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OFC 337: Ribber vs Tonon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Kessler (ranked 3163 p4p, 385 weight class) and Macaulay Culkin (ranked 4636 p4p, 506 weight class). Kessler comes to the cage accompanied by Coal Chamber - Burgundy. Culkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Already Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Macaulay Culkin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culkin throws a nice looking combination but Kessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Culkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Culkin misses the jab.
Kessler lands with a good body shot.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Culkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Culkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Culkin gets caught flat footed, as Kessler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Culkin pushes Kessler off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Culkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kessler.
Culkin throws a nice looking combination but Kessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kessler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Culkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kessler throws a body punch but Culkin moves out of range.
Culkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kessler takes a swing at Culkin's ribcage but misses.
Johann Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kessler misses with the body kick
letting Culkin counter with a right hand.
Culkin looks to land a combination but Kessler avoids it well.
Kessler looks to clinch
and Culkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kessler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kessler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Culkin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Culkin is pushing Kessler's head away, looking to escape. Kessler manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from Kessler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kessler working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kessler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kessler prevents Culkin from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler wants to control but Culkin is keeping him busy.
Kessler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kessler is looking to take a break and control but Culkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Culkin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kessler.
Culkin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kessler's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kessler slips a nice elbow through Culkin's hands, connecting with Culkin's forehead.
Kessler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Culkin keeps working.
Kessler is looking to advance position but Culkin won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Culkin scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kessler manages to mount him!
Culkin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kessler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kessler with a couple of short strikes.
Kessler unloads with some shots from mount but Culkin bucks and avoids them well.
Kessler trying to control but Culkin is having none of it.
Kessler raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler working the ground and pound effectively.
Kessler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kessler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kessler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Kessler.
Kessler working the ground and pound effectively.
Culkin is rocked!
BOOM! Kessler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Culkin is still in real trouble! Can Kessler finish him?
Kessler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Culkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kessler won't let Culkin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Culkin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Culkin tries to buck Kessler off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Kessler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Culkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kessler manages to avoid it.
Culkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kessler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Culkin sprawls and moves away.
Donk. Culkin catches Kessler right on the button with a cross.
Kessler connects with a body shot that sends Culkin's belly button to the back.
Kessler feints and then cracks Culkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Culkin down.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Culkin as he avoids it easily.
Culkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Culkin but Culkin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Culkin! But no joy.
A punch combination from Culkin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Culkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kessler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Culkin if he has to take too many more of those.
Culkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler forces Culkin back against the cage and clinches.
Kessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Culkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kessler has double underhooks.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Kessler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Culkin or not.
Kessler has Culkin pressed against the cage, preventing Culkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kessler misses with some punches.
Culkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Culkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kessler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kessler lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culkin is trying to break free.
Culkin blocks a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Culkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kessler has him pressed against the cage.
Kessler throws a head punch that misses.
Culkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kessler working aggressively here.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but Culkin blocks it.
Kessler controlling the action here for a moment.
Kessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler has a couple of punches blocked by Culkin.
Kessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Culkin backwards.
Culkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kessler.
Kessler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kessler is struggling to control the position.
Kessler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Culkin backwards.
Kessler misses with a knee strike.
Culkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kessler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Culkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Culkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries a body shot but Culkin blocks it.
Culkin prevents a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler lands a right hand.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Culkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Culkin controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kessler.
Kessler tries to throw a body punch but Culkin avoids it by throwing Kessler back against the cage.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Culkin takes a shot to the head.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Culkin blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Kessler.
Culkin tries to break free but Kessler pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Kessler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Culkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kessler is just out of range.
Kessler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Culkin throws a counter combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Culkin.
Culkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Culkin slaps away a takedown attempt from Kessler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Kessler backs off Culkin throws a huge counter combo but Kessler manages to avoid it all.
Culkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Culkin moves away.
Kessler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Culkin can do to turn this around?
Donk. Culkin catches Kessler right on the button with a cross.
Culkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kessler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culkin throws a right hand that Kessler ducks under and follows up with a left that Kessler also avoids with ease.
Kessler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Culkin manages to circle out of the way.
Kessler misses with a shot to the body
and Culkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kessler is rocked!
Kessler lands with a nice body kick.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Culkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Culkin throws a series of punches but Kessler avoids them all with ease.
Kessler attempts a counter takedown but Culkin avoids it well and moves away.
Donk. Kessler catches Culkin right on the button with a cross.
Culkin looks for the body kick but Kessler saw that one coming.
Kessler gets a clinch.
Johann Kessler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Culkin is trying to push Kessler away but Kessler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kessler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kessler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kessler.
Culkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kessler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Culkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kessler.
Some wild striking there from Culkin.
As Culkin tries to get set, Kessler tries to push him back and clinch up but Culkin manages to avoid the attempt.
Culkin misses with a looping left.
Kessler is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler works Culkin's body with a nice hook.
Kessler tries to clinch up.
Culkin throws a nice looking combination but Kessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kessler has closed the distance and engaged Culkin in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land knees in the clinch but Culkin avoids the damage to the body.
Kessler misses with a body punch.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Culkin is trying to break the clinch but Kessler has him pressed against the cage.
Kessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Culkin backwards.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Culkin is trying to break the clinch but Kessler is controlling him.
Kessler working aggressively here.
Kessler prevents Culkin from breaking the clinch.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Culkin.
Culkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kessler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macaulay Culkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Culkin misses with the combination.
Culkin lands the left hand.
Kessler darts in and clinches Culkin up against the cage.
Culkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kessler scores with a knee to the head.
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Culkin's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Culkin's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Culkin.
Macaulay Culkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Culkin letting Kessler take a breather here.
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 Johann Kessler.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kessler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Kessler!
After winning the bout, Johann Kessler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Odell Paquette (ranked 3287 p4p, 165 weight class) and Khalil Mack (ranked 3863 p4p, 198 weight class). Mack is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rapamycin. Odell Paquette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Odell Paquette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalil Mack!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paquette throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
Paquette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paquette throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack throws an overhand right that lands on Paquette's shoulder, as Paquette tries to avoid the shot.
Paquette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Paquette lands a jab to the nose.
Mack moves forwards but Paquette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mack is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mack. Paquette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquette finish him?
Paquette scores with a three punch combo!
Paquette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mack.
Mack is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paquette misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mack throws a right hand that Paquette ducks under and follows up with a left that Paquette also avoids with ease.
Paquette walks into a stiff left hand from Mack.
Mack seems to have recovered his senses.
Paquette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paquette circles away quickly and effectively.
Paquette rushes Mack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mack has had enough of the clinch but Paquette keeps him there for the moment.
Paquette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mack takes a shot to the head.
Paquette lands a shoulder strike.
Paquette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Paquette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paquette has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paquette moves out of range as Mack strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
Mack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquette counters with a beautiful punch that sends Mack to the canvas!
Paquette tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.
Paquette would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mack has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Paquette has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Paquette lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mack has had enough of the clinch but Paquette keeps him there for the moment.
Paquette has Mack pressed against the cage, preventing Mack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mack takes a shot to the head.
Paquette breaks the clinch.
Mack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paquette misses with a hook.
Mack throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Paquette walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette with a hook.
Paquette is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Paquette moves away from the strike by Mack.
Paquette throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Paquette works Mack's body with a nice hook.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paquette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mack scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Paquette.
Mack throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Mack throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
Mack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paquette misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paquette lands a head kick. Mack smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paquette slips a straight right by Mack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquette moves into the clinch.
Mack wants to get back to striking at distance but Paquette won't allow it.
Paquette lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack tries to break the clinch but Paquette is controlling the position.
Paquette lands a shoulder strike.
Paquette breaks the clinch.
Mack misses with a double jab
and Paquette counters with a body kick.
Paquette clinches with his opponent.
Paquette prevents Mack from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquette prevents Mack from breaking the clinch.
Paquette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack takes one on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paquette. Mack shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that round.
That's time! Paquette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mack throws a hook to the side of Paquette's head but Paquette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Paquette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paquette lands a right hook to the body.
Paquette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mack lands a body shot.
Mack throws a nice looking combination but Paquette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paquette. Paquette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paquette connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Mack covering up! Paquette comes in with a big uppercut and Mack goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Odell Paquette!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryzen Dall (ranked 1390 p4p, 137 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 3098 p4p, 273 weight class). Dall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scarecrow. Cronos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandstorm. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryzen Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cronos moves out of range of the body kick.
Cronos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cronos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall prevents Cronos from getting back to his feet.
Cronos is controlling Dall's posture.
Cronos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dall defends well.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall passes Cronos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is pressing down on Cronos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cronos is holding on for now.
Dall working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cronos's thigh. Cronos counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cronos wants to stand and escape but Dall is having none of it.
Cronos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cronos is keeping the position for now.
Cronos can't keep his opponent in guard - Dall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cronos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dall has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Cronos defend it? Dall steps over the head and cranks it - Cronos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryzen Dall!
Ryzen Dall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$), into his post fight interview.
The defeated Jose Cronos had this to say: 'You never know how a career is going to end in this sport. Before stepping foot in the cage tonight, I told myself I have another Title run in me. But now I leave the cage tonight, with a career behind me. Thanks for the memories!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 1151 p4p, 112 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 1619 p4p, 164 weight class). Jimmy Doyle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver walks into a stiff left hand from Doyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle scores with a jab.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver rushes Doyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Silver stalling the fight.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Silver lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Silver catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silver misses with a leg kick.
Doyle slips a jab from Silver.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Doyle. That snapped Silver's head back.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle lands a head shot.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver scores with a kick to the body.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doyle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Silver's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver looks to land a combination but Doyle avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silver.
Doyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Silver lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silver throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Silver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silver there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver lands a right hand.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Doyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Doyle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
A jab from Doyle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver throws a front kick aimed at Doyle's knee but Doyle avoids it well.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Silver catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silver has managed to clinch.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Doyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doyle cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doyle throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Silver slips a jab from Doyle.
Silver tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silver's head.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Doyle to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silver on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Silver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silver slips under a jab.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silver tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Doyle. That snapped Silver's head back.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Silver is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle slips under a jab from Silver.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Donk. Silver catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
A less than humble Jimmy Doyle misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Ritter (ranked 1759 p4p, 191 weight class) and Greg Garrison (ranked 3683 p4p, 379 weight class). Sylvester Ritter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Garrison's chin.
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278 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison ducks straight into an uppercut from Ritter and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Garrison manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Greg Garrison has been cut.
Garrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garrison trying to control the position here.
Garrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ritter.
Ritter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ritter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ritter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter looking to pass the guard.
Ritter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritter is looking to work some ground and pound but Garrison has wrist control.
Ritter looking to pass the guard.
Ritter trying to control but Garrison is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter is looking to work some ground and pound but Garrison has wrist control.
Ritter working some strikes from top position.
Garrison trying to strike off his back.
Garrison keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Ritter postures up and lands a big shot to Garrison's brow.
Garrison trying to keep a closed guard but Ritter is proving a slippery customer.
Garrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ritter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ritter continues to stall.
Garrison controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter has control of Garrison's left arm, preventing Garrison from doing any damage.
Ritter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Ritter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter trying to keep a closed guard but Garrison is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrison is fighting to break Ritter's control of his arms but Ritter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garrison avoids the body shot from Ritter.
Ritter throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ritter lands a head shot.
Ritter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Ritter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Garrison is rocked!
Ritter cracks Garrison with a solid left hand.
Garrison is still in real trouble! Can Ritter finish him?
Ritter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ritter loads up on a big left hand. Garrison felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ritter looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Garrison can't hide his disappointment, as Ritter celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Ritter!
Sylvester Ritter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 1042 p4p, 101 weight class) and Anton Altair (ranked 1016 p4p, 99 weight class). Halleck comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Minds - Changeling. Altair has chosen Bran's freestyle as his entrance music. Anton Altair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Altair!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altair throws a sloppy head kick and Halleck moves out of range easily.
Halleck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halleck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Altair. Altair obviously looking to wear him down.
Altair misses with a body shot.
Altair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halleck misses with a straight left.
Halleck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halleck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Altair is out of range.
Halleck misses with an uppercut.
Altair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Altair cracks Halleck with a good jab.
Altair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Halleck throws an off balance right hand
and Altair makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Halleck really felt that one!
Altair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halleck.
Altair misses with a left hand
and Halleck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Halleck misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Altair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Altair follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Halleck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Altair doesn't seem phased though.
Halleck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Altair crashing down! Altair tries to stagger back to his feet but Halleck just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Altair asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
In defeat, Anton Altair stepped up to the mic, saying 'His manager better pay me my money he promised for me to throw this fight....'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Barathian (ranked 975 p4p, 113 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 2097 p4p, 232 weight class). Barathian comes to the cage accompanied by Anderswelt - Schandmaul. Jack Wilder acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilder.
Wilder has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Barathian.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
Barathian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barathian.
Wilder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barathian.
Barathian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barathian, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian gets through Wilder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barathian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilder working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barathian.
Barathian misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Barathian leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barathian blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barathian.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Barathian.
Wilder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barathian scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilder.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilder avoids it.
Wilder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barathian's elbow.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Wilder wants to break free but Barathian has control.
Barathian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Barathian.
Barathian blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Barathian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Barathian moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Barathian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barathian.
Wilder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barathian's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Wilder avoids the head kick by Barathian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder digs a good body shot into Barathian's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilder misses the target.
Barathian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barathian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilder.
Wilder checks a leg kick.
Wilder looks to score with a jab to the body but Barathian is just out of range.
Barathian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Barathian moved out of range nicely.
Barathian throws a right hand that misses
and Wilder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barathian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilder.
Barathian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barathian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barathian misses with a hook to the body
enabling Wilder to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian looks to land a combination but Wilder avoids it well.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barathian moves away.
Wilder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder has Barathian up against the cage in a clinch.
Barathian throws an elbow but it misses.
Barathian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilder.
Wilder swings wildly with an uppercut but Barathian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barathian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Wilder struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Barathian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilder blocks a body shot from Barathian.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Barathian.
Barathian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barathian is looking to control Wilder's arms but Wilder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barathian has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barathian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilder lands a shoulder strike.
Barathian tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Barathian back against the cage.
Barathian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barathian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Wilder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Wilder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Barathian swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barathian controlling the action here for a moment.
Barathian lands an uppercut.
Wilder tries to break the clinch but Barathian is controlling the position.
Barathian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Wilder will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barathian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilder misses with a wild combination.
Wilder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilder misses with the body kick
and Barathian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder lands a slapping body shot.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barathian swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilder.
A quick step to the side and Barathian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barathian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barathian taking a breather.
Good body shot from Barathian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilder as Barathian tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Barathian.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barathian.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Barathian working aggressively here.
Barathian is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Barathian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barathian misses with some punches.
Barathian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barathian obliges.
Barathian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barathian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barathian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Barathian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barathian struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilder controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Barathian cracks Wilder with a nice body shot.
Barathian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian trying to control the position but instead, Wilder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barathian into the cage.
Barathian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilder's efforts to push away.
Barathian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barathian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilder lands a body punch.
Barathian blocking some punches.
Barathian scores with a shoulder strike.
Barathian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barathian lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barathian.
Barathian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Barathian lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilder is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barathian.
Wilder is still on wobbly legs! Can Barathian finish him?
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Barathian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilder.
Max Barathian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barathian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilder throws out a loose jab but Barathian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barathian feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wilder sprawling to the canvas! Wilder rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barathian finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barathian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barathian works Wilder's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Barathian misses its target.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barathian.
Barathian misses with a combination
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barathian throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Wilder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barathian drops Wilder with a beautiful combination! Wilder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barathian is looking for the KO!
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and Barathian counters with a nice right hand that sends Wilder toppling to the canvas! Wilder scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Barathian finish him?!
Barathian lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barathian was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilder.
Barathian misses with a head kick.
Barathian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Barathian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barathian looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Barathian backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Wilder's temple! It sends Wilder violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Barathian celebrates and the doctors try to help Wilder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Max Barathian!
A very excited looking Max Barathian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 263 p4p, 36 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 370 p4p, 56 weight class). Imbula comes to the cage accompanied by ~Apache~. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnsson will feel that in the morning.
Johnsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Imbula, pushing him back against the cage.
Imbula manages to pull guard.
Imbula looking for a guillotine here but Johnsson defends easily.
Imbula 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.
Imbula working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson won't allow Imbula to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Imbula wants to sweep here but Johnsson controlling him for the moment.
Imbula has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnsson wants to control but Imbula is keeping him busy.
Imbula tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnsson cracks Imbula with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnsson lands a high kick!
Imbula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson lands with a straight right. Imbula didn't see that one coming.
Imbula avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnsson defending well as Imbula loads up on a big left hand.
Imbula defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Imbula blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Imbula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Imbula. Imbula circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson swings for the body but Imbula moves out of range.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Imbula sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Imbula thows a body kick. Johnsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Imbula tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Imbula misses.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Imbula.
It looked like Imbula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Imbula looks for the body kick but Johnsson saw that one coming.
Imbula sizes up Johnsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnsson is looking to land body kicks.
Imbula tries to counter by clinching up but Johnsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with a head kick.
Imbula swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Imbula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Imbula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imbula blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson slips a jab from Imbula.
Johnsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Imbula should have avoided that one.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Imbula.
Johnsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Imbula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Imbula clinches up against the cage.
Imbula prevents a body shot from Johnsson.
Imbula lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Imbula jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnsson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnsson throws a hook but Imbula blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Imbula.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Imbula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imbula was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Imbula takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnsson defending well as Imbula loads up on a big left hand.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Imbula.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson misses with a body shot.
Imbula is looking to counter punch.
Imbula just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Imbula misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnsson! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula tries to clinch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with a hook. Imbula ducked under it nicely.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Imbula misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Imbula steps away.
Johnsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Imbula takes a step back to recover.
Imbula moves out of range as Johnsson throws a body kick.
Imbula moves out of range as Johnsson throws a body kick.
Imbula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
Johnsson tests Imbula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnsson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnsson throws a hook but Imbula blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a series of punches but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula is looking to counter punch.
Johnsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Imbula will feel that in the morning.
Nice jab there from Johnsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imbula. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imbula misses with a hook
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Imbula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Imbula lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imbula quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Imbula steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Imbula. Imbula obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Johnsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Johnsson.
Johnsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Imbula steps away.
Johnsson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnsson takes a swing at Imbula's ribcage but misses.
Imbula slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Imbula steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Imbula cracks Johnsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Imbula throws a body shot but no joy.
Imbula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Imbula to counter with a crisp jab.
Imbula throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imbula.
Imbula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Johnsson misses with the body kick
and Imbula counters with a straight right hand.
Imbula just misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula tried to score with a low kick but Johnsson checks it.
Johnsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imbula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Imbula seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Imbula is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Imbula throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
Imbula avoids a kick to the body.
Imbula throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johnsson avoids it.
Imbula throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Imbula.
Johnsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Imbula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnsson 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 Imbula has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Imbula and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Johnsson finds it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnsson.
Johnsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Imbula's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson connects with a body shot.
Johnsson looks to land a body kick but Imbula moved away.
Johnsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnsson lands an overhand right.
Imbula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnsson can pounce on him.
Imbula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Imbula takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Imbula misses with a low kick.
Johnsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Imbula counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson throws a body punch but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imbula cracks Johnsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Imbula has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Johnsson to stand back up!
Johnsson is rocked!
Imbula steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Johnsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Imbula finish him?
Imbula with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnsson to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Imbula.
Johnsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Imbula bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnsson tries a low kick but Imbula avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson connects with a high kick.
Imbula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Imbula scores with a jab.
That has opened up Gunnar Johnsson's cut even more.
Imbula connects with a body shot.
Johnsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Imbula walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Imbula scores with a nice strike.
Imbula slips a jab from Johnsson.
Imbula pushes Johnsson away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imbula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Imbula.
A combination from Johnsson does no damage.
Imbula tries to clinch there but Johnsson circles away.
Imbula moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Imbula staying out of range there.
Imbula checks a leg kick.
Johnsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Imbula misses with a head kick.
Imbula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Imbula. That one must have hurt.
Johnsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Johnsson.
I think Johnsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 203 p4p, 29 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 280 p4p, 38 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Strunz wants to counter the offense by Maneno and move into the clinch position.
Strunz connects with a jab.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Strunz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz misses with a low kick as Maneno jumps back.
Strunz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maneno is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strunz throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Maneno walks into a straight right hand from Strunz.
Maneno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strunz.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Strunz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maneno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno is looking to wear down Strunz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Strunz saw that one coming.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strunz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Maneno blocks the low kick.
Strunz defending well as Maneno loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Strunz avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Strunz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maneno checks a leg kick.
It looked like Maneno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strunz.
Strunz throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Strunz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strunz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Strunz misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Strunz keeps him there for the moment.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Strunz won't allow it.
Strunz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Strunz keeps him there for the moment.
Strunz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Strunz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz tries a body shot but Maneno blocks it.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strunz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maneno. Maneno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Maneno throws the left hand but Strunz avoids the punch easily.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz throws a front kick aimed at Maneno's knee but Maneno avoids it well.
Maneno lunges at Strunz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strunz's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno throws a body punch but Strunz moves out of range.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Strunz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Strunz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strunz cracks Maneno with a good jab.
Maneno jabs Strunz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strunz motions for Maneno to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maneno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strunz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maneno blocks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Maneno misses its target.
Strunz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Maneno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Good leg kick by Strunz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strunz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strunz throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maneno.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Strunz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strunz throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Strunz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maneno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno connects with a right hand. Strunz shakes it off.
Strunz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strunz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maneno lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maneno slips a straight right by Strunz.
Strunz gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Strunz won't allow it.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Strunz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maneno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strunz momentarily.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maneno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strunz.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Strunz saw that one coming.
Strunz misses with a head kick.
Maneno scores with a hook to the body. Strunz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strunz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Maneno misses.
A punch combination from Strunz misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strunz manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Strunz.
Maneno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strunz at a distance.
Maneno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bronko Strunz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maneno checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Strunz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maneno, pushing him back against the cage.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Strunz throws out a leg kick but Maneno moves out of range and Strunz only half commits.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno swings for the body but Strunz moves out of range.
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Maneno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maneno checks the leg kick.
Strunz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Strunz's head but Strunz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strunz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz tries to work over Maneno's front leg with a kick but Maneno checks it.
Strunz sizes up Maneno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Maneno takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Strunz tries to clinch there but Maneno circles away.
Strunz throws a head kick but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Strunz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Strunz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strunz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
Maneno lands with a good body shot.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strunz. That's going to slow Maneno down.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strunz.
Maneno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strunz lands a head kick. Maneno smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strunz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maneno swings for the body but Strunz moves out of range.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Strunz is just out of range.
Maneno cracks Strunz with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz takes one on the button.
Bronko Strunz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strunz misses the jab.
Strunz throws a hook but Maneno avoids it easily.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strunz looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
Strunz ducks right into an uppercut from Maneno.
Strunz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Strunz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Maneno takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Maneno takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strunz throws a shot from downtown. Maneno moves away and avoids it.
Strunz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Strunz throws out a counter right but Maneno avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Strunz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Strunz manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maneno checks a low kick from Strunz.
Strunz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maneno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maneno takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strunz throws a push kick but Maneno slaps the foot to one side.
Maneno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strunz throws a right hand that misses
and Maneno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strunz throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
Maneno throws the left hand but Strunz avoids the punch easily.
Strunz throws a low kick, looking for Maneno's leg but Maneno calmly moves out of range.
Maneno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maneno there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno lands with a right hand.
Strunz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maneno is out of range.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz needs to keep his hands up - Maneno had a free shot at his head there.
Strunz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maneno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Maneno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maneno lands a nice looking body shot.
Maneno blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Maneno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maneno walks into a stiff left hand from Strunz.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maneno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strunz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strunz.
Strunz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Maneno there.
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strunz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
Maneno misses with an uppercut
and Strunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strunz tries to work over Maneno's front leg with a kick but Maneno checks it.
Strunz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Maneno's leg. Maneno is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strunz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Strunz. Those never looked like landing.
Strunz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strunz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strunz tries to land a front kick but Maneno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maneno takes one to the side of the head.
Maneno throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Maneno.
Strunz throws a poor cross that misses
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strunz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maneno misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Strunz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maneno scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Strunz throws a hook but Maneno blocks it.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strunz has time to react.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maneno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz tries to clinch
and Maneno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maneno lands a jab to the nose.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strunz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Maneno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strunz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strunz is rocked!
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
It looked like Maneno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strunz is still on wobbly legs! Can Maneno finish him?
Maneno closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Strunz! Maneno dives in looking to finish! Strunz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
A relieved looking Chiku Maneno 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 17 p4p, 4 weight class) and Gary Tonon (ranked 321 p4p, 44 weight class). Ribber's entrance music is Ay Ay Ay. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tonon's choice of entrance music: What About Now. Grin Ribber had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ribber working a defensive guard here.
Ribber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tonon's guard.
Tonon 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.
Ribber connects with a couple of short punches.
Ribber wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribber connects with a couple of short punches.
Ribber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tonon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribber is one step ahead there.
Ribber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tonon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ribber wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Ribber has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ribber won't allow Tonon to get back to his feet.
Tonon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ribber manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ribber is looking for a triangle but Tonon pushes his legs off easily.
Ribber keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Ribber is trying to control the position but Tonon postures up.
Ribber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ribber looking for a guillotine here but Tonon defends easily.
Tonon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ribber's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ribber wants to hit a switch here but Tonon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ribber there!
Tonon lands a couple of good shots and Ribber has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribber is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tonon looking for the choke but no joy.
Ribber is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is working hard here to advance position.
Tonon doesn't have the hooks in and Ribber manages to turn into his guard.
Tonon looking to control but Ribber passes into half guard.
Ribber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tonon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribber is stalling here. Tonon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ribber seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tonon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonon working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Tonon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonon counters with a nice uppercut.
Ribber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ribber throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Tonon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ribber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tonon momentarily.
Tonon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ribber. That one must have hurt.
Ribber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ribber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribber 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 Tonon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ribber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ribber misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tonon moves out of range of the body kick from Ribber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber catches Tonon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Ribber catches Tonon right on the button with a cross.
Ribber lands a jab to the head.
Tonon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ribber can pounce on him.
Ribber scores with a jab.
Ribber connects with a crisp jab.
Ribber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ribber throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Tonon counter with a right hand.
Ribber tries to clinch there but Tonon circles away.
Ribber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonon can do to turn this around?
Tonon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonon cracks Ribber with a solid left hand.
Ribber looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribber, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribber is retaining full guard.
Ribber keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Ribber working for a triangle but Tonon defends it easily.
Ribber keeping full guard, as Tonon tries to pass.
Tonon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Ribber is keeping the position.
Gary Tonon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribber lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ribber stopping the sweep attempt from Tonon.
Tonon keeping moving, preventing Ribber from controlling successfully.
Ribber tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonon is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tonon working for a triangle but Ribber defends it easily.
Tonon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ribber content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ribber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ribber scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ribber throws a sloppy head kick and Tonon moves out of range easily.
Tonon misses the shot to the body.
Ribber throws a hook to the side of Tonon's head but Tonon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ribber circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Ribber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Ribber is predictable there
and Tonon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonon tries to bum rush Ribber with a series of wild strikes but Ribber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ribber throws a wild body kick that Tonon sees coming a mile off.
Ribber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tonon blocks a head kick by Ribber.
Despite the aggression on Tonon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ribber misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber misses with a hook
and Tonon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ribber with a hook.
Tonon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribber has his takedown stuffed
letting Tonon counter with a right hand.
Tonon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ribber lands a lovely overhand right.
Tonon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonon wants to sweep but no luck.
Tonon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ribber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ribber pulls Tonon in to control the position.
Ribber controls Tonon momentarily but Tonon frees himself.
Tonon working some strikes from top position.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Ribber is keeping the position.
Ribber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is working Ribber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Ribber is keeping the position.
Tonon forces his way into half guard.
Ribber tries to roll over but Tonon keeps him under control.
Ribber is trying to control but Tonon manages to pass to mount!
Tonon prevents Ribber from getting the reversal.
Ribber tries to hold on but Tonon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon wants to control the pace but Ribber is squirming around nicely.
Ribber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ribber wants to control but Tonon is keeping busy.
Tonon is looking to take a break and control but Ribber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ribber trying to control from the bottom.
Tonon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tonon is looking to take a break and control but Ribber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gary Tonon just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Ribber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonon doesn't seem phased though.
Tonon throws the kick towards the body but Ribber avoids it.
Ribber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tonon blocks a jab.
Tonon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ribber clinches up with Tonon and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ribber swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonon can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon blocks an uppercut.
Ribber working aggressively here.
Tonon has Ribber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ribber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grin Ribber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Tonon.
Tonon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ribber pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber tries to land a body kick
and Tonon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tonon throws a big elbow that misses.
Ribber keeping full guard, as Tonon tries to pass.
Ribber has Tonon pulled in close to control his posture.
Ribber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tonon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ribber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon lands a couple of digs.
Tonon trying to control but Ribber is working from the bottom.
Ribber looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribber, not yet.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Ribber keeps moving.
Tonon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ribber's head.
Ribber wants to improve his position but instead Tonon has moved into half guard.
Tonon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ribber's thigh. Ribber counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ribber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonon is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon distracts Ribber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tonon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ribber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribber looking for a guillotine here but Tonon defends easily.
Tonon trying to control but Ribber is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tonon scoring with some ground and pound.
Tonon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Ribber keeps moving.
Ribber is trying to control the position but Tonon postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonon looking to pass the guard.
Ribber looking to control but Tonon passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Tonon dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tonon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribber.
Tonon ducks under a wild hook from Ribber.
Tonon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left lands for Ribber.
Ribber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonon is looking for the big counter here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribber 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 Tonon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ribber lands a head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Ribber. No joy for Tonon on that attempt.
Tonon shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribber tries to sprawl out of it but Tonon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ribber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonon's head.
Ribber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ribber tests Tonon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribber.
A little jabbing left from Tonon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribber tries to work over Tonon's front leg with a kick but Tonon checks it.
Ribber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grin Ribber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribber throws a hook but Tonon blocks it.
Tonon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ribber blocks it well.
Ribber is looking to clinch.
Tonon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ribber can pounce on him.
Grin Ribber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ribber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ribber.
Tonon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber wants to sweep here but Tonon controlling him for the moment.
Tonon chips away with some ground and pound.
Ribber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Ribber is keeping the position.
Tonon is looking to work some ground and pound but Ribber has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Ribber keeps moving.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Ribber is keeping the position.
Ribber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribber trying to control the position.
Ribber has his foot on Tonon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tonon works his way back into a safe position though.
Tonon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ribber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tonon lands a couple of digs.
Tonon controlling from the top position.
Tonon stopping the sweep attempt from Ribber.
Tonon trying to control but Ribber is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tonon ducks under a wild hook from Ribber.
Ribber misses with a straight right.
Tonon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ribber with a body shot.
Ribber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tonon unleashes a big counter combination but Ribber bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ribber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gary Tonon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ribber throws an off balance right hand
and Tonon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tonon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ribber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tonon somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grin Ribber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tonon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Tonon!
Gary Tonon is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Gary Tonon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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