jab from Strunz.
Strunz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fest.
It seemed like Fest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fest throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a jab when Fest was well out of range.
Fest throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strunz's waist but Strunz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fest off to one side.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strunz misses the shot to the body.
Strunz connects with a body shot.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Fest ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Jab from Strunz.
Fest slips a jab from Strunz.
A big right from Strunz misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fest closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strunz did well to prevent Fest getting side control.
Fest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strunz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fest throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Strunz to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Strunz lands with a straight right. Fest didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Strunz misses.
A leg kick checked by Fest.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Fest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Fest's shoulder, as Fest tries to avoid the shot.
Fest is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fest has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Fest ducks down to avoid it.
Strunz throws a jab but it's blocked by Fest.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fest dives in for a single leg takedown but Strunz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a hook. Fest ducked under it nicely.
Fest steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Strunz.
Strunz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Fest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fest decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fest controlling the pace.
Fest prevents Strunz from standing back up.
Strunz kicks off Fest and gets to his feet.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Fest throws out a counter right but Strunz avoids it with no problem.
Fest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strunz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fest moves into the clinch.
Fest misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strunz.
Strunz letting Fest take a breather here.
Fest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest tries a body shot but Strunz blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strunz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fest misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fest lands an uppercut.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike.
Fest can't get the takedown.
A hook to the body from Fest.
Fest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strunz.
Strunz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fest slips a straight right by Strunz.
Fest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz thows a leg kick but Fest checks it
and Fest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strunz lands with an overhand left.
Strunz connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a shot from downtown. Fest moves away and avoids it.
Fest changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Fest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fest is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
Nice shot by Strunz.
Fest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strunz. Fest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fest throws a right and a left that Strunz avoids nicely.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz thows a leg kick but Fest checks it
and Fest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fest! But no joy.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Fest saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fest takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strunz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strunz lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fest defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Fest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Fest.
Fest drives through with a takedown into Strunz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fest makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fun Fest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fest throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strunz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golden comes into the arena with Kongos- Come with me now blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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40
184 lbs
27 - 28 - 1 |
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46
171 lbs
45 - 33 - 2 |
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Dangerous knees
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Dangerous knees
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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
27 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 33 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulter.
Poulter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golden was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulter.
Golden throws a right hand that Poulter ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulter also avoids with ease.
Poulter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Golden. Golden obviously looking to wear him down.
Golden tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Golden does no damage.
Golden thows a leg kick but Poulter checks it
and Poulter counters with a one-two to the body.
Golden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poulter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Golden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poulter's sensitive parts.
Poulter throws a right and a left that Golden avoids nicely.
Golden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golden lunges at Poulter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poulter's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Golden. That's going to slow Poulter down.
Golden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A cross from Poulter lands.
A good leg kick by Golden.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden jabs Poulter right on the nose. Poulter blinks but takes it well.
Poulter throws a jab but it's blocked by Golden.
Golden lands a jab to Poulter's midsection.
A good leg kick by Golden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poulter, right into the meat.
Poulter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Golden can pounce on him.
Golden connects with a high kick.
A combination from Poulter does no damage.
Poulter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Golden.
Golden scores with a head kick.
Trey Golden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulter checks a leg kick.
Poulter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Golden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Golden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Golden throws a nice looking combination but Poulter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poulter catches Golden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Golden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Poulter dips to his left and cracks Golden with an uppercut!
Golden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulter circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Poulter.
Golden pushes Poulter away with a front kick.
Poulter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Golden backs up against the cage.
Poulter misses with a hook.
Poulter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golden misses with a series of wild punches.
Poulter moves out of range as Golden throws a body kick.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Poulter moves out of range easily.
Golden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Golden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golden connects with an inside leg kick.
Golden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Golden both land. Nice combination.
Golden tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poulter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Golden scoring well with a low kick there.
Poulter misses with a low kick.
Poulter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Golden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golden.
Golden misses with a leg kick.
Golden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A leg kick checked by Poulter.
Poulter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Poulter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Poulter.
Golden is looking to land body kicks.
Golden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulter circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Golden misses
and Poulter counters with a nice uppercut.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Golden.
Golden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Poulter misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Golden.
Golden scores with a leg kick.
Golden tries to work over Poulter's front leg with a kick but Poulter checks it.
Golden misses with a body shot.
Poulter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goldens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poulter counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulter throws a body shot but no joy.
Golden connects with an inside leg kick.
Golden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Golden misses with a head kick.
Poulter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poulter avoids a kick to the body.
Golden lands a nice looking body kick.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Golden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poulter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Golden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
Golden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poulter throws a body shot but no joy.
Golden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Golden is looking to wear down Poulter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poulter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Golden. Golden obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golden.
Golden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golden tries to work over Poulter's front leg with a kick but Poulter checks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Poulter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Golden has got the better of the exchanges.
A head kick from Golden lands but Poulter takes it in his stride.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Golden.
Golden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Golden coming out on top.
Golden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Golden throws a wild body kick that Poulter sees coming a mile off.
Poulter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Golden. Those never looked like landing.
Poulter lands with a nice combination. Golden backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Trey Golden has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden is looking to land body kicks.
Trey Golden is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulter throws a series of punches but Golden moves out of range.
Golden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulter! But no joy.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden misses with a leg kick
and Poulter counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golden throws a lazy head kick
and Poulter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golden throws a solid leg kick but Poulter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Golden.
The fighters circling - Poulter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trey Golden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulter checks a low kick from Golden.
Poulter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Golden.
Golden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golden ducks under a wild hook from Poulter.
Golden scores with a one two! Poulter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Poulter scores with a four punch combination!
Poulter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden throws a wild body kick that Poulter sees coming a mile off.
Poulter blocks a leg kick.
Golden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Golden connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Golden.
Golden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Golden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poulter's calf.
Poulter looks to land a left hand but Golden moved out of range nicely.
Golden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poulter. Golden shrugs it off though.
Poulter lands a big head kick that sends Golden tumbling to the mat! Poulter takes a step backwards and waves Golden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Golden is rocked!
Poulter throws an overhand right that drops Golden like a sack of potatoes! Poulter dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Poulter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dango comes to the cage accompanied by ChaChaLaLa. Dan Dango had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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29
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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50
190 lbs
38 - 68 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Dango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 68 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dango connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Roger Schwarzeneg has been cut.
We've been informed that Schwarzeneg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dango works Schwarzeneg's body with a nice hook.
Dango displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schwarzeneg.
Dango works Schwarzeneg's body with a nice hook.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but no luck this time.
Dango lands a left and a right that send Schwarzeneg crashing to the mat, dazed. Dango thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dango slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dan Dango has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg with a poor takedown
and Dango scores with a counter punch that sends Schwarzeneg to the canvas! Dango smells blood - he's punishing Schwarzeneg with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Schwarzeneg has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Dango!
A very excited looking Dan Dango made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perseen Suti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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38
157 lbs
34 - 26 - 2 |
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50
130 lbs
41 - 84 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
34 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 84 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suti throws a series of punches but Jag avoids them all with ease.
Suti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suti scores with a nice head shot.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Suti pushes him off.
Suti throws a front kick that sends Jag stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Suti.
Jag is rocked!
Suti stuns Jag with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jag is still on wobbly legs! Can Suti finish him?
Suti cracks Jag with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jag tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Suti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jag is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perseen Suti!
During a confident post fight interview, Perseen Suti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
180 lbs
32 - 10 - 2 |
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185 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
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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 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a hook. Slader ducked under it nicely.
Randy Slader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slader defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range as Slader strikes.
Slader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slader! But no joy.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slader tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Slader manages to avoid it.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Slader's knee but Slader avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Slader throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slader looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Slader throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Slader.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slader. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Slader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slader has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slader there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Slader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slader manages to avoid it.
Slader avoids the body shot from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slader is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Slader is rocked!
Slader misses with a body kick.
Slader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Slader misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slader. That one must have hurt.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Slader was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slader is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anderson moves out of range as Slader strikes.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Slader manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Slader.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Slader.
Anderson throws a hook but Slader avoids it easily.
Anderson with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slader throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slader.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slader.
Slader misses with an uppercut.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Slader saw it coming and moves away.
Slader is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Slader throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Slader shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slader just manages to avoid it.
Slader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
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!
Slader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson throws a jab when Slader was well out of range.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slader. Slader obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brownie Anderson 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.
A low kick from Slader is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Slader misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a nice right hand that sends Slader toppling to the canvas! Slader scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anderson finish him?!
Slader is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
It looks like Randy Slader has been cut.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws an overhand right that drops Slader like a sack of potatoes! Anderson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brownie Anderson!
After the big win, Brownie Anderson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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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
42 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Compton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Compton misses.
Parks works Compton's body with a nice hook.
Parks missing with a left hand there. Compton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Compton clinches with his opponent.
Parks prevents Compton from breaking the clinch.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Compton blocking some punches.
Compton scores with a shot to the side of Parks's head.
Parks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Compton is keeping busy.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Parks - that landed with a thud.
Parks scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Compton.
Parks scores with a shot to the side of Compton's head.
Parks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton pushes Parks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Compton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Compton tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Compton back against the cage.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
Compton tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Compton back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Parks throws a punch but it's blocked by Compton.
Compton looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Parks.
Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Colt Compton has been cut.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parks fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Parks blocks the low kick.
Compton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Compton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a solid leg kick but Parks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Compton.
Parks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Compton throws out the jab.
Parks throwing a counter right hand but Compton manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Compton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Compton's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Parks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Compton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parks checks a leg kick.
Parks scores with a decent looking hook.
Compton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Compton throws a low kick but Parks avoids it.
Parks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Compton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Compton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Compton is predictable there
and Parks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Compton slips a jab from Parks.
Parks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colt Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Compton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Compton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parks looks to land a right hand but Compton moved out of range.
Compton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton avoids the body shot from Parks.
Compton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Compton tries to bum rush Parks with a series of wild strikes but Parks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks misses with a wild combination.
Compton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Compton closes the distance and clinches.
Compton misses with a body punch.
Compton can't find room to land a body shot as Parks controls the action.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Compton misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parks.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Compton.
A right handed body shot lands from Parks.
Compton blocking some punches.
Compton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Parks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Compton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Compton throws a head kick but Parks moves out of range.
Compton tries to work over Parks's front leg with a kick but Parks checks it.
Parks scores with a punch to the head.
Lyoto Parks is winning the standup battle so far.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Compton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Parks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parks checks a leg kick.
It looked like Parks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Compton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parks.
Compton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parks blocks a leg kick.
Colt Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton throws a front kick aimed at Parks's knee but Parks avoids it well.
Parks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Compton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Compton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Compton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Compton lands with a short shot to the head.
Compton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks can't find room to land a body shot as Compton controls the action.
Compton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Parks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Compton tries to work over Parks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parks struggles to land a body shot inside as Compton controls his hands.
Compton is leaning against Parks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Compton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parks tries a body shot but Compton blocks it.
Compton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parks misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parks is keeping busy.
Compton tries to work over Parks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton lands with a left to the head.
Compton manages to break the clinch.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks blocks a head kick by Compton.
Parks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Compton tries to land a body kick
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Compton throws a sloppy head kick
and Parks counters with a right hand to the body.
Parks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Compton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Compton closes the distance and clinches.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Compton struggles to land a body shot inside as Parks controls his hands.
Parks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Compton breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Compton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Parks lands with a straight right. Compton didn't see that one coming.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
Decent striking displayed by Parks there.
Compton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parks is out of range and Compton settles back down.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks Parks off balance momentarily.
Compton throws a sloppy head kick and Parks moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Compton.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Compton is looking to score with low kicks.
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton feints and then cracks Parks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parks down.
Parks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Compton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parks in his tracks.
Compton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parks throws out the jab.
Parks throws a hook to the side of Compton's head but Compton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Compton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Compton is rocked!
Parks checks a leg kick.
Parks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Compton can pounce on him.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parks scores with a hook.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colt Compton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Compton throws a series of punches but Parks avoids them all with ease.
Compton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Parks.
Compton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parks.
Compton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parks with a nice cross.
Compton is still on wobbly legs! Can Parks finish him?
Compton throws out a leg kick but Parks moves out of range and Compton only half commits.
Parks scores with a nice right hand.
Good work by Parks as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Parks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parks cracks Compton with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Compton falls to his knees and Parks doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Parks!
During a confident post fight interview, Lyoto Parks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Colt Compton was interviewed post fight and said 'I will train harder and eradicate my weaknesses.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Söderlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mats Söderlund!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Söderlund connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Koltun misses its intended target.
Koltun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Söderlund releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koltun.
Koltun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Söderlund.
It looks like Marek Koltun has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Koltun blocks the low kick.
Koltun swings for the body but Söderlund moves out of range.
Söderlund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Söderlund scores with a jab. Koltun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun throws a body shot but no joy.
Koltun moves out of range of the leg kick from Söderlund.
Söderlund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koltun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Söderlund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun slips a straight right by Söderlund.
Koltun closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Söderlund to counter with a crisp jab.
Koltun is rocked!
Koltun fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Söderlund to the ground. Koltun is now in Söderlund's guard.
Söderlund looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Söderlund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Söderlund is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Koltun throws a big elbow that misses.
Koltun won't allow Söderlund to sweep him here.
Söderlund being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koltun gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koltun is looking to work some ground and pound but Söderlund has wrist control.
Koltun won't allow Söderlund to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koltun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Söderlund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koltun is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Hey Steves Fight Shack inform us that Söderlund has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Söderlund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koltun.
Söderlund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koltun.
Söderlund lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Söderlund trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koltun controls Söderlund momentarily but Söderlund frees himself.
Koltun is looking to sweep but instead, Söderlund has passed into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Söderlund tries to stand but can't do so whilst Koltun controls his leg.
Koltun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koltun wants to improve his position but Söderlund is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Söderlund working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Koltun's thigh. Koltun counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Söderlund won't allow Koltun to sweep him here.
Söderlund stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koltun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koltun controls Söderlund momentarily but Söderlund frees himself.
Söderlund loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Söderlund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koltun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koltun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Söderlund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marek Koltun's cut.
That's time! Koltun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Söderlund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koltun.
Koltun takes a swing at Söderlund's ribcage but misses.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Söderlund moved away.
Koltun scoring well with a low kick there.
Söderlund throws a leg kick but Koltun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Söderlund lands an overhand right.
Söderlund feints and then cracks Koltun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koltun down.
Söderlund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Söderlund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koltun is able to avoid easily.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Söderlund.
Söderlund misses with a left hand
and Koltun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Söderlund takes a swing at Koltun's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun fails with a takedown attempt.
Söderlund ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Söderlund.
Koltun misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mats Söderlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun slips a jab from Söderlund.
Söderlund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mats Söderlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Söderlund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Söderlund looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Söderlund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun 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.
Söderlund misses the jab.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Söderlund connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Söderlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Söderlund misses with a leg kick.
Koltun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Söderlund looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Söderlund some visible discomfort.
Koltun advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Koltun.
It looks like Mats Söderlund has been cut.
Söderlund really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund is still trying to improve position.
Koltun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Söderlund's face.
Koltun lands a big elbow.
Koltun lands a big shot there that rocks Söderlund but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That has opened up Mats Söderlund's cut even more.
Söderlund can't escape the position.
Koltun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Söderlund is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koltun lands a nice shot to the head.
Mats Söderlund's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mats Söderlund's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marek Koltun!
Marek Koltun retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Marek Koltun 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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