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CEFC 269 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 2715 p4p, 315 weight class) and Danny Mc Elroy (ranked 4908 p4p, 514 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Mc Elroy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Elroy catches Vilenius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mc Elroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Mc Elroy throws out a counter right but Vilenius avoids it with no problem.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius cracks Mc Elroy with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Danny Mc Elroy has been cut.
Mc Elroy throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Mc Elroy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vilenius.
Vilenius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mc Elroy counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius with a jab.
We've been told by Vilenius's head coaches at Jacks Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mc Elroy thuds a left hand into Vilenius's body.
Vilenius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mc Elroy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mc Elroy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius staying out of range there.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
Mc Elroy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vilenius with a body shot.
Mc Elroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Mc Elroy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vilenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mc Elroy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vilenius digs a good body shot into Mc Elroy's ribs.
Vilenius misses with a hook. Mc Elroy ducked under it nicely.
Mc Elroy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vilenius throws an overhand right that lands on Mc Elroy's shoulder, as Mc Elroy tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Vilenius does it's job there.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Mc Elroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Vilenius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mc Elroy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mc Elroy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vilenius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mc Elroy backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius taking a breather.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch to the body.
Mc Elroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilenius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mc Elroy.
A short uppercut from Mc Elroy.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the side of Mc Elroy's head.
Mc Elroy lands with a left to the head.
Mc Elroy misses with the head strike.
Mc Elroy trying to stall but Vilenius improves his position.
Mc Elroy misses with some punches.
Mc Elroy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch to the body.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mc Elroy misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy misses with the head strike.
Mc Elroy stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Vilenius.
Mc Elroy scores with a shot to the side of Vilenius's head.
Mc Elroy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vilenius manages to break the clinch.
Vilenius moves out of range as Mc Elroy strikes.
Mc Elroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Mc Elroy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mc Elroy. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mc Elroy misses.
A little feinted left hand from Vilenius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vilenius tries to keep at a distance but Mc Elroy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vilenius lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mc Elroy lands with a light punch inside.
Vilenius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy has a couple of punches blocked by Vilenius.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mc Elroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Vilenius controls his hands.
Mc Elroy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mc Elroy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mc Elroy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vileniuss head.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mc Elroy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mc Elroy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mc Elroy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mc Elroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius takes a swing at Mc Elroy's ribcage but misses.
Mc Elroy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mc Elroy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vilenius.
Vilenius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Mc Elroy misses the target.
Vilenius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mc Elroy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Vilenius.
Mc Elroy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vilenius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mc Elroy.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius cracks a nice hook into Mc Elroy's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Elroy avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Mc Elroy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mc Elroy throws a big shot that misses.
Vilenius ducks under a wild hook from Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy works Vilenius's body with a nice hook.
Vilenius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mc Elroy's guard.
Vilenius is looking to work some ground and pound but Mc Elroy has wrist control.
Vilenius trying to control but Mc Elroy is working from the bottom.
Vilenius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mc Elroy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mc Elroy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws an elbow that misses. Mc Elroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vilenius's guard. Nice move by Mc Elroy!
Mc Elroy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vilenius looking to control.
Mc Elroy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vilenius wants to sweep here but Mc Elroy controlling him for the moment.
Vilenius is trying to control the position but Mc Elroy postures up.
Mc Elroy wants to control from the top but Vilenius keeps moving.
Vilenius throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy looking to pass the guard.
Mc Elroy throwing strikes but missing.
Mc Elroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vilenius looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mc Elroy lands a jab to the nose.
Mc Elroy misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mc Elroy.
A telegraphed right hand from Mc Elroy misses the target.
Vilenius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mc Elroy on the side of the head.
Mc Elroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asko Vilenius is winning the standup battle so far.
Mc Elroy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilenius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vilenius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mc Elroy momentarily.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
Vilenius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mc Elroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
A telegraphed right hand from Mc Elroy misses the target.
It looked like Vilenius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mc Elroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Mc Elroy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Mc Elroy tries to clinch up but Vilenius circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilenius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mc Elroy sprawls and moves away.
Vilenius has closed the distance and engaged Mc Elroy in a clinch.
Vilenius looking to stall.
Vilenius is looking to control Mc Elroy's arms but Mc Elroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vilenius has his back to the cage.
Mc Elroy has a couple of punches blocked by Vilenius.
Vilenius swings wildly with an uppercut but Mc Elroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mc Elroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vilenius misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Vilenius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mc Elroy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Elroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy lands a hook that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Mc Elroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mc Elroy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Elroy is working Vilenius over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mc Elroy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vilenius.
Danny Mc Elroy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mc Elroy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
Mc Elroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mc Elroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mc Elroy lands with a light punch inside.
Mc Elroy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mc Elroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mc Elroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mc Elroy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Mc Elroy on the inside.
Mc Elroy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mc Elroy throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mc Elroy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy effectively controlling the action here.
Mc Elroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vilenius trying to stall but Mc Elroy improves his position.
Vilenius misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mc Elroy.
A short right from Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Mc Elroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mc Elroy throws a head punch that misses.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mc Elroy fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Vilenius fails to land.
Vilenius blocks an uppercut.
Mc Elroy lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Mc Elroy.
Vilenius tries to work over Mc Elroy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vilenius blocks a body shot from Mc Elroy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy lands a hook that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Vilenius tries to break free but Mc Elroy pushes him back against the cage.
Mc Elroy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mc Elroy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilenius.
Mc Elroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mc Elroy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mc Elroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mc Elroy blocking some punches.
Danny Mc Elroy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vilenius working aggressively here.
Mc Elroy pushes Vilenius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vilenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vilenius will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mc Elroy up against the cage.
Mc Elroy blocks a body shot from Vilenius.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius just leaning against Mc Elroy, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vilenius wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vilenius.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Asko Vilenius.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mc Elroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mc Elroy! But no joy.
Mc Elroy tries to clinch but Vilenius moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Mc Elroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mc Elroy 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 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Mc Elroy!
An out of breath Danny Mc Elroy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Page (ranked 4034 p4p, 468 weight class) and Dex Arial (ranked 3033 p4p, 390 weight class). Arial is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dex Arial!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Arial circles away.
As Page backs off Arial throws a huge counter combo but Page manages to avoid it all.
Arial walks into a jab.
Page displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Page scores with a nice right hand.
Page misses with a combination
and Arial decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Page's guard.
Arial throws a strike but Page rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Arial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page 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.
Arial looking for a sweep. Not yet Arial, not yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Page'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arial lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Arial must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arial not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page 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.
Page pushes Arial off and scrambles back to his feet.
Danny Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Page throws a right and a left that Arial avoids nicely.
Page lands a hook that stumbles Arial back into the cage. Page follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Arial to the canvas! Page pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Arial has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danny Page!
Danny Page thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davide Longo (ranked 2777 p4p, 277 weight class) and Alex Polyanskiy (ranked 3884 p4p, 373 weight class). Polyanskiy has chosen Oxxxymiron - Signs of life as his entrance music. Davide Longo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davide Longo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Polyanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longo swings for the body but Polyanskiy moves out of range.
Longo works over Polyanskiy's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Alex Polyanskiy has been cut.
Polyanskiy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Longo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Polyanskiy's hands.
Polyanskiy throws a body punch but Longo moves out of range.
Polyanskiy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Longo quickly recovers to half guard.
Polyanskiy trying to control the action but Longo is working from the bottom.
Longo is trying to get back to full guard.
Polyanskiy wants to take a breather but Longo is having none of it.
Longo is looking to improve his position.
Polyanskiy is working for a kimura but Longo is defending it quite comfortably.
Polyanskiy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longo tries to get to full guard but Polyanskiy has control of the leg.
Longo is trying is best to control the position here.
Longo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Polyanskiy pulls his head out easily.
Longo wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping busy.
Longo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Longo is looking to improve his position.
Longo is controlling Polyanskiy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Polyanskiy is keen to just control but Longo is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polyanskiy is stalling here. Longo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Polyanskiy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Longo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Longo scoring with punches and elbows.
Polyanskiy is trying to control Longo's posture but Longo avoids it.
Longo working the ground and pound from side control.
Polyanskiy is looking for a sweep.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Longo postures up.
Longo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Polyanskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Polyanskiy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Longo postures up.
Polyanskiy being controlled for a moment.
Longo landing a few strikes.
Polyanskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Polyanskiy gets back to half guard.
Longo wants to free his trapped foot but Polyanskiy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've been hearing that Longo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Polyanskiy is squirming around, avoiding Longo's attempts to control the action.
Longo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Longo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Polyanskiy tries to lock up and control but Longo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Longo trying to control but Polyanskiy is having none of it.
Longo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Longo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Longo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Polyanskiy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Longo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polyanskiy slips a jab from Longo.
Polyanskiy scores with a takedown into Longo's guard.
Longo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Polyanskiy manages to get himself to full guard.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Longo distracts Polyanskiy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Longo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Longo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polyanskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Polyanskiy keeping full guard, as Longo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longo pushing down on Polyanskiy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Polyanskiy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Polyanskiy has his foot on Longo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Longo works his way back into a safe position though.
Polyanskiy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Longo defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polyanskiy has an active guard here but Longo has managed to pass into half guard.
Longo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Longo pulls his head out easily.
Polyanskiy trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Longo controlling the action here.
Longo is stalling here. Polyanskiy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Longo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Polyanskiy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Longo struggling a bit here.
Longo holds on to Polyanskiy's head and controls the position momentarily.
Longo is trying to improve his position.
Polyanskiy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Polyanskiy trying to control the action but Longo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Polyanskiy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Polyanskiy is keen to just control but Longo is a slippery customer.
Longo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polyanskiy can do to turn this around?
Longo controlling the position well.
Polyanskiy prevents Longo from improving his position.
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.
Polyanskiy is looking to take a break and control but Longo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polyanskiy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Polyanskiy trying to control the action but Longo is working from the bottom.
Polyanskiy is trying to work for a kimura but Longo is defending well.
Polyanskiy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Longo is just riding it out for now. Polyanskiy eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longo is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Polyanskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Polyanskiy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Polyanskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Longo.
Alex Polyanskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longo keeps the fight on the outside.
Longo misses with a two punch combination.
Longo leaves Polyanskiy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Polyanskiy feints and as Longo raises his hands in defense, Polyanskiy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Longo trying to keep a closed guard but Polyanskiy is proving a slippery customer.
Longo keeping moving, preventing Polyanskiy from controlling successfully.
Longo controlling Polyanskiy's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Longo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longo controlling the position.
Polyanskiy wants to control from the top but Longo keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Polyanskiy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Longo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Polyanskiy has Longo in his guard.
Polyanskiy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Polyanskiy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longo is trying is best to control the position here.
Longo is trying to maintain the position but Polyanskiy is very close to passing his half guard.
Longo tries to roll over but Polyanskiy keeps him under control.
Longo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Longo.
Longo keeping moving, preventing Polyanskiy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Longo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Longo has escaped and now he's on top!
Longo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Polyanskiy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Polyanskiy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Longo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Longo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Longo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longo trying to control the position from guard on top but Polyanskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longo passes Polyanskiy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Polyanskiy looking for subs from the bottom but Longo mounts him!
Longo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Polyanskiy tries to hold on but Longo postures up.
Polyanskiy is squirming around, avoiding Longo's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Longo cracks Polyanskiy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davide Longo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Longo 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davide Longo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Breneman (ranked 3036 p4p, 341 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 1764 p4p, 211 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Breneman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boone misses with a straight left.
Adam Breneman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breneman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Breneman misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Breneman lands a jab.
Breneman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boone lands a head shot.
It looks like Adam Breneman has been cut.
Breneman gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Boone gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Breneman is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Boone!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Boone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 1208 p4p, 169 weight class) and Peter Angelov (ranked 2383 p4p, 320 weight class). Payne's entrance music is Bad Company. A fine choice. 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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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Payne.
Angelov throws a body shot but no joy.
Angelov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payne's sensitive parts.
Payne connects with a jab.
It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
Payne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Angelov checks it well.
Angelov checks a leg kick nicely.
Payne throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
Angelov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Angelov lands a leg kick that knocks Payne off balance momentarily.
Angelov slips a jab from Payne.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Payne backs off Angelov throws a huge counter combo but Payne manages to avoid it all.
We've been informed that Angelov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelov manages to avoid it.
Angelov throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Payne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payne slips a straight right by Angelov.
Angelov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Angelov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payne.
Angelov 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.
Angelov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Angelov's head but Angelov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Angelov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Angelov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Angelov tries a quick counter leg kick but Payne is wise to it.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payne throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Angelov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payne.
Payne throws out a leg kick but Angelov moves out of range and Payne only half commits.
Angelov feints a counter leg kick.
Payne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne lands with an uppercut that bounces Angelov off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Angelov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Angelov.
Payne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Angelov.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne throws a lazy head kick
and Angelov counters with a three punch combo that has Payne backing up. Payne nods at Angelov to acknowledge the strikes.
Angelov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Angelov slips a jab from Payne.
Payne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Angelov wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Payne cracks Angelov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov checks a leg kick nicely.
Angelov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Angelov moves out of range of the strikes.
Angelov 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.
Payne throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
And Angelov responds with a good body kick, but Payne manages to step out the way in time.
Angelov throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Angelov dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Angelov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Payne blocks it well.
Angelov tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Angelov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.
Angelov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Payne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angelov was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelov checks a low kick from Payne.
Payne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Payne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Payne throws out a loose jab but Angelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne misses with an uppercut. Angelov saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Angelov. That's going to slow Payne down.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne misses with a hook. Angelov ducked under it nicely.
Angelov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Payne blocks it well.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Angelov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Payne really felt that one!
Payne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angelov's sensitive parts.
Angelov scores with a leg kick.
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Angelov moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne 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.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Angelov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Payne has got the better of the exchanges.
Payne throws a hook but Angelov blocks it.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Angelov.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angelov throws a counter combo.
Angelov throws out a powerful jab.
Angelov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Angelov throws a body kick that misses.
Payne lands with a right hand.
Max Payne is winning the standup battle so far.
Payne throws a leg kick but Angelov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Angelov staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Angelov.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Angelov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Payne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Angelov.
Angelov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payne.
Angelov checks a leg kick.
Payne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angelov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payne rather than just go for the knockout.
Angelov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angelov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Angelov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Angelov tried to score with a low kick but Payne checks it.
Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payne lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to land a leg kick but Angelov is out of range.
Angelov 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.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Angelov moved out of range.
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angelov can pounce on him.
Payne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angelov can do to turn this around?
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!
Payne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Angelov.
Payne connects with an inside leg kick.
Angelov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Payne throws a series of punches but Angelov moves out of range.
Angelov tries a low kick but Payne avoids it.
It looked like Payne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angelov.
Payne misses with a jab to the body
and Angelov counters with a nice body kick.
Payne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Angelov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angelov moves away.
Payne throws a sloppy body shot
and Angelov counters with an outside leg kick.
Payne throws a wild body kick that Angelov sees coming a mile off.
Payne blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Angelov. That's going to slow Payne down.
A head kick from Angelov lands but Payne takes it in his stride.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Angelov in his tracks.
Angelov throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Angelov counters with a good, hard body kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Payne. Beautiful body shot.
Angelov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payne's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Angelov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payne misses with the combination.
Angelov tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelov staying out of range there.
Angelov looks to land a body kick but Payne moved away.
Payne throwing a counter right hand but Angelov manages to avoid it.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick and Angelov moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Payne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Angelov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Angelov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Payne swings for the body but Angelov moves out of range.
Payne 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Payne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Angelov stuns Payne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Payne scores with a body shot.
Angelov tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Angelov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Angelov misses with a kick to the body.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Angelov off balance momentarily.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Angelov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Payne throws a series of punches but Angelov avoids them all with ease.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Despite the aggression on Angelov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick from Payne misses
and Angelov counters with a series of strikes. Payne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Payne misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Angelov scores with a push kick.
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Angelov moves his leg out of the way.
Angelov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Angelov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Angelov connects with a body shot.
Angelov swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Angelov.
Payne throws a hook but Angelov blocks it.
Angelov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Angelov's head but Angelov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Angelov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Payne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Angelov doesn't seem phased though.
Payne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Angelov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Angelov.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Payne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Angelov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Angelov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Payne misses.
Payne throws a head kick that Angelov semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payne, right into the meat.
Payne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Payne.
That has opened up Peter Angelov's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angelov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Payne with a body shot.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Angelov is just out of range.
Payne misses with a leg kick
and Angelov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Angelov lands a head kick. Payne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Payne throws a leg kick but Angelov checks it.
Angelov slips under a jab from Payne.
Max Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angelov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payne, right into the meat.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick.
Payne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Angelov takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Angelov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov throws the kick towards the body but Payne avoids it.
Angelov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Payne throws a solid leg kick but Angelov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Payne.
Payne cracks Angelov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Angelov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Payne blocks it well.
Angelov lands a two punch combo.
Angelov slips a straight right by Payne.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Angelov. Angelov obviously looking to wear him down.
Peter Angelov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Payne lands with a hook. Angelov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Payne 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
Max Payne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martinez Eluard (ranked 810 p4p, 120 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 1705 p4p, 232 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tupolski's choice of entrance music: Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II. Martinez Eluard looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martinez Eluard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eluard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eluard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tupolski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eluard avoids the head kick by Tupolski.
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eluard was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
A little feinted left hand from Eluard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been hearing reports that Eluard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tupolski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eluard doesn't seem bothered though.
Tupolski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Eluard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eluard keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Eluard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tupolski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eluard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eluard avoids a kick to the body.
Eluard throws a big counter combination but Tupolski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tupolski connects with a nice looking jab.
Eluard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Eluard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Eluard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupolski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eluard's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski scores with a head kick.
Tupolski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eluard's calf.
A jab from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski throws a poor cross that misses
and Eluard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eluard misses the jab.
Tupolski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eluard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tupolski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katurian Tupolski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eluard avoids the body shot from Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a high kick!
Tupolski scores with a sloppy right hand. Eluard should have avoided that one.
Eluard moves out of range of the body kick from Tupolski.
Tupolski tried to score with a low kick but Eluard checks it.
Eluard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tupolski throws a wild body kick that Eluard sees coming a mile off.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tupolski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eluard checks a leg kick.
Tupolski drives through and clinches with Eluard against the cage.
Eluard breaks the clinch.
Tupolski pushes Eluard away with a front kick.
Eluard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tupolski clobbers Eluard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tupolski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eluard. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tupolski, as that shot connected.
Tupolski lands a nice looking body shot.
Tupolski jabs Eluard right on the nose. Eluard blinks but takes it well.
Tupolski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eluard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tupolski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eluard's sensitive parts.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupolski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski scores with a jab to the head.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Eluard misses the target.
Tupolski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tupolski breaks the clinch.
Eluard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tupolski.
Eluard moves out of range of the strikes.
Tupolski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tupolski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tupolski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tupolski.
That kick from Tupolski tenderised Eluard's leg. Eluard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tupolski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eluard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Eluard.
Tupolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eluard manages to avoid it.
Eluard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eluard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tupolski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eluard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tupolski.
Eluard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tupolski throws a sloppy body shot
and Eluard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body kick there by Tupolski.
Eluard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eluard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tupolski moves away.
Tupolski scoring well with a low kick there.
Tupolski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tupolski lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eluard is defended easily by Tupolski.
Eluard is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupolski throws a leg kick which misses Eluard's front leg but catches the back leg as Eluard tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katurian Tupolski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eluard checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Eluard misses the target.
Tupolski cracks Eluard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tupolski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tupolski staying out of range there.
Eluard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tupolski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tupolski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eluard counters with a straight right hand.
Tupolski tries to sprawl but Eluard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tupolski manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Eluard keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupolski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eluard backwards.
Tupolski lands a hook that snaps the head of Eluard backwards.
Eluard wants a takedown but no success here.
Tupolski lands a nice uppercut.
Eluard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tupolski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tupolski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eluard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski swings wildly with an uppercut but Eluard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tupolski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eluard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tupolski.
A short right from Tupolski on the inside.
Tupolski digs a right hand into Eluard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eluard's gas tank.
Tupolski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tupolski lands with a right to the head.
Eluard blocks an uppercut.
Tupolski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupolski lands with a nice body kick.
Tupolski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tupolski stuns Eluard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupolski lunges at Eluard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eluard's hand.
Nice body punch from Tupolski.
Tupolski connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tupolski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Tupolski misses the target.
Tupolski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tupolski cracks the inside of Eluard's front leg.
Tupolski throws a push kick but Eluard slaps the foot to one side.
Eluard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a jab.
Tupolski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eluard on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Tupolski.
Eluard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tupolski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tupolski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tupolski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eluard at a distance.
Tupolski throws a front kick that sends Eluard stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eluard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Tupolski.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tupolski loads up on a big right hand but Eluard slips the punch.
Eluard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tupolski.
Tupolski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eluard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tupolski. That one must have hurt.
Tupolski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tupolski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tupolski.
A shot to the liver by Tupolski. Beautiful body shot.
Tupolski lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tupolski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski walks into a stiff left hand from Eluard.
Tupolski connects with a solid leg kick.
Tupolski throws a shot to the body.
Tupolski gets a clinch.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tupolski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tupolski stalling against the cage.
Tupolski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupolski throws a leg kick which misses Eluard's front leg but catches the back leg as Eluard tries to avoid it.
Tupolski jabs Eluard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupolski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
Tupolski cracks Eluard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katurian Tupolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eluard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupolski misses with a looping left.
Eluard missing with a left hand there. Tupolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Tupolski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tupolski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tupolski cracks Eluard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tupolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Eluard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tupolski with a nice cross.
Tupolski digs a good body shot into Eluard's ribs.
Eluard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tupolski. That one must have hurt.
Tupolski scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupolski scores with a nice body kick.
Tupolski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eluard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tupolski scores with a leg kick.
Eluard avoids a kick to the body.
Tupolski closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski tries to land knees in the clinch but Eluard avoids the damage to the body.
Tupolski lands a nice knee to the body.
Tupolski throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Tupolski to work.
Eluard is looking to control Tupolski's arms but Tupolski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eluard has his back to the cage.
Tupolski'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.
Tupolski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eluard working hard to break the clinch.
Tupolski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tupolski. Eluard shrugs it off though.
Eluard takes one to the chin there.
Tupolski thuds his shin into the meat of Eluard's side.
Katurian Tupolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tupolski scores with a punch to the head.
Tupolski throws a head kick but Eluard moves out of range.
Eluard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tupolski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupolski 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.
Tupolski staying out of range there.
Tupolski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Eluard.
A jab from Tupolski does it's job there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tupolski.
Good shot there by Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eluard's sensitive parts.
Tupolski throws an overhand right that lands on Eluard's shoulder, as Eluard tries to avoid the shot.
Tupolski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski misses with a hook. Eluard ducked under it nicely.
Eluard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tupolski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eluard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupolski is looking to clinch but Eluard is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Eluard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski takes one to the chin there.
Tupolski jabs Eluard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tupolski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eluard moves forwards but Tupolski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tupolski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab lands there for Tupolski.
Tupolski stuns Eluard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Tupolski.
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!
Tupolski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eluard takes a step back to recover.
Tupolski pushes Eluard away with a front kick.
Tupolski feints and then cracks Eluard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eluard down.
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eluard was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
Tupolski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tupolski is looking to slow Eluard down with leg kicks.
Martinez Eluard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Tupolski tenderised Eluard's leg. Eluard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Eluard.
Tupolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tupolski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katurian Tupolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tupolski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katurian Tupolski!
After the fight, Katurian Tupolski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dementri Viscount (ranked 771 p4p, 96 weight class) and Francisco Salgado (ranked 1488 p4p, 176 weight class). Viscount comes into the arena with Kool Keith - Still the Best blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dementri Viscount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Salgado!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Viscount.
Francisco Salgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salgado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salgado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Viscount moves into range and connects with a jab.
Viscount jabs Salgado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Viscount avoids the body shot from Salgado.
Viscount manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salgado on his heels. He'll look to pass Salgado's guard now, I'm sure.
Viscount has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Viscount controlling from the top position.
Viscount stops Salgado from standing up.
Viscount connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viscount trying to control the position from guard on top but Salgado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viscount stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salgado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viscount throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viscount trying to control but Salgado is working from the bottom.
Salgado is looking to stand up but Viscount isn't so interested in that idea.
Viscount won't allow Salgado to sweep him here.
Viscount advances to half guard.
Viscount is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Salgado felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Salgado is defending against the submission attempts here by Viscount.
Viscount not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viscount seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Viscount working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viscount seems to be looking for submissions.
Salgado is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salgado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salgado is adopting a defensive guard.
Viscount is looking to advance position but Salgado has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salgado controlling from the full mount.
Salgado tries to control but Viscount wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viscount is trying to escape the mount.
Salgado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salgado looking to control but Viscount is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Salgado prevents Viscount from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Viscount wants to control but Salgado is having none of it.
Salgado looking to control but Viscount is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Viscount slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Well, if Salgado is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Viscount tries to get to full guard but Salgado has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dementri Viscount dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Viscount uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salgado.
Viscount changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Viscount looks to score with a jab to the body but Salgado is just out of range.
Viscount connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Viscount lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salgado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salgado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salgado avoids the body shot from Viscount.
Salgado looks to score with a jab to the body but Viscount is just out of range.
Viscount tries to land a front kick but Salgado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Viscount scores with a sloppy right hand. Salgado should have avoided that one.
Viscount misses the jab.
Salgado misses with an uppercut. Viscount saw that one coming.
Viscount swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salgado rushes Viscount and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viscount.
Salgado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viscount backwards.
Salgado lands with a right to the head.
Salgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Salgado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salgado throws a head kick but Viscount moves out of range.
Salgado's corner calls for a 1-2. Salgado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Dementri Viscount has been cut.
Salgado throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salgado tries to clinch but Viscount is having none of it.
Salgado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viscount shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Viscount looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Viscount is looking for a kimura but Salgado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Viscount to get the leverage.
Viscount is looking for a kimura here.
Salgado makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viscount moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OH! Viscount has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Salgado smells blood and charges in for the finish! Salgado unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Viscount sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francisco Salgado!
Francisco Salgado decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Dementri Viscount had this to say: 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 730 p4p, 108 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 1465 p4p, 203 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Anstey misses.
Koltun defending well as Anstey loads up on a big left hand.
Anstey swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anstey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Anstey tries to bench press Koltun off him but Koltun keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Koltun.
Anstey tries to bench press Koltun off him but Koltun keeps the position.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anstey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koltun prevents Anstey from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anstey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Koltun works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Anstey wants to get back to his feet.
Koltun has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Anstey regains half guard.
Koltun throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anstey to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is pulling down on Koltun's head. It's preventing any offense from Koltun, at least for the moment.
Koltun trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Koltun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anstey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koltun is controlling him.
Koltun throws an elbow that misses. Anstey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koltun's guard. Nice move by Anstey!
Anstey wants to get up but he can't break Koltun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anstey is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey content to stall in guard here.
Koltun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koltun wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anstey is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koltun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koltun.
Koltun wants to sweep here but Anstey controlling him for the moment.
Koltun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anstey's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koltun throwing strikes but missing.
Koltun throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marek Koltun will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koltun scores with a decent looking hook.
Anstey looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
Anstey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koltun feints and as Anstey raises his hands in defense, Koltun changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
Anstey pushes Koltun off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Koltun shoots in and drives through. Anstey sprawls well.
Anstey lands with a straight right. Koltun didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Anstey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anstey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey tries to kick Koltun off but Koltun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Koltun uses his free foot to push down on Anstey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anstey.
Koltun unloads with some shots from mount but Anstey bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun with the ground and pound from mount.
Anstey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koltun unloading with bombs!
Koltun with a couple of short strikes.
Anstey is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anstey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koltun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koltun tries to control but Anstey wriggling away.
Koltun punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun prevents Anstey from getting the reversal.
Koltun lands with some strikes.
Anstey tries to reverse the position but Koltun maintains control.
Anstey tries to hold on but Koltun pushes him away.
Anstey tries to buck Koltun off but he can't manage it.
Koltun lands a big shot there that rocks Anstey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anstey is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Koltun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anstey's face.
Koltun unloading with bombs!
Oh Anstey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Koltun! Anstey is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marek Koltun!
A relieved looking Marek Koltun thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brewer (ranked 200 p4p, 23 weight class) and Roman Sionis (ranked 415 p4p, 55 weight class). Brewer comes into the arena with Gangster's Paradise blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Brewer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer checks the leg kick.
Sionis throws a body kick that misses.
Brewer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Crunch! Brewer slams his shin into Sionis's torso.
Brewer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sionis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sionis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sionis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Sionis 's knee.
Sionis thows a leg kick but Brewer checks it
and Brewer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sionis.
Brewer scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Sionis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sionis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sionis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brewer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brewer.
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!
Sionis avoids the head kick by Brewer.
Brewer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Sionis misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming.
Brewer throws a leg kick
and Sionis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sionis connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer looks to throw the jab but Sionis is out of range.
Sionis blocks a head kick by Brewer.
Sionis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sionis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sionis throws a push kick but Brewer slaps the foot to one side.
Sionis throws a push kick but Brewer slaps the foot to one side.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Brewer slips a straight right by Sionis.
Sionis moves out of range as Brewer throws a body kick.
Sionis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sionis lands a leg kick that knocks Brewer off balance momentarily.
Brewer walks into a straight right hand from Sionis.
Brewer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sionis counters with a stiff right hand.
Brewer looks to land a body kick but Sionis moved away.
Sionis misses with a body shot.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Brewer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sionis digs a good body shot into Brewer's ribs.
Sionis's corner calls for a 1-2. Sionis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brewer scores with a jab to the body.
Brewer takes a swing at Sionis's ribcage but misses.
Sionis throws a low kick, looking for Brewer's leg but Brewer calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sionis misses the target.
Sionis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
Sionis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Sionis throws a body shot but no joy.
Sionis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Sionis throws a lazy right hand but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sionis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brewer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brewer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sionis misses with a low kick.
Sionis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Brewer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sionis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sionis looks to throw the jab but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sionis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sionis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brewer. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brewer.
Sionis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sionis catches Brewer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sionis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sionis scores with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Brewer.
Brewer cracks the inside of Sionis's front leg.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sionis tries to score with a low kick but Brewer moves his leg out of the way.
Brewer misses the shot to the body.
Sionis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brewer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sionis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brewer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer throws a body kick that misses.
Brewer misses with a left hand
and Sionis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sionis checks a low kick from Brewer.
Sionis lands a leg kick that knocks Brewer off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sionis. Brewer shrugs it off though.
Brewer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Sionis moved away.
Brewer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brewer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sionis moves out of range of the body kick.
Sionis moves out of range of the body kick from Brewer.
Sionis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brewer blocks it well.
Brewer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brewer is looking to wear down Sionis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Sionis.
Brewer throws a right hand that misses
and Sionis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sionis throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sionis scores with a leg kick.
Brewer throws a body kick that misses
and Sionis counters with a thumping low kick.
Sionis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sionis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sionis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brewer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Sionis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
That's time! Brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Sionis coming out on top.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Sionis moves out of range.
And Sionis responds with a good body kick, but Brewer manages to step out the way in time.
Roman Sionis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sionis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brewer. That's going to slow Sionis down.
Sionis lands a head shot.
Brewer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brewer throws a solid leg kick but Sionis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brewer.
Good work by Sionis as he checks the leg kick.
Sionis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brewer throws a solid leg kick but Sionis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brewer.
Sionis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis connects with an inside leg kick.
Brewer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sionis lands with an uppercut that bounces Brewer off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer thumps Sionis with a low kick.
Sionis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sionis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer thuds a left hand into Sionis's body.
Brewer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sionis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brewer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sionis blocks a low kick nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brewer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Sionis blocks the low kick.
Sionis pushes Brewer away with a front kick.
Brewer wants to land a leg kick but Sionis is out of range.
Good leg kick by Sionis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sionis is looking to slow Brewer down with leg kicks.
Sionis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sionis scores with a kick to the body.
Brewer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sionis, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brewer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brewer misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sionis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sionis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brewer throws the left hand but Sionis avoids the punch easily.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sionis moves away.
Sionis looks to land a body kick but Brewer moved away.
Brewer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brewer blocks a jab.
Brewer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brewer scores with a push kick.
Brewer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brewer throws a body punch but Sionis moves out of range.
Sionis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sionis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
Sionis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sionis misses with a straight right.
Brewer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sionis checks a leg kick.
Sionis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sionis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brewer if he has to take too many more of those.
Sionis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sionis checks a leg kick.
Sionis looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Sionis misses with a low kick.
Brewer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sionis counters with a thumping low kick.
Sionis throws a push kick but Brewer slaps the foot to one side.
Sionis throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
Brewer motions for Sionis to come forward. Brewer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer checks a low kick from Sionis.
Sionis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brewer.
Brewer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by Sionis.
Sionis lands a jab.
Brewer takes a swing at Sionis's ribcage but misses.
Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sionis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brewer.
Brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Sionis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewer.
A big left from Sionis misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sionis.
Sionis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sionis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brewer. That did some damage!
Sionis slips under a jab.
Good work by Sionis as he checks the leg kick.
Sionis dips to his left and cracks Brewer with an uppercut!
Sionis throws out a loose jab but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brewer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sionis takes a step back to recover.
Brewer slips a jab from Sionis.
Sionis lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer tries to work over Sionis's front leg with a kick but Sionis checks it.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Brewer scores with a nice body kick.
Brewer throws a push kick but Sionis slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Sionis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Brewer blocks the low kick.
Sionis misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Brewer cracks the inside of Sionis's front leg.
Sionis throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sionis.
Sionis scores with a hook.
Brewer 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.
Sionis misses the shot to the body.
Sionis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brewer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Sionis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Sionis.
Brewer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sionis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brewer, right into the meat.
Sionis misses with a left hand
and Brewer counters with a leg kick.
Sionis tries to land a body kick
and Brewer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sionis's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer tries to land a front kick but Sionis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sionis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brewer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brewer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sionis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. Sionis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sionis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brewer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sionis.
That kick from Brewer tenderised Sionis's leg. Sionis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sionis scores with a nice head shot.
Sionis throws a front kick that sends Brewer stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Brewer.
Sionis throws a low kick but Brewer moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Sionis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sionis checks a low kick from Brewer.
Sionis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Sionis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brewer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sionis. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sionis throws a leg kick
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sionis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brewer thumps Sionis with a low kick.
Brewer thumps Sionis with a low kick.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Sionis.
Sionis checks a leg kick nicely.
Brewer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sionis.
Brewer misses with a jab to the body
and Sionis counters with a nice leg kick.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.
Brewer misses with an uppercut.
Sionis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut.
Brewer slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a body punch but Sionis moves out of range.
Brewer slips a jab from Sionis.
Sionis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sionis takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
Sionis moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
Brewer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sionis. Sionis obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sionis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sionis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sionis cracks Brewer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Sionis.
Brewer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sionis misses with a low kick.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sionis. That did some damage!
Sionis throws out a leg kick but Brewer moves out of range and Sionis only half commits.
Sionis is looking to slow Brewer down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sionis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer throws the kick towards the body but Sionis avoids it.
Brewer digs a good body shot into Sionis's ribs.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sionis feints and then cracks Brewer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brewer down.
Sionis looks to land a left hand but Brewer moved out of range nicely.
Brewer blocks a low kick nicely.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
Sionis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Sionis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sionis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Sionis throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sionis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sionis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brewer on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Frank Brewer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brewer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sionis.
Brewer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sionis is able to avoid easily.
Brewer connects with a solid leg kick.
Brewer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brewer throws a right hand that Sionis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sionis also avoids with ease.
Brewer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sionis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brewer.
Sionis misses the shot to the body.
Sionis avoids the body shot from Brewer.
Sionis's corner calls for a 1-2. Sionis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brewer scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
Sionis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Sionis.
Brewer looks to land a body kick but Sionis moved away.
Brewer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brewer lands a nice hook to Sionis's body. Sionis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sionis lands a jab to Brewer's midsection.
Good work by Sionis as he checks the leg kick.
Sionis misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Brewer misses with a leg kick.
Sionis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brewer looks to throw a body kick
and Sionis counters with a body kick.
Sionis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
You can see that Sionis has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Sionis misses with a looping right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sionis - that will leave a mark!
Brewer cracks the inside of Sionis's front leg.
Jab by Sionis.
Sionis thuds his right hand into Brewer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brewer avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sionis can pounce on him.
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!
Brewer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sionis checks it well.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brewer misses with a low kick as Sionis jumps back.
Brewer misses with a body kick.
Sionis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sionis throws an off balance right hand
and Brewer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sionis lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brewer.
Sionis is looking to score with low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sionis, right into the meat.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Brewer as he checks the leg kick.
Brewer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sionis blocks a head kick by Brewer.
Sionis throws a hook but Brewer avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer tries to land a front kick but Sionis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sionis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brewer looks to throw the jab but Sionis is out of range.
Sionis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sionis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sionis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Sionis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sionis lands a leg kick that knocks Brewer off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Brewer misses its intended target.
Sionis moves out of range of the body kick from Brewer.
Brewer lands with a nice combination. Sionis backs away looking to recover.
Sionis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sionis.
Brewer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Sionis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Brewer throws a jab when Sionis was well out of range.
Sionis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brewer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sionis scores with a nice strike.
Sionis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewer.
Sionis throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Brewer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brewer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sionis's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Sionis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sionis blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Brewer is predictable there
and Sionis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brewer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brewer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sionis. Sionis obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Sionis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roman Sionis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sionis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brewer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sionis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sionis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brewer's head.
Sionis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it.
Brewer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sionis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brewer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brewer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Sionis tenderised Brewer's leg. Brewer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sionis throws a big shot that misses.
Sionis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brewer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer tries to land a front kick but Sionis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Sionis misses.
Sionis throws out a loose jab but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brewer throws a push kick but Sionis slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Sionis misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis throws a wild body kick that Brewer sees coming a mile off.
Brewer throws a front kick aimed at Sionis's knee but Sionis avoids it well.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sionis.
Sionis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sionis scores with a jab.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Sionis throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer misses with a head kick.
Sionis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sionis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sionis scores with a body shot.
Sionis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Brewer tries to work over Sionis's front leg with a kick but Sionis checks it.
Sionis is looking to land body kicks.
Brewer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a body kick.
Sionis looks for the body kick but Brewer saw that one coming.
Brewer misses with a hook
and Sionis counters with a low kick, right behind Brewer 's knee.
Sionis motions for Brewer to come forward. Sionis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sionis avoids the head kick by Brewer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brewer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frank Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman Sionis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sionis loads up on a big right hand but Brewer slips the punch.
Sionis avoids the head kick by Brewer.
A bone on bone clash there as Sionis blocks the leg kick.
Sionis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brewer cracks the inside of Sionis's front leg.
A low kick from Brewer is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brewer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sionis.
Sionis throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Sionis 's knee.
Brewer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sionis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Brewer misses its target.
A good leg kick by Sionis.
Sionis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brewer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sionis.
Sionis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sionis checks a leg kick nicely.
Brewer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sionis is out of range and Brewer settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sionis, right into the meat.
Sionis misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sionis.
Brewer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brewer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sionis is looking to slow Brewer down with leg kicks.
Brewer blocks a jab.
Brewer moves out of range as Sionis throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer walks into a jab.
Sionis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brewer.
Sionis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sionis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sionis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sionis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Brewer.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. Sionis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.
Sionis moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
Sionis scores with a push kick.
Brewer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Sionis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sionis - that will leave a mark!
Brewer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sionis finds it's way round the side to connect with Brewer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Sionis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sionis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Sionis!
Roman Sionis is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Roman Sionis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 71 p4p, 12 weight class) and Sparky Anderson (ranked 793 p4p, 114 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzsimmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzsimmons circles away.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzsimmons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fitzsimmons down to the mat. Fitzsimmons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fitzsimmons walks into a left hand.
Fitzsimmons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Fitzsimmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzsimmons has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzsimmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Fitzsimmons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fitzsimmons's guard.
Fitzsimmons is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Anderson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Fitzsimmons clinches up against the cage.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fitzsimmons prevents it.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Anderson is working for takedown but Fitzsimmons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Anderson.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Fitzsimmons is controlling him.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Fitzsimmons manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Fitzsimmons clinches.
Fitzsimmons tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzsimmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzsimmons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fitzsimmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzsimmons avoids the head kick by Anderson.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzsimmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzsimmons tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fitzsimmons. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzsimmons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
Sparky Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Fitzsimmons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fitzsimmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands a high kick!
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons maintains the clinch.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Fitzsimmons's body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Fitzsimmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fitzsimmons in his tracks.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzsimmons takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fitzsimmons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons moves into the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Fitzsimmons.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fitzsimmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice looking body shot.
Fitzsimmons rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzsimmons can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Fitzsimmons gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Anderson has picked Fitzsimmons up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fitzsimmons manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fitzsimmons dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fitzsimmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzsimmons is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
Anderson moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fitzsimmons with a hook.
Fitzsimmons moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzsimmons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson tries to clinch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fitzsimmons ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Fitzsimmons moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fitzsimmons lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Fitzsimmons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Anderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzsimmons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fitzsimmons regains guard immediately.
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!
Fitzsimmons wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitzsimmons is keeping the position for now.
Fitzsimmons kicks Anderson off and gets to his feet.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick from Anderson.
As Anderson tries to get set, Fitzsimmons tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzsimmons moves away.
Jim Fitzsimmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Fitzsimmons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Fitzsimmons. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitzsimmons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fitzsimmons avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fitzsimmons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fitzsimmons prevents a body shot from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Fitzsimmons jabs at Anderson's body.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson with the counter takedown but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Fitzsimmons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Fitzsimmons back into the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson is trying to drag Fitzsimmons to the mat but Fitzsimmons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fitzsimmons clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Fitzsimmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzsimmons jabs at Anderson's body.
Fitzsimmons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson eats them both and turns towards Fitzsimmons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzsimmons there.
Fitzsimmons wants to clinch.
Anderson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Anderson.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Fitzsimmons down.
Anderson keeps Fitzsimmons at a distance using the push kick.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Fitzsimmons lands an overhand right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fitzsimmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Anderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson'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.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body punch.
Fitzsimmons is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson tries to stall but Fitzsimmons uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fitzsimmons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Anderson manages to end up in side control.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Fitzsimmons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzsimmons keeps working.
Fitzsimmons is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Fitzsimmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fitzsimmons bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jim Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fitzsimmons is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson flicks out a counter leg kick but Fitzsimmons steps away.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson thumps Fitzsimmons with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparky Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzsimmons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fitzsimmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzsimmons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Fitzsimmons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzsimmons cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fitzsimmons connects with a high kick.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fitzsimmons on the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Jim Fitzsimmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fitzsimmons has double underhooks.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Fitzsimmons has the dominant position.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to work over Fitzsimmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries to work over Fitzsimmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzsimmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzsimmons pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fitzsimmons has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson tries a body shot but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Fitzsimmons.
Well Fitzsimmons 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Fitzsimmons!
Jim Fitzsimmons retains his middleweight title!
Jim Fitzsimmons decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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