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CEFC 262 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janis Lusis (ranked 4343 p4p, 468 weight class) and David Blaine (ranked 6819 p4p, 645 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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260 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janis Lusis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Blaine!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lusis wants to clinch up but Blaine keeps it at a distance.
Lusis drops Blaine with a beautiful combination! Blaine stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lusis is looking for the KO!
It looks like David Blaine has been cut.
Lusis staying out of range there.
Lusis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaine.
A little feinted left hand from Lusis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lusis ducks under a wild hook from Blaine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blaine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lusis lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Blaine falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Janis Lusis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 2119 p4p, 254 weight class) and Lanny Poffo (ranked 24960 p4p, 793 weight class). Poffo has chosen The Genius as his entrance music. Paul Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lanny Poffo's chin.
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272 lbs
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250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson works on Poffo's body with a couple of short punches.
Poffo looks winded!
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Lanny Poffo has been cut.
Poffo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Poffo's ribcage.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
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 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Poffo's ribcage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poffo or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Poffo has eaten all the pies!
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poffo or not.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poffo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson presses Poffo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Poffo 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Poffo takes an elbow to the temple.
Poffo is rocked!
That has opened up Lanny Poffo's cut even more.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poffo.
Poffo is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Poffo seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Poffo shrugs off.
Johnson lands an uppercut that drops Poffo! Johnson follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poffo is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo stops Johnson from passing to mount.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Poffo, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is staying tight to Poffo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Poffo trying his best to control but Johnson has mounted him.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Poffo is squirming around nicely.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson trying to control but Poffo is having none of it.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poffo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Poffo can't escape the position.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Poffo is staying in there.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poffo is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Poffo is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson cracks Poffo with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Johnson!
A relieved looking Paul Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Lanny Poffo had this to say: 'I've only got one way to go after that one!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Dupuis (ranked 5811 p4p, 624 weight class) and Viesturs Kraulins (ranked 4371 p4p, 531 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dupuis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Out For A Rip. On his way into the cage it seems that David Dupuis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Dupuis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Solid 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Dupuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viesturs Kraulins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraulins fails with a takedown attempt.
Dupuis clinches up with Kraulins and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dupuis.
It looks like Viesturs Kraulins has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dupuis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kraulinss head.
Dupuis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kraulins.
Kraulins is working for takedown but Dupuis is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dupuis - that landed with a thud.
Dupuis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kraulins backwards.
Kraulins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dupuis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
David Dupuis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viesturs Kraulins.
Dupuis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kraulins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dupuis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kraulins wants a takedown but no success here.
Dupuis manages to break the clinch.
Dupuis has managed to clinch.
Kraulins wants a takedown.
Dupuis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dupuis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dupuis moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dupuis.
Dupuis has Kraulins pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dupuis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dupuis just leaning against Kraulins, taking a breather.
Dupuis is pressed up against the cage. Kraulins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dupuis down to the mat. Dupuis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dupuis throws a head kick that misses.
Dupuis has managed to clinch.
Kraulins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraulins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraulins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dupuis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dupuis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kraulins backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dupuis obliges.
Kraulins looks winded!
Dupuis leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis working Kraulins over with knees to the body.
Dupuis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dupuis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dupuis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dupuis closes the distance and pushes Kraulins back into the cage.
Kraulins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dupuis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dupuis manages to break the clinch.
David Dupuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupuis cracks Kraulins with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis instigates a clinch.
Dupuis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David Dupuis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dupuis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kraulins.
Kraulins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dupuis.
Dupuis misses with a head kick.
Dupuis misses with a leg kick.
Kraulins goes for a double leg but Dupuis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dupuis continues to drive forward.
Kraulins has his takedown stuffed
letting Dupuis counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraulins avoids the body shot from Dupuis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraulins.
Dupuis throws a quick counter head kick but Kraulins was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dupuis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viesturs Kraulins'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.
Kraulins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dupuis swivels and escapes.
Dupuis is looking to counter punch.
Dupuis has managed to clinch.
Dupuis lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dupuis.
Kraulins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dupuis prevents it.
Dupuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dupuis moves into range and clinches up with Kraulins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupuis stalls.
Dupuis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dupuis slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dupuis breaks the clinch.
Dupuis takes the fight into the clinch.
Dupuis is working Kraulins over against the cage.
Dupuis scores with a knee to the head.
Dupuis slows down the pace here.
A short right from Dupuis on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraulins tries to score a body lock takedown but Dupuis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
David Dupuis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viesturs Kraulins.
Dupuis just leaning against Kraulins, taking a breather.
Dupuis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kraulins up against the cage.
Dupuis lands a shot to the body.
Dupuis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kraulins is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dupuis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dupuis scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dupuis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dupuis scores with a hook to the body.
Dupuis connects with a knee to the head.
Kraulins is rocked!
That has opened up Viesturs Kraulins's cut even more.
Dupuis slowing the pace effectively.
Kraulins is still on wobbly legs! Can Dupuis finish him?
Dupuis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dupuis for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dupuis dips a shoulder and cracks Kraulins with a mighty uppercut! Kraulins falls back against the cage and Dupuis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kraulins is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dupuis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Dupuis!
A very excited looking David Dupuis 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 6417 p4p, 659 weight class) and Hank Lombard (ranked 2707 p4p, 355 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Róisín Murphy - Primitive. Lombard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shinedown - Sound Of Madness . 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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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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
44 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Hank Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Hank Lombard has been cut.
Brian Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombard.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lombard prevents a body shot from Murphy.
A body shot lands from Lombard.
Lombard stalling the fight.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Lombard.
Lombard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Lombard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lombard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lombard is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
A right hand to the body from Lombard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard scores with a shoulder strike.
Lombard lands a body shot.
Lombard tightens his grip and picks Murphy up, before dumping him to the ground. Murphy manages to land in guard.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Lombard tries to pass.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Lombard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lombard tries for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Lombard tries for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Lombard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murphy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Murphy is trying to escape the position but Lombard is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Lombard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lombard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lombard in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Murphy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hank Lombard!
Our winner, Hank Lombard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Brian Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'Can I still cut it?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between MC Livinho (ranked 22516 p4p, 606 weight class) and Maciej Gorski (ranked 5975 p4p, 492 weight class). Gorski has chosen Harnaś as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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159 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, MC Livinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maciej Gorski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorski misses with a takedown attempt - Livinho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Livinho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorski.
Gorski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
MC Livinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Gorski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gorski shoots in and drives through. Livinho sprawls well.
Gorski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gorski shoots in looking for a takedown. Livinho tries to sprawl out of it but Gorski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Livinho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Livinho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Livinho is looking to counter punch.
Gorski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Livinho does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorski shoots in but no luck this time.
Gorski looks winded!
Gorski drops his hands momentarily and Livinho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gorski shoots for a double leg takedown but Livinho sprawls well. He's pushed Gorski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gorski walks into a straight right hand from Livinho.
MC Livinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Livinho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorski.
Livinho throwing a counter right hand but Gorski manages to avoid it.
Gorski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Livinho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Livinho connects with a body shot that sends Gorski's belly button to the back.
Gorski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Livinho lands a big right hand that sends Gorski crashing to the mat! Livinho stays standing though and waves Gorski back to his feet!
Gorski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Livinho lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Gorski up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Livinho from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Gorski's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MC Livinho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brewer (ranked 2045 p4p, 243 weight class) and Tee Nah (ranked 1059 p4p, 126 weight class). Brewer comes to the cage accompanied by Gangster's Paradise. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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240 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brewer scores with a head kick.
Nah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brewer counters with a one-two to the body.
Nah moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
Brewer thumps Nah with a low kick.
Nah tries to clinch but Brewer is having none of it.
Brewer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Brewer.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brewer.
Brewer works Nah's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Nah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Frank Brewer has been cut.
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Nah in the body.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brewer tries to land a front kick but Nah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Nah misses.
Brewer lands a slapping body shot.
Nah throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
Nah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brewer under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brewer slips a jab and a cross from Nah.
Brewer throws out a leg kick but Nah moves out of range and Brewer only half commits.
Brewer lands a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brewer.
Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brewer throws a wild body kick that Nah sees coming a mile off.
Nah misses with an uppercut
and Brewer counters with an outside leg kick.
Brewer misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Nah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brewer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nah throws a low kick but Brewer moves out of range easily.
Brewer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brewer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nah on the side of the head.
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Nah moves out of range of the body kick.
Brewer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nah cracks Brewer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nah throws a hook but Brewer blocks it.
Nah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brewer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nah on the side of the head.
Nah closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer slows down the pace here.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brewer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brewer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nah is looking to score with low kicks.
Nah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brewer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nah.
Brewer is looking to wear down Nah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brewer.
Tee Nah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brewer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Nah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nah throws a hook but Brewer blocks it.
Nah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brewer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brewer scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Nah misses
and Brewer counters with a head kick.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brewer.
Nah misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Brewer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nah misses with a left hand
and Brewer counters with a good low kick that Nah was not able to check.
Brewer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nah.
Nice body kick there by Brewer.
Nah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brewer doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Brewer.
Brewer blocks a head kick by Nah.
Nah looks winded!
That kick from Brewer tenderised Nah's leg. Nah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Brewer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brewer connects with a solid leg kick.
Brewer scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick from Nah is predictable there
and Brewer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nah is lucky that one didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Brewer.
Brewer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brewer digs a good body shot into Nah's ribs.
Brewer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nah's calf.
You can see that Nah has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brewer works Nah's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brewer, right into the meat.
Brewer scores with a spinning back kick!
Brewer scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brewer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brewer lands a right hook to the body.
Brewer throws out a powerful jab.
Nah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brewer. Brewer obviously looking to wear him down.
Nah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brewer lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brewer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nah misses with a hook to the body
and Brewer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brewer stuns Nah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nah can do to turn this around?
Nah throws a hook but Brewer avoids it easily.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Nah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nah tries to clinch but Brewer is having none of it.
Nah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brewer checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Brewer.
Brewer throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nah misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming.
Brewer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brewer lands a slapping body shot.
Frank Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
Brewer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brewer scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewer feints and then cracks Nah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nah down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brewer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nah's head.
Nah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brewer.
Nah is breathing heavily.
Nah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brewer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brewer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nah.
Nah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Brewer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nah throws out a loose jab but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brewer scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crunch! Brewer slams his shin into Nah's torso.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
Nah throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with an inside leg kick.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nah throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer counters with a body kick that stops Nah in his tracks momentarily.
Nah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brewer.
Nah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brewer thuds his right hand into Nah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nah 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.
Brewer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brewer connects with a high kick.
That has opened up Tee Nah's cut even more.
Nah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brewer scores with a hook.
Brewer lands the left hand.
Nah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brewer. That one must have hurt.
Brewer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brewer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nah's calf.
Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nah. That did some damage!
Brewer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brewer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brewer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Nice body kick there by Brewer.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brewer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brewer throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brewer scores with a kick to the body.
Brewer scores with a push kick.
Brewer with a nice cross.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body. Nah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brewer scores with the left hand. Nah knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nah misses with a lunging right hand
and Brewer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brewer.
Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nah misses with an uppercut
and Brewer counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brewer.
Brewer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nah.
Nah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nah is rocked!
The cut above Tee Nah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nah is still on wobbly legs! Can Brewer finish him?
Nah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brewer.
Brewer lands a big head kick that sends Nah to the canvas! Brewer follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Brewer!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Brewer 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 Mason Marshall (ranked 993 p4p, 159 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 3147 p4p, 428 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Step Into A World - by: KRS-One. 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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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 37 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marshall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marshall moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall cracks Poulter with a good jab.
Marshall lands a leg kick that knocks Poulter off balance momentarily.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Poulter's head but Poulter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poulter on his heels. He'll look to pass Poulter's guard now, I'm sure.
Marshall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marshall throwing strikes but missing.
Marshall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marshall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall is looking to work some ground and pound but Poulter has wrist control.
Marshall throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marshall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marshall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poulter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marshall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poulter 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.
Poulter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marshall postures up in Poulter's guard and throws a big left but Poulter blocks it.
Marshall tries to free his leg and advance position but Poulter is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throwing strikes from guard but Poulter blocks nicely.
Marshall content to stall in guard here.
Marshall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Poulter's guard.
Marshall throwing shots but Poulter is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marshall lands a nice short elbow.
Poulter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marshall.
Marshall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marshall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a strike but Poulter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marshall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Poulter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marshall has Poulter in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poulter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marshall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poulter throws a strike but Marshall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marshall pushes down on Poulter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Poulter wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marshall 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.
Marshall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poulter's head.
Poulter is defending against the submission attempts here by Marshall.
Marshall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marshall working over Poulter with some ground and pound. Poulter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marshall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marshall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Marshall dominated that round.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marshall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poulter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marshall jabs Poulter right on the nose. Poulter blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Marshall. That snapped Poulter's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marshall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall connects with a right hand. Poulter shakes it off.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Poulter is out of range.
Mason Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Poulter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marshall cracks Poulter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Marshall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poulter on the side of the head.
Poulter cracks Marshall with a good jab.
Poulter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulter slips a straight right by Marshall.
Poulter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshall to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulter.
The fighters circling - Poulter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marshall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poulter under the eye.
Poulter is rocked!
Marshall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poulter is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Marshall unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Poulter! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Marshall is unloading with more strikes now! Poulter drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Marshall!
Mason Marshall tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 846 p4p, 99 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 541 p4p, 59 weight class). Probong has chosen Bodhi Mandala as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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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
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probong throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Probong.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Probong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Probong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Probong circles away.
Probong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Probong jumps back.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Probong checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Probong.
Anderson thumps Probong with a low kick.
A jab from Probong misses.
Probong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Probong misses with a body shot.
Probong throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Probong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Probong just manages to avoid it.
Anderson slips a straight right by Probong.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Probong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Probong throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probong scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Probong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sni Probong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Probong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson sizes up Probong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probong closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Probong throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Probong scores with a punch to the head.
Probong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Probong clinches.
Probong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Probong tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Probong back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Probong - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Probong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Probong can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Probong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Probong tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Probong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Probong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Probong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Probong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong slips under a jab from Anderson.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Probong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Probong as he connects with a hook.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Probong.
Probong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Probong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Probong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Probong wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Probong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Probong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson throws the left hand but Probong avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Probong! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Probong.
Probong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Probong throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Probong moves out of range of the body kick.
Probong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Probong.
Probong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probong misses with a hook.
Probong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Probong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Probong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Probong.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Probong avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson has Probong up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Probong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Probong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Probong up against the cage.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Probong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Probong tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson swings for the body but Probong moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probong throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Probong thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Probong throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Probong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Probong counters with a good, hard body kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Probong cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Sni Probong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Probong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Probong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Probong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Probong scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Probong is looking to land body kicks.
Probong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Probong lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probong to score with a decent uppercut.
Probong throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Probong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one!
Probong throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Probong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Probong throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Probong throws an off balance right hand
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Probong.
Probong throws a body shot but no joy.
Probong misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Probong.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Probong throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Probong connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Probong.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Probong tries to clinch up.
Probong misses with a body shot.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Probong.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Despite the aggression on Probong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Probong misses the target.
Anderson lands a jab to Probong's midsection.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Probong's knee but Probong avoids it well.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Probong moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
A jab from Probong misses.
Probong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Probong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Probong lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson throws a jab when Probong was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sparky Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probong moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Probong tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probong misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Probong throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Probong works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Probong cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Probong looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Probong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Probong throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson throws a counter high kick but Probong was just alert enough to avoid it.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson cracks Probong with an open hand slap.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Probong is out of range.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Probong throws a body shot but no joy.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
Anderson slips a jab from Probong.
Probong misses with a hook
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong slips under a jab.
Probong lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Probong swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probong thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Probong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson eats them both and turns towards Probong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A low kick from Probong misses
and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Probong keeps moving.
Probong pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson trying to control but Probong is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sni Probong.
I've got Probong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sni Probong!
After winning the bout, Sni Probong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakuin Ekaku Jr (ranked 169 p4p, 24 weight class) and Stephen Griffiths (ranked 1234 p4p, 196 weight class). Ekaku Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu. This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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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
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakuin Ekaku Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stephen Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Ekaku Jr lands with a nice combination. Griffiths backs away looking to recover.
Ekaku Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Ekaku Jr moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Ekaku Jr misses with a looping left.
Ekaku Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekaku Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Griffiths tenderised Ekaku Jr's leg. Ekaku Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ekaku Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Griffiths will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ekaku Jr lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffiths circles away.
Griffiths clinches.
Griffiths has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths scores with a shot to the side of Ekaku Jr's head.
A nice left hand lands by Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths lands a body punch.
Ekaku Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Griffiths blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffiths tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ekaku Jr lands an uppercut.
Griffiths doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffiths has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
Ekaku Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses.
Griffiths swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekaku Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths is looking to score with low kicks.
Ekaku Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku Jr misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekaku Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffiths momentarily.
Ekaku Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffiths's sensitive parts.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths throws a hook but Ekaku Jr avoids it easily.
Ekaku Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffiths.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ekaku Jr is looking to wear down Griffiths with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice straight punches there by Ekaku Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffiths connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths feints and then cracks Ekaku Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ekaku Jr down.
Ekaku Jr tries to clinch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Ekaku Jr throws a leg kick
and Griffiths counters with a thumping low kick.
Ekaku Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffiths swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Ekaku Jr moves out of range easily.
Ekaku Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekaku Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Griffiths is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ekaku Jr moves into the clinch.
Ekaku Jr blocking some punches.
Ekaku Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffiths blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffiths or not.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Griffiths swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku Jr misses with the head strike.
Griffiths tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku Jr.
I was talking to Ekaku Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ekaku Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffiths prevents a body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku Jr pushes Griffiths back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekaku Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Ekaku Jr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekaku Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths jumps guard but Ekaku Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr lands a shot to the body.
Griffiths looks winded!
Ekaku Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Griffiths controls the action.
Ekaku Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffithss head.
Griffiths swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr 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.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths tries to move into range but Ekaku Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ekaku Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griffiths's head backwards.
Griffiths gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffiths scores with the left hand. Ekaku Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Ekaku Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ekaku Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses
and Ekaku Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ekaku Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ekaku Jr moves in looking to clinch but Griffiths pushes him off.
Griffiths appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffiths tries to throw a body punch but Ekaku Jr avoids it by throwing Griffiths back against the cage.
Ekaku Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Griffiths lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiths.
A short left from Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Griffiths gets an underhook and turns Ekaku Jr into the cage.
Ekaku Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffiths lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ekaku Jr prevents a body shot from Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffiths controls his hands.
Griffiths blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffiths controls his hands.
Griffiths swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiths misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths blocks an uppercut.
Griffiths misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr blocks an uppercut.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ekaku Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Griffiths controls the action.
Griffiths lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekaku Jr backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr slows down the pace here.
Ekaku Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekaku Jr blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekaku Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr lands with a right to the head.
Ekaku Jr tries a body shot but Griffiths blocks it.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Ekaku Jr with a nice cross.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Ekaku Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ekaku Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffiths's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffiths swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr cracks Griffiths with a nice body shot.
Ekaku Jr tries a body shot but Griffiths blocks it.
Ekaku Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffiths can do to turn this around?
Griffiths is trying to break the clinch but Ekaku Jr has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Griffiths fails to land.
Griffiths lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekaku Jr backwards.
Ekaku Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr lands with a right to the head.
Griffiths tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffiths.
Griffiths blocks a body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ekaku Jr on the inside.
Griffiths looking to stall.
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses.
Ekaku Jr misses with some punches.
Ekaku Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr tries to work over Griffiths's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffiths using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekaku Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekaku Jr tries to throw a body punch but Griffiths avoids it by throwing Ekaku Jr back against the cage.
Ekaku Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr dominated that second 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.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku Jr lands an overhand right.
Ekaku Jr looks to throw the jab but Griffiths is out of range.
Ekaku Jr tests Griffiths's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekaku Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
A lazy left from Ekaku Jr finds it's target.
Good work by Ekaku Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Ekaku Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffiths swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku Jr moves in looking to clinch but Griffiths pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr tries to clinch there but Griffiths circles away.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffiths's calf.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekaku Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr feints and then cracks Griffiths's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffiths down.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Ekaku Jr with a nice cross.
Ekaku Jr throws a low kick, looking for Griffiths's leg but Griffiths calmly moves out of range.
Griffiths feints the counter takedown.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Ekaku Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ekaku Jr throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekaku Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ekaku Jr. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr tries to clinch up.
Griffiths blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griffiths lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku Jr is looking to clinch but Griffiths is avoiding it.
Ekaku Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Ekaku Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku Jr's elbow.
Ekaku Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffithss head.
Ekaku Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffiths swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffiths manages to break the clinch.
Griffiths shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ekaku Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ekaku Jr is trying to keep Griffiths in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths trying to control but Ekaku Jr is working from the bottom.
Griffiths drops back looking for a leg! Ekaku Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ekaku Jr manages to kick Griffiths off! Griffiths jumps back into Ekaku Jr's guard.
Griffiths pushes down on Ekaku Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffiths seems to be working for a kimura but Ekaku Jr defends the submission attempt.
Griffiths is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Griffiths is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ekaku Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Griffiths looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ekaku Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffiths is working away from the top position though.
Griffiths is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku Jr is looking for a sweep. Griffiths is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hakuin Ekaku Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Ekaku Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffiths keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffiths takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ekaku Jr is looking to slow Griffiths down with leg kicks.
Ekaku Jr throws a low kick but Griffiths avoids it.
Ekaku Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Ekaku Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr tries to clinch up.
Griffiths takes one to the chin there.
Ekaku Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Griffiths counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Griffiths misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr blocking some punches.
Ekaku Jr misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr misses with the head strike.
Griffiths blocks a body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr tries a body shot but Griffiths blocks it.
Griffiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffiths tries to work over Ekaku Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekaku Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Griffiths controls the action.
Griffiths is looking to control Ekaku Jr's arms but Ekaku Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffiths has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ekaku Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
Griffiths gets through Ekaku Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
Ekaku Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffiths is trying to break the clinch but Ekaku Jr is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths cracks Ekaku Jr with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths prevents a body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Griffiths's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ekaku Jr thuds his right hand into Griffiths's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku Jr. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a nice head shot.
Ekaku Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Ekaku Jr lands.
Griffiths scoring well with a low kick there.
Ekaku Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffiths swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffiths appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ekaku Jr misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffiths.
Good work by Griffiths as he checks the leg kick.
Ekaku Jr misses the jab.
Griffiths walks into a left hand.
Ekaku Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Griffiths clinches with his opponent.
Ekaku Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekaku Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekaku Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Griffiths misses with the head strike.
Griffiths makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ekaku Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffiths scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Griffiths fails to land.
Ekaku Jr misses with the head strike.
Griffiths swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ekaku Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ekaku Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr blocks an uppercut.
Griffiths swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
A right hand to the body from Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekaku Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr had his way with Stephen Griffiths in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ekaku Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffiths! But no joy.
Griffiths tries to clinch there but Ekaku Jr circles away.
Ekaku Jr lands a head shot.
Griffiths's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ekaku Jr lands a body shot.
Ekaku Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ekaku Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ekaku Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ekaku Jr tests Griffiths's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekaku Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr cracks Griffiths with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ekaku Jr clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr working aggressively here.
Griffiths wants to break free but Ekaku Jr has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffiths is leaning against Ekaku Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ekaku Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ekaku Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffiths lands with a left to the head.
Ekaku Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ekaku Jr blocking some punches.
A short right from Ekaku Jr on the inside.
A short right from Griffiths on the inside.
Griffiths working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
Ekaku Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths scores with a hook to the body.
Griffiths blocks a body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Stephen Griffiths has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ekaku Jr darts in trying to clinch
letting Griffiths counter with a right hand.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Ekaku Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ekaku Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Ekaku Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ekaku Jr thinking.
Griffiths throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Ekaku Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr is looking to clinch.
Griffiths with the counter takedown but Ekaku Jr avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ekaku Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Ekaku Jr has closed the distance and engaged Griffiths in a clinch.
Griffiths blocks an uppercut.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Griffiths breaks the clinch.
Ekaku Jr scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ekaku Jr, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Ekaku Jr coming out on top.
Griffiths shoots in for a double leg but Ekaku Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffiths jabs Ekaku Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ekaku Jr 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.
Ekaku Jr lands with a hook. Griffiths tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ekaku Jr tries to clinch but Griffiths is having none of it.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku Jr 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.
Griffiths takes a swing at Ekaku Jr's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku Jr scores with a body shot.
Griffiths attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Ekaku Jr.
Griffiths connects with a right hand. Ekaku Jr shakes it off.
Ekaku Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Griffiths goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffiths throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekaku Jrs head.
Ekaku Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ekaku Jr as Griffiths tries to tie him up.
Ekaku Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuin Ekaku Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ekaku Jr, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuin Ekaku Jr!
Hakuin Ekaku Jr retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Hakuin Ekaku Jr stared into the camera and said 'Thank you to my inspiration, my father, THE GREATEST EVER Hakuin "Zen" Ekaku.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 548 p4p, 65 weight class) and Soul Jah (ranked 216 p4p, 26 weight class). Jah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soul Jah!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jah.
A swing and a miss from Anstey.
Anstey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anstey throws a jab when Jah was well out of range.
Bunny Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Anstey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anstey.
Anstey throws a shot from downtown. Jah moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Jah there.
Anstey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jah.
Anstey throws a looping overhand right but Jah ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Jah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anstey.
Anstey misses with an uppercut.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Jah avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jah throws a right hand that Anstey ducks under and follows up with a left that Anstey also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a big shot that misses.
Jah lands a big head kick that sends Anstey tumbling to the mat! Jah takes a step backwards and waves Anstey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jah slips under a jab.
Anstey misses with a looping left.
Jah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anstey.
Anstey swings for the body but Jah moves out of range.
Anstey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jah counters with a good, hard body kick but Anstey shrugs it off.
Anstey throws an off balance right hand
and Jah counters with a hugh head kick that removes Anstey from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Soul Jah!
Soul Jah is the new heavyweight champion!
Soul Jah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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