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CEFC Fight Night 113 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 9670 p4p, 795 weight class) and Damian Malenczuk (ranked 22556 p4p, 761 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
50 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Malenczuk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenczuk shoots for a takedown but Bitch! saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Damian Malenczuk has been cut.
Malenczuk is trying to drag Bitch! to the mat but Bitch! just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A body shot lands from Bitch!.
Malenczuk is trying to force a seperation but Bitch! has the dominant position.
Bitch! lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bitch! lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch! lands an uppercut.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bitch! stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch!.
Malenczuk is trying to pull guard but Bitch! turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Malenczuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Damian Malenczuk's cut even more.
Malenczuk has Bitch! pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Malenczuk pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bitch! tumbling to the mat - Malenczuk dives into Bitch!'s guard.
Bitch! keeping moving, preventing Malenczuk from controlling successfully.
Malenczuk is looking to stand up but Bitch! won't let him.
Malenczuk throws a big elbow that misses.
Bitch! 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.
Bitch! is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bitch! holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Malenczuk has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jacks Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bitch! keeping moving, preventing Malenczuk from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bitch! scores with a nice strike.
Malenczuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitch! closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bitch! lands an elbow just above Malenczuk 's eye.
Bitch! unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malenczuk looks winded!
Bitch! lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitch! lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside that Malenczuk shrugs off.
The cut above Damian Malenczuk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malenczuk.
Bitch! pushes Malenczuk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bitch! lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malenczuk backwards.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside that Malenczuk shrugs off.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damian Malenczuk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
Bitch! gets through Malenczuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malenczuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bitch! walks away with a smile on his face. Malenczuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bitch! is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damian Malenczuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick James, Bitch!!
An out of breath Rick James, Bitch! thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Damian Malenczuk stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will get you next time !!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamai Hoi (ranked 3501 p4p, 391 weight class) and Evandro Guedes (ranked 2787 p4p, 321 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hoi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blood Red Sky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
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285 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akamai Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evandro Guedes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Hoi shakes him off and moves away.
Guedes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoi.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akamai Hoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi is looking to slow Guedes down with leg kicks.
Hoi misses with a series of wild punches.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guedes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoi somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi looks for the body kick but Guedes saw that one coming.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Guedes moves out of range.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoi.
Hoi tries to clinch up.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Hoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoi misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hoi does no damage.
Hoi tries to clinch up but Guedes circles away and keeps his distance.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Hoi and move into the clinch position.
Hoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Guedes.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Hoi and move into the clinch position.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guedes as he avoids it easily.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guedes defends it nicely.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Akamai Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guedes as he jumps to the side.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Hoi shakes him off and moves away.
Hoi lands a nice looking body kick.
Hoi scores with a jab to the head.
Hoi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guedes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guedes.
Guedes manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Guedes stuffs the takedown.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Hoi scores with a leg kick.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi swinging wildly here.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Hoi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guedes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Guedes avoids them all with ease.
Hoi throws a head kick but Guedes moves out of range.
Hoi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guedes tries to keep at a distance but Hoi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guedes manages to break the clinch.
Hoi lands a body shot.
Guedes slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Hoi shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guedes moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akamai Hoi 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.
Guedes moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
Hoi wants to clinch up but Guedes keeps it at a distance.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
Hoi fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Hoi shakes him off and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Guedes. No joy for Hoi on that attempt.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Hoi and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi misses with the combination.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
Hoi throws out a loose jab but Guedes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi 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.
Hoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akamai Hoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guedes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guedes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akamai Hoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi throws a looping overhand right but Guedes ducks down to avoid it.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoi.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Guedes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoi tries to bum rush Guedes with a series of wild strikes but Guedes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoi shoots in looking for a takedown. Guedes tries to sprawl out of it but Hoi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guedes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hoi misses its intended target.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Hoi and move into the clinch position.
Hoi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoi misses with the combination.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
Hoi looks for a takedown but Guedes sprawls well.
Hoi misses with a looping right.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses.
Hoi tries to clinch there but Guedes circles away.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoi throws a nice looking combination but Guedes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Hoi shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Guedes moves out of range.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoi.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoi.
Guedes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Guedes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Guedes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guedes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hoi wants to control but Guedes is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi controlling the position.
Hoi working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guedes is looking to reverse the position.
Hoi just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I wouldn't like to be where Guedes is right now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akamai Hoi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hoi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guedes. Guedes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akamai Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoi has Guedes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoi fails to pull guard.
Hoi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoi can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hoi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hoi throws a right hand that Guedes ducks under and follows up with a left that Guedes also avoids with ease.
Hoi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guedes checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guedes stuffs the takedown.
Hoi throws a combination that misses
and Guedes counters by clinching up.
Guedes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoi looks for the body kick but Guedes saw that one coming.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoi.
Good leg kick by Hoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoi tries for a takedown but Guedes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akamai Hoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoi dives in and grabs Guedes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guedes pushes down on Hoi's head and hops out.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hoi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Evandro Guedes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hoi or perhaps it was just good defense by Guedes, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick from Hoi lands but Guedes takes it in his stride.
Hoi shoots in for a double leg but Guedes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoi takes a swing at Guedes's ribcage but misses.
Guedes stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoi. Hoi gets slowly back to his feet.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Guedes avoids the head kick by Hoi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guedes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Hoi with that takedown attempt.
Akamai Hoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hoi or perhaps it was just good defense by Guedes, which made it look bad.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Guedes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guedes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guedes.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoi.
Guedes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoi.
Guedes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guedes wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Guedes. No joy for Hoi on that attempt.
Hoi sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoi avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Hoi shakes him off and moves away.
Hoi throws a nice looking combination but Guedes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoi.
Guedes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Hoi shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evandro Guedes.
I think Hoi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akamai Hoi!
A pretty intense looking Akamai Hoi took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Millennium (ranked 3136 p4p, 319 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 4807 p4p, 435 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Millennium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millennium misses with a head kick.
Wilder stuffs the takedown.
Millennium moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Wilder throws a jab when Millennium was well out of range.
Wilder catches Millennium with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Millennium tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millennium tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilder wants it to stay on the feet.
Millennium clinches up against the cage.
Millennium breaks from the clinch.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder misses with a hook.
Wilder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
As Wilder looks to move away, Millennium throws a big counter combo but Wilder just gets out of the way.
Millennium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Millennium slips a jab from Wilder.
Millennium has closed the distance and engaged Wilder in a clinch.
Wilder scores with a shot to the side of Millennium's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder pushes Millennium back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilder tries to circle away but Millennium has him pinned against the cage.
Wilder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Millennium blocks an uppercut.
Wilder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Millennium lands a high kick!
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Millennium moved out of range nicely.
Millennium throwing a counter right hand but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder catches Millennium with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Millennium looks to throw a body kick
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Millennium staying out of range there.
Millennium tries to clinch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millennium feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millennium engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wilder isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Millennium stacks Wilder on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Millennium!
Wilder is looking for a sweep.
Wilder is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Millennium has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is not content to let Millennium control the position.
Wilder is looking to reverse the position.
Wilder is still trying to improve position.
Millennium wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Wilder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Millennium wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millennium wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Millennium throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilder's head but Wilder avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A lull in the action here as Millennium stalls from top position.
Millennium wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilder keeps working.
Wilder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Millennium tries for a takedown but Wilder circles away easily
and Millennium takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Millennium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millennium closes the distance but Wilder moves to the side
and Wilder counters with a nice uppercut.
Millennium is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilder's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Millennium throws a big counter combination but Wilder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilder connects with an inside leg kick.
Millennium shoots in but Wilder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Millennium steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a hook. Millennium ducked under it nicely.
Millennium seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Millennium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chris Millennium is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millennium ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Wilder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder swings for the body but Millennium moves out of range.
Millennium feinted with a counter takedown.
Millennium misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Wilder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millennium tries to bum rush Wilder with a series of wild strikes but Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Wilder. No joy for Millennium on that attempt.
Wilder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Millennium moved out of range.
Wilder misses with a leg kick
and Millennium counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Millennium.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
Wilder looking for a guillotine here but Millennium defends easily.
Wilder wants to sweep here but Millennium controlling him for the moment.
Wilder wants to stand up but Millennium is controlling him.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Millennium.
Wilder is working an open guard so Millennium takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Millennium.
Millennium dives in and grabs Wilder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilder pushes down on Millennium's head and hops out.
Wilder tries a quick counter leg kick but Millennium is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Millennium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Millennium.
Millennium appears to be looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Millennium.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Millennium tries a head kick but it misses.
Millennium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Millennium tries to counter with a takedown but Wilder is quick to defend against it.
Millennium tries to clinch but Wilder is having none of it.
Millennium gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilder misses with a wild combination.
Millennium fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilder throws a body punch but Millennium moves out of range.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder lands with a straight right. Millennium didn't see that one coming.
Wilder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Millennium looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millennium is trying to work for a kimura but Wilder is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Millennium's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Millennium's back!
Millennium looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wilder has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Millennium has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Millennium wants to control his opponent's hands but Wilder gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilder swings for the body but Millennium moves out of range.
Millennium throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Millennium 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.
Millennium tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilder swivels and escapes.
Millennium staying out of range there.
Millennium clinches with his opponent.
Wilder digs a right hand underneath Millennium's ribcage. Millennium let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Millennium backwards.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Millennium.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millennium.
Wilder gets through Millennium's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millennium's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilder slaps away a takedown attempt from Millennium, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Millennium slips the punch.
Wilder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Millennium crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilder - the referee stops the clock and Millennium gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilder. Millennium manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilder scores with a shot to the body.
Millennium staying out of range there.
Wilder scores with a body shot.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Millennium.
Wilder throws a series of strikes that have Millennium backpedaling.
Millennium shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilder as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Millennium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Millennium to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilder slaps away a takedown attempt from Millennium, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millennium feints and as Wilder raises his hands in defense, Millennium changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chris Millennium overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
Wilder has his foot on Millennium's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Millennium works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilder trying to control the position.
Wilder throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Millennium escapes and throws Wilder's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Millennium working away.
Wilder might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Millennium haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wilder is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is not content to let Millennium control the position.
Wilder trying to control but Millennium flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Wilder rolls, trying to escape but Millennium keeps control of the position.
Millennium looking to break Wilder's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wilder remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Millennium will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wilder is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wilder is really stuck here.
Millennium not allowing Wilder to control his hands.
Wilder is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder fending off the submission attempt from Millennium.
Will Millennium go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wilder is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Millennium off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Millennium doesn't have the hooks in and Wilder manages to turn into his guard.
Millennium 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.
Wilder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Millennium is keeping the position for now.
Chris Millennium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilder is looking to stand up but Millennium won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilder 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 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Wilder!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bato Dela Rosa (ranked 3245 p4p, 428 weight class) and Jimmy Bawdeep (ranked 4171 p4p, 511 weight class). Bato Dela Rosa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bato Dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Bawdeep!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawdeep stuffs the takedown attempt from Dela Rosa. Dela Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Bawdeep shapes to counter with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown but Bawdeep shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bawdeep unleashes a big counter combination but Dela Rosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bato Dela Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Rosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bawdeep.
Sloppy strikes from Dela Rosa. Those never looked like landing.
Bawdeep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Rosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Dela Rosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bawdeep throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rosa is trying to pull guard but Bawdeep turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bawdeep with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bawdeep tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Rosa avoids the damage to the body.
Dela Rosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dela Rosa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bawdeep fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dela Rosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bawdeep sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dela Rosa somewhat.
Dela Rosa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bawdeep defends well and Dela Rosa ends up having to push Bawdeep into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bawdeep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dela Rosa misses with a takedown attempt - Bawdeep sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bawdeep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dela Rosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bawdeep holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawdeep keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dela Rosa's efforts to push away.
Bawdeep throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bawdeep prevents the takedown attempt.
Dela Rosa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dela Rosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bawdeep to keep the fight standing.
Dela Rosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bawdeep with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bawdeep misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Rosa.
Bawdeep looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Rosa is blocking nicely.
Bawdeep is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Rosa is defending well for now.
Bawdeep misses with the head strike.
Bawdeep wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa has Bawdeep pressed against the cage.
Dela Rosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawdeep is defending well for now.
Dela Rosa fails to pull guard.
Dela Rosa is trying to push Bawdeep away but Bawdeep has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dela Rosa as Bawdeep tries to tie him up.
Bawdeep connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dela Rosa's face.
Dela Rosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bawdeep has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dela Rosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dela Rosa digs a right hand into Bawdeep's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bawdeep's gas tank.
Bawdeep using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Rosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dela Rosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bawdeep misses with a knee to the head.
Dela Rosa managing to block the knees to the body from Bawdeep.
Dela Rosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bawdeep won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dela Rosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bawdeep after a bit of a struggle.
Bawdeep avoiding damage as Dela Rosa throws knees to the body.
Dela Rosa jumps guard but Bawdeep stands there with Dela Rosa around his waist. Dela Rosa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Bawdeep dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bawdeep moves into the clinch successfully.
Dela Rosa can't get the takedown.
Dela Rosa stalling in the clinch.
Bawdeep has Dela Rosa pressed against the cage, preventing Dela Rosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bawdeep landing knees to the head.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bawdeep taking a breather.
Dela Rosa tries to pull guard but Bawdeep won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bawdeep with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dela Rosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawdeep is defending well for now.
Bawdeep tries a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks it.
Dela Rosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawdeep using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Rosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bawdeep scores with a knee to the head.
Bawdeep using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Rosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bawdeep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bawdeep is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bato Dela Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks with his arms.
Dela Rosa breaks from the clinch.
Dela Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bawdeep is fending him off so far but Dela Rosa persists. Nope, Bawdeep circles away and we're back to standing.
Jimmy Bawdeep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dela Rosa closes the distance and clinches.
Bawdeep misses with a knee to the head.
Bawdeep with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks with his arms.
Dela Rosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dela Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bawdeep connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dela Rosa's face.
Bawdeep has Dela Rosa pressed against the cage, preventing Dela Rosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dela Rosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dela Rosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bawdeep tries to close the distance and clinch but Dela Rosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Rosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bawdeep with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bawdeep landing knees to the head.
Dela Rosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dela Rosa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bawdeep up against the cage.
Bawdeep looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Rosa is blocking nicely.
Jimmy Bawdeep seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Rosa can't break the clinch.
Bawdeep throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Rosa managing to block the knees to the body from Bawdeep.
Bawdeep tries a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bawdeep walks away with a smile on his face. Dela Rosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bawdeep doesn't manage to clinch there - Dela Rosa circles away.
Bawdeep fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dela Rosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Bawdeep looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Rosa is blocking nicely.
Bawdeep landing knees to the body.
Dela Rosa breaks from the clinch.
Dela Rosa clinches up with Bawdeep and pushes him back against the cage.
Dela Rosa jumps guard and drags Bawdeep to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Rosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Dela Rosa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Bawdeep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Dela Rosa.
Bawdeep wants to counter the offense by Dela Rosa and move into the clinch position.
Bawdeep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bawdeep wants to counter with a clinch but Dela Rosa pushes him away.
Dela Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bawdeep is fending him off so far but Dela Rosa persists. Nope, Bawdeep circles away and we're back to standing.
Bawdeep throws a counter combo.
Dela Rosa works over Bawdeep's head and body with a nice combination.
Dela Rosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bawdeep.
It looked like Dela Rosa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Rosa closes the distance and clinches.
Bawdeep throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Rosa blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rosa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bato Dela Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Rosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Rosa looking for a takedown.
Bawdeep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bawdeep throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Rosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Bawdeep throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bawdeep lands a knee to the body.
Dela Rosa wants to break free but Bawdeep has control.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks with his arms.
Dela Rosa is trying to pull guard but Bawdeep turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bawdeep stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawdeep tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks with his arms.
Dela Rosa is trying to force a seperation but Bawdeep has the dominant position.
Dela Rosa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bawdeep is defending well.
Dela Rosa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bawdeep is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dela Rosa slowing the pace effectively.
Bawdeep tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks with his arms.
Bawdeep prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dela Rosa is trying to break the clinch but Bawdeep is controlling him.
Bawdeep gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bawdeep pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bawdeep walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dela Rosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bawdeep moves away.
Bawdeep looks to clinch
and Bawdeep takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bawdeep tries to clinch but Dela Rosa moves out of range.
Bawdeep just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDela Rosa.
Bawdeep tries to clinch up but Dela Rosa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa jabs at Bawdeep's body.
Bawdeep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bawdeep swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bawdeep has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bawdeep moves out of range as Dela Rosa strikes.
Bawdeep tries to counter with a clinch but Dela Rosa shakes him off and moves away.
Dela Rosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bawdeep's waist but Bawdeep gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Rosa off to one side.
Bawdeep drives through and clinches with Dela Rosa against the cage.
Bawdeep misses with a knee to the head.
Dela Rosa is pushing Bawdeep up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bawdeep tries a knee to the head but Dela Rosa blocks it.
Bato Dela Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Bawdeep is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dela Rosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Bawdeep.
I've got Bawdeep 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Bawdeep!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Gonzalez (ranked 1031 p4p, 158 weight class) and Dex Arial (ranked 4118 p4p, 505 weight class). Arial has chosen Thunder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dex Arial!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arial shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gonzalez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but Arial slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Arial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but Arial is defending the strikes.
Arial is trying to get back to half guard.
Arial is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzalez wants to control but Arial is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez 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.
A lull in the action here.
Arial is trying to control Gonzalez's posture but Gonzalez avoids it.
Arial prevents Gonzalez from improving position.
We've been hearing good reports from Gonzalez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzalez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Arial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arial really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arial keeping his opponent close.
Arial is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arial avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzalez.
Arial is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Arial with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonzalez slips a nice elbow through Arial's hands, connecting with Arial's forehead.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arial keeps working.
Gonzalez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arial is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gonzalez stops Arial from getting back to his feet.
Arial has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Arial blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arial is looking to escape.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Arial is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzalez punishes Arial's body with a nice straight punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gonzalez enables Arial to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gonzalez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arial can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Arial is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arial throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arial's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Arial tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez cracks Arial with a solid left hand.
Gonzalez works over Arial with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arial can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arial utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Arial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arial pulls Gonzalez in to control the position.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Arial keeps moving.
Arial utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Arial pulls Gonzalez in close to his closed guard and prevents Gonzalez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arial is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzalez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arial controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Arial has wrist control.
Gonzalez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Arial keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arial moves away.
Arial tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arial has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Arial being controlled against the cage.
Arial is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arial is keeping busy.
Arial wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Arial sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arial slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arial shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Arial gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. Arial didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Gonzalez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arial tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arial misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a three punch combo!
Arial tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arial is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arial keeps the fight on the outside.
Edgar Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Arial is having none of it.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arial letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Arial uses from the top position.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arial cracks Gonzalez with a solid left hand.
Arial controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arial doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arial manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Arial from controlling successfully.
Arial postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez has his foot on Arial's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arial works his way back into a safe position though.
Arial makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arial stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Arial from controlling successfully.
Arial working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arial.
Dex Arial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Arial is controlling him.
Gonzalez looking to control.
Arial is working Gonzalez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzalez has Arial pulled in close to control his posture.
Arial postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Arial postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arial stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arial in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arial is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arial tries for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away easily
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dex Arial.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Gonzalez prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arial is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Gonzalez!
A relieved looking Edgar Gonzalez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1717 p4p, 200 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 1811 p4p, 213 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Starker's choice of entrance music: Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. 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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265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
Starker moves into the clinch.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Starker has Juravlev pressed against the cage, preventing Juravlev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Juravlev avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Juravlev blocks the elbow strike.
Juravlev blocks the elbow strike.
Juravlev lands a hook that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Juravlev lands a nice knee to the body.
Juravlev is leaning against Starker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Juravlev lands with a light punch inside.
Juravlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juravlev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juravlev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Starker blocks a body shot from Juravlev.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Juravlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev cracks Starker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker moves to clinch but Juravlev breaks away
and Juravlev counters with a left and a right that stings Starker.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Juravlev.
Starker is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
Juravlev tries to keep at a distance but Starker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Juravlev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Juravlev blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Juravlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juravlev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starker up against the cage.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juravlev misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Juravlev pushes off an throws an elbow but Starker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starker as Juravlev tries to tie him up.
Juravlev manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
Juravlev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Juravlev.
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside.
Juravlev catches Starker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Starker tries to keep at a distance but Juravlev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Starker.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Juravlev avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Juravlev dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Juravlev avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Juravlev avoiding damage.
Starker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juravlev scores with a shot to the side of Starker's head.
Juravlev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juravlev's brow.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev lands a nice uppercut.
Juravlev avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
Juravlev tries to work over Starker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juravlev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juravlev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juravlev's brow.
Starker lands an elbow that stopped Juravlev in his tracks for a moment.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is getting worse.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Juravlev lands an elbow inside that Starker shrugs off.
Juravlev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juravlev works Starker's body with a nice hook.
Juravlev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juravlev tries to keep at a distance but Starker has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Starker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juravlev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juravlev blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Juravlev.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juravlev tries to throw a body punch but Starker avoids it by throwing Juravlev back against the cage.
Starker lands a nice elbow.
Juravlev digs a right hand into Starker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Starker's gas tank.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juravlev blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Juravlev shrugs off.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juravlev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Juravlev blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Juravlev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Juravlev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juravlev's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juravlev breaks from the clinch.
Starker tries to clinch but Juravlev is having none of it.
Juravlev lands a jab to Starker's midsection.
Juravlev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Juravlev pushes him off.
Starker closes the distance and pushes Juravlev back into the cage.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Juravlev avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Juravlev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Juravlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev with a hook.
Juravlev scores with the left hand. Starker knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexey Juravlev is winning the standup battle so far.
Juravlev connects with a crisp jab.
Juravlev tries to bum rush Starker with a series of wild strikes but Starker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Juravlev.
Paul Starker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starker wants to clinch.
Starker tries to clinch there but Juravlev circles away.
Juravlev cracks Starker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Starker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juravlev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Juravlev pushes him off.
Starker tries to clinch but Juravlev moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Juravlev.
Starker is rocked!
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev scores with a sloppy right hand. Starker should have avoided that one.
Starker is still on wobbly legs! Can Juravlev finish him?
Juravlev drops Starker with a naaaaasty hook - Starker is in real trouble here! Juravlev dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Juravlev!
Alexey Juravlev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Paul Starker had this to say: 'I`LL BE BACK@#$%!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 989 p4p, 159 weight class) and Stannis Baratheon (ranked 3431 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon misses with a two punch combination.
Burgundy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Baratheon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baratheon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Burgundy misses.
Baratheon unleashes a big counter combination but Burgundy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Burgundy.
It looks like Stannis Baratheon has been cut.
Baratheon misses with an uppercut. Burgundy saw that one coming.
Burgundy 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.
Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baratheon manages to avoid it.
Burgundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baratheon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Despite the aggression on Baratheon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Baratheon misses.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that Burgundy avoids nicely.
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!
A head kick misses from Burgundy.
Baratheon moves out of range as Burgundy strikes.
Burgundy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Baratheon blocks the low kick.
Baratheon misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Baratheon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baratheon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Baratheon.
Baratheon swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Baratheon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Burgundy misses with a hook
and Baratheon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses.
As Burgundy backs off Baratheon throws a huge counter combo but Burgundy manages to avoid it all.
Burgundy lands with a nice body kick.
Baratheon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgundy circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgundy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baratheon looks winded!
Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baratheon manages to avoid it.
Baratheon misses with a two punch combination.
Burgundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Burgundy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burgundy walks into a stiff left hand from Baratheon.
A slow jab from Burgundy misses its intended target.
Burgundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burgundy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burgundy throws a right hand that misses
and Baratheon counters with a three punch combo that has Burgundy backing up. Burgundy nods at Baratheon to acknowledge the strikes.
Burgundy throws a body punch but Baratheon moves out of range.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Baratheon throws a jab when Burgundy was well out of range.
Burgundy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baratheon counters with a stiff right hand.
Baratheon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burgundy throws a lazy uppercut
and Baratheon counters with a left and a right that stings Burgundy.
Burgundy with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Baratheon.
Burgundy throws a hook to the side of Baratheon's head but Baratheon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baratheon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baratheon misses with a few strikes there.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the body.
Burgundy throws a shot from downtown. Baratheon moves away and avoids it.
Burgundy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon throws a jab but it's blocked by Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a wild combination.
Burgundy takes a swing at Baratheon's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baratheon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burgundy lands a big uppercut and Baratheon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Baratheon looks OK. Burgundy waves Baratheon back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baratheon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Burgundy.
Burgundy drops Baratheon with a beautiful combination! Baratheon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burgundy is looking for the KO!
Baratheon is rocked!
Baratheon staying out of range there.
Baratheon is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgundy finish him?
Baratheon tries to bum rush Burgundy with a series of wild strikes but Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baratheon connects with a right hand. Burgundy shakes it off.
Baratheon lands a slapping body shot.
Baratheon seems to have recovered his senses.
Baratheon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Burgundy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burgundy misses with a double jab.
Baratheon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burgundy.
Baratheon checks a low kick from Burgundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burgundy cracks Baratheon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burgundy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burgundy has closed the distance and engaged Baratheon in a clinch.
Baratheon drags the fight down to the ground.
Baratheon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Burgundy is now in half guard.
Baratheon tries to roll over but Burgundy keeps him under control.
Baratheon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burgundy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burgundy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgundy wants to pass to mount but Baratheon is defending the position.
Burgundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baratheon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ron Burgundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Baratheon misses with a hook.
Baratheon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Baratheon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burgundy.
Baratheon tries to bum rush Burgundy with a series of wild strikes but Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burgundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baratheon.
Burgundy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baratheon.
Burgundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Baratheon. Those never looked like landing.
Baratheon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baratheon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burgundy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Burgundy.
Baratheon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burgundy swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon swinging wildly here.
Burgundy misses with a straight left.
Burgundy staying out of range there.
Burgundy looks to land a left hand but Baratheon moved out of range nicely.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Burgundy avoids them all with ease.
Burgundy misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Burgundy.
Stannis Baratheon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burgundy lands a leg kick that knocks Baratheon off balance momentarily.
Burgundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burgundy lands with a right hand.
Burgundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baratheon can do to turn this around?
Baratheon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burgundy finds it's way round the side to connect with Baratheon's head.
Baratheon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burgundy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burgundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baratheon swinging wildly here.
Burgundy is looking to counter punch.
Burgundy throws a hook to the side of Baratheon's head but Baratheon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burgundy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baratheon throws a series of strikes that have Burgundy backpedaling.
Burgundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baratheon is able to avoid easily.
Burgundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Burgundy. Those never looked like landing.
Baratheon connects with a crisp jab.
Burgundy tries a low kick but Baratheon avoids it.
Baratheon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Burgundy misses.
No joy there for Burgundy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baratheon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burgundy looks to land a left hand but Baratheon moved out of range nicely.
Baratheon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baratheon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baratheon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgundy scores with a decent looking hook.
Baratheon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baratheon is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Burgundy there.
Burgundy throws a poor cross that misses
and Baratheon counters with a straight right hand.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Burgundy tries to counter by clinching up but Baratheon breaks away and moves out of range.
Baratheon blocks the body kick.
Burgundy lands a big right hand that sends Baratheon crashing to the mat! Burgundy stays standing though and waves Baratheon back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy finds Baratheon's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Baratheon flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Burgundy lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Baratheon will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 810 p4p, 111 weight class) and Jermey Arnold (ranked 1279 p4p, 177 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermey Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt cracks Arnold with a good jab.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnold! But no joy.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Arnold taking a breather.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnold avoids the damage to the body.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Arnold managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arnold.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnold up against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arnold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Arnold stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arnold as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Arnold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arnold effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Arnold displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt wants to stall.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Arnold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arnold or not.
Arnold is stalling here.
Arnold tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Hunt is leaning against Arnold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arnold looks winded!
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Arnold blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Arnold's head.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Arnold is rocked!
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold seems to have recovered his senses.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Hunt presses Arnold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt feints and then cracks Arnold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arnold down.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arnold counters with a two punch combo.
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt taking a breather.
Arnold looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt trying to stall but Arnold improves his position.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Arnold takes a shot to the head.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arnold misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Arnold landing knees to the body.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Arnold working Hunt over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Arnold pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arnold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Arnold is breathing heavily.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt throws a big uppercut that drops Arnold! More strikes from Hunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Arnold lies dazed against the cage as Hunt celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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