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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 4503 p4p, 466 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 9273 p4p, 711 weight class). Tiyapairat comes to the cage accompanied by Ram Muay. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
40 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samak Tiyapairat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 83 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiyapairat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khali tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Tiyapairat coming out on top.
Tiyapairat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking body kick.
Khali misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Khali looks winded!
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Khali in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Khali's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brij Khali has been cut.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat rushes Khali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Khali up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Khali hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samak Tiyapairat!
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Brij Khali was interviewed post fight and said 'Dissapointed to Lose'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 4650 p4p, 461 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 4414 p4p, 446 weight class). Perez has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mercer - the referee stops the clock and Perez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mercer. Perez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice shot lands for Mercer.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer 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.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Mercer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercer connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Mercer as Perez shoots in.
Mercer lands with a good body shot.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer jabs at Perez's body.
Perez has managed to clinch.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercer, as that shot connected.
Mercer lands with a nice body punch.
Mercer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez wants to clinch.
Mercer cracks Perez with a good jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercer.
Jab from Mercer.
Perez drops his hands momentarily and Mercer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mercer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mercer cracks Perez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercer jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perez tries to clinch but Mercer is having none of it.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!
Perez tries to clinch up but Mercer circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercer digs a good hook to Perez's body.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mercer stuns Perez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Perez responds with a good body kick, but Mercer manages to step out the way in time.
Mercer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perez moves forwards but Mercer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercer connects with a jab.
Perez wants to clinch.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercer lands a glancing blow to the side of Perez's head.
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mercer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercer lands a really nice looking cross but Perez seems unphased.
Mercer lands with a shot to the body.
Mercer scores with a jab to the head.
Perez tries to clinch but Mercer moves out of range.
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!
Mercer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perez has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer drops Perez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Perez looks back up at him and smiles so Mercer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Perez is rocked!
Perez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Perez tries to clinch up but Mercer circles away and keeps his distance.
As Perez backs away, Mercer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Perez wants to stay close but Mercer steps back to make room for something. Perez seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Mercer and Perez drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Mercer!
An out of breath Alex Mercer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Morley (ranked 2822 p4p, 293 weight class) and Eugene Peavris (ranked 21000 p4p, 655 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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284 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Morley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eugene Peavris!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peavris on his heels. He'll look to pass Peavris's guard now, I'm sure.
Peavris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peavris tries to pass to full mount but Morley defends it.
Morley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peavris.
Morley gets back to full guard.
Peavris is working Morley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peavris tries to free his leg and advance position but Morley is retaining full guard.
Morley 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.
Peavris cracks Morley with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morley has control of Peavris's left arm, preventing Peavris from doing any damage.
Morley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Peavris dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morley is not content to let Peavris control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peavris cracks Morley with a big right hand but Morley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peavris lands a nice forearm strike.
Morley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morley tries to kick Peavris off but Peavris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peavris trying to control from Morley's half guard. Morley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Peavris preventing the sweep.
Morley 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.
Morley looking to control.
Peavris looking to sit in guard and control but Morley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morley landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peavris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morley's guard.
Morley keeping full guard, as Peavris tries to pass.
Peavris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peavris landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peavris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morley wants to stand and escape but Peavris is having none of it.
Morley is trying to control the position but Peavris postures up.
Peavris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peavris wants to control from the top but Morley keeps moving.
Peavris with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley keeping moving, preventing Peavris from controlling successfully.
Morley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morley has his feet on Peavris's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Morley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peavris actively working from the bottom here.
Peavris manages to get to full guard.
Peavris is looking to stand up but Morley isn't so interested in that idea.
Morley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peavris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morley is one step ahead there.
Peavris is looking to stand up but Morley isn't so interested in that idea.
Morley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Our spies down at at La Gym Delgrand inform us that Peavris has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Morley postures up.
Peavris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peavris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morley is in close to Peavris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peavris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Adam Morley 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.
Peavris looks to score with a jab to the body but Morley is just out of range.
Peavris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morley shoots in for a takedown but Peavris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peavris cracks Morley with an open hand slap.
Peavris lands a front kick.
Morley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Peavris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morley's back!
Peavris has his arm under Morley's chin here. Game over son! Peavris squeezes tightly and Morley is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eugene Peavris!
Our winner, Eugene Peavris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 2579 p4p, 269 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 4712 p4p, 453 weight class). Prime has chosen Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here as his entrance music. Optimus Prime is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson darts in and clinches Prime up against the cage.
Prime manages to break the clinch.
Prime misses with a few strikes there.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crimson manages to avoid it.
Crimson pushes Prime up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
Prime trying to stall but Crimson improves his position.
We've been hearing reports that Crimson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Crimson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prime misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crimson gets through Prime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crimson lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prime looks winded!
Crimson scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
Crimson lands with a light punch inside.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Prime is rocked!
Crimson lands a big right hand that drops Prime! The killer instinct kicks in and Crimson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Crimson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Culver Crimson!
An out of breath Culver Crimson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Steel (ranked 1123 p4p, 150 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 2722 p4p, 314 weight class). Face comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tyga - Real Deal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
Face scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steel rushes Face and presses him up against the cage.
Steel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Face gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Face has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Face is looking to break free of the clinch but Steel has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel lands a takedown into guard.
Steel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steel forces his way into half guard.
Steel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Steel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Face defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is trying to control. Face wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steel is looking for a kimura here.
Face is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel trying to control from half guard but Face is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Face has his hands clasped together around Steel's back. He's all about the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Face can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steel is looking for a kimura here.
Steel is trying to control the action in half guard but Face is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Face doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steel.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Face doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steel.
Steel content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Face sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel seems to be working for a kimura but Face defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Steel dominated that round.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Face misses.
Steel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Face sprawls and moves away.
Face slips a straight right by Steel.
Face throws a counter combo.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!
Face thuds a left hand into Steel's body.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Face takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel lands with a right hand.
Face looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Steel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Face's head.
Steel scores with a decent looking hook.
Steel shoots and misses
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Face circles away quickly and effectively.
Face throws a shot to the body.
Steel throws a body punch but Face moves out of range.
Face misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Steel misses its target.
Face misses with a looping left.
Steel connects with a body shot.
Steel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Face throws a one two combo.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Face let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steel has Face up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Face is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Steel wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face blocks an uppercut.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel closes the distance but Face moves to the side
and Face counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Face will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Face's head back.
Face swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Face walks into a left hand.
Steel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
James Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Face.
Steel scores with a nice head shot.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Face.
No luck for Steel with that takedown attempt.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Face fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Face lands an overhand right.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Steel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steel has Face pressed against the cage, preventing Face from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Steel cracks Face with a nice body shot.
Steel tries a body shot but Face blocks it.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Face tries to circle away but Steel has him pinned against the cage.
Face can't break the clinch.
Steel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Face has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Face looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Face is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Face's efforts to push away.
Face has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Face's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Steel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Face misses.
Angel Face seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel lands a nice hook to Face's body. Face takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Face wants to break the clinch but can't.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Face working hard to break the clinch.
Face is trying to break the clinch but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Steel has Face pressed against the cage, preventing Face from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Face is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Steel lands an uppercut.
Face wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Face tries to circle away but Steel has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Steel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Face tries to break free but Steel pushes him back against the cage.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Face controls his hands.
A short right from Steel.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Steel has Face pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Face manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Steel goes for a takedown attempt but Face pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steel with a jab.
Face comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steel with a poor takedown
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
Steel wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Steel slips a jab from Face.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steel.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Steel throwing a counter right hand but Face manages to avoid it.
Face misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Face wants to stand back up but Steel manages to pass into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel tries for a kimura but Face is defending well.
Steel tries for a kimura but Face is defending well.
Steel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Face felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Face really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steel has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Steel controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Face can't escape the position.
Steel content just to control the position here.
Steel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Face for as long as he can get away with.
Angel Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steel, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Steel!
James Steel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1167 p4p, 120 weight class) and Jer Bear (ranked 2602 p4p, 271 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bear's choice of entrance music: Good Times. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
22 - 27 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear tries to counter by closing the distance.
Juravlev misses with a wild body shot.
Bear closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bear lands in his opponent's guard.
Juravlev has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bear is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bear changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Juravlev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juravlev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Juravlev misses with a hook.
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear walks into a stiff left hand from Juravlev.
It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bear.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jer Bear.
Bear shoots in but Juravlev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
And Bear tries to counter it with a takedown but Juravlev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Juravlev avoids the head kick by Bear.
Bear misses with a looping right.
Juravlev tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear shoots and misses
letting Juravlev counter with a right hand.
Juravlev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juravlev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juravlev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Juravlev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good shot there by Juravlev.
Juravlev misses the shot to the body.
Juravlev throws a combination. Bear tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Juravlev defends well and Bear ends up having to push Juravlev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bear is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Juravlev defends it well.
Juravlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is trying to control. Juravlev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juravlev tries to roll over but Bear keeps him under control.
Bear is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juravlev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev gets back to full guard.
Juravlev is trying to keep Bear in close.
Bear looking to sit in guard and control but Juravlev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Juravlev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Juravlev tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear controls Juravlev momentarily but Juravlev frees himself.
Juravlev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Juravlev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juravlev advances position into side control!
Juravlev stands up and beckons Bear to his feet.
Juravlev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Juravlev's head.
Juravlev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bear.
Juravlev lands a glancing blow to the side of Bear's head.
Bear moves into range and clinches up with Juravlev.
Juravlev looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jer Bear's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juravlev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear tries to score a power double leg takedown but Juravlev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bear somewhat.
Juravlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bear is standing up over Juravlev. Juravlev looks to escape but Bear dives into side control.
Juravlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Juravlev is looking for a sweep.
Juravlev is pushing Bear's head away, looking to escape. Bear manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bear grinds an elbow into Juravlev's temple.
Juravlev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bear's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev is looking to control Bear's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juravlev avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Juravlev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Juravlev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Juravlev has his hands on Bear's head, controlling the position.
Bear wants to control from the top but Juravlev keeps moving.
Juravlev wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Juravlev pulls Bear in close to his closed guard and prevents Bear from doing any damage or advancing position.
Juravlev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him.
Bear wants to control from the top but Juravlev keeps moving.
Juravlev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bear is looking for a triangle but Juravlev pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juravlev's defenses.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Juravlev gets underhooks to prevent Bear's takedown attempt.
Juravlev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bear's efforts to push away.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juravlev is looking to control Bear's arms but Bear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Juravlev has his back to the cage.
Juravlev misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Juravlev on the inside.
Juravlev looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Bear gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Juravlev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Juravlev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Juravlev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Juravlev wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Juravlev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jer Bear will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bear has managed to clinch.
Juravlev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bear drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Juravlev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Juravlev pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juravlev swivels and escapes.
Bear takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Juravlev misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bear.
Juravlev digs a good hook to Bear's body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Juravlev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Juravlev sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jer Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear forces Juravlev back against the cage and clinches.
Bear blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Juravlev.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juravlev pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juravlev leaning against his opponent.
Juravlev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alexey Juravlev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juravlev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Juravlev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juravlev working Bear over with knees to the body.
Juravlev lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juravlev is pushing Bear up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands a good knee to the midsection. Bear won't want to take too many of those.
Juravlev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juravlev tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Juravlev breaks the clinch.
Juravlev throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Juravlev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juravlev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Juravlev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Jer Bear's cut even more.
Bear pushes Juravlev up against the cage in a clinch.
Juravlev scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juravlev.
Juravlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Juravlev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bear looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juravlev scores with a jab to the body.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Juravlev.
Juravlev scores with a shot to the body.
Juravlev with a hook.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juravlev lands a head shot.
Bear is rocked!
The cut above Jer Bear's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear slips under a jab.
Bear is still on wobbly legs! Can Juravlev finish him?
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Juravlev.
Alexey Juravlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Juravlev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jer Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juravlev lands a head shot.
Donk. Juravlev catches Bear right on the button with a cross.
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juravlev sprawls well. Juravlev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Juravlev jabs Bear to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Juravlev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juravlev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Juravlev!
A relieved looking Alexey Juravlev 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 Danny White (ranked 1490 p4p, 186 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 1776 p4p, 217 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moves away from the strike by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny checks a low kick from White.
Szczęsny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Szczęsny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szczęsny throws a fast counter high kick but White manages to duck under it in time.
Szczęsny misses with an uppercut.
White misses the body punch
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White misses with an uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Szczęsny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Szczęsny lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczęsny only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Victor Szczęsny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
White tests Szczęsny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Szczęsny moves into the clinch successfully.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
Szczęsny keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Szczęsny has White pressed against the cage.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczęsny controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Szczęsny with a hook.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is looking to take a break and control but Szczęsny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szczęsny looking for a sweep but White has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny tries to lock up and control but White gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White cracks Szczęsny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White dominating with strikes here.
White is landing with some decent strikes but Szczęsny is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Szczęsny is rocked!
White connects with a bit shot that sees Szczęsny covering up! More strikes from White and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! White is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny White!
Danny White bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Hood (ranked 1089 p4p, 115 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 1612 p4p, 172 weight class). Tony Monteiro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Monteiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Monteiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Monteiro looks to move away, Hood throws a big counter combo but Monteiro just gets out of the way.
Monteiro lands the left hand.
Tony Monteiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hood tries to clinch there but Monteiro circles away.
Hood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monteiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Hood moves away from the strike by Monteiro.
Hood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hood slips under a jab.
Hood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Monteiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monteiro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monteiro throws a lazy head kick
and Hood counters with a nice uppercut.
Monteiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hood throwing a counter right hand but Monteiro manages to avoid it.
Monteiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood moves forwards but Monteiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Monteiro.
Monteiro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hood's head.
Hood moves forwards but Monteiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monteiro loads up on a big right hand but Hood slips the punch.
Monteiro looks to land a right hand but Hood moved out of range.
Monteiro lands a big head kick that sends Hood tumbling to the mat! Monteiro takes a step backwards and waves Hood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lucas Hood has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hood is rocked!
Hood walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Monteiro! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Monteiro!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Monteiro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 676 p4p, 59 weight class) and Wabricio Ferdum (ranked 433 p4p, 35 weight class). Ferdum has chosen PARIS - the devil made me do it as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wabricio Ferdum!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy digs a good body shot into Ferdum's ribs.
Ferdum pushes Burgundy up against the cage in a clinch.
Burgundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burgundy catches Ferdum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferdum misses with a hook. Burgundy ducked under it nicely.
Burgundy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burgundy scores with a kick to the body.
Burgundy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgundy. Ferdum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferdum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferdum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferdum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy lands a right hook to the body.
Burgundy is looking to wear down Ferdum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
That kick from Burgundy tenderised Ferdum's leg. Ferdum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burgundy, right into the meat.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferdum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burgundy misses with a head kick.
Ferdum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferdum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burgundy staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Burgundy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burgundy.
Ferdum is rocked!
Burgundy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferdum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferdum is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgundy finish him?
Ferdum looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdum drops his hands for a split second and Burgundy immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Ferdum face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Burgundy follows up with a right hand that knocks Ferdum into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, Ron Burgundy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Karter (ranked 176 p4p, 26 weight class) and Harold Shipman (ranked 523 p4p, 71 weight class). Shipman has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. 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 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
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Shipman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter connects with a leg kick. Shipman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shipman fails with a takedown attempt.
Shipman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shipman rushes Karter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karter tries a body shot but Shipman blocks it.
Karter goes for a takedown attempt but Shipman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Shipman does it's job there.
Shipman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Harold Shipman has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipman darts in looking for a takedown but Karter gets double underhooks and turns Shipman into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shipman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shipman throws a good cross that connects.
Karter swings for the body but Shipman moves out of range.
Karter takes one to the chin there.
Shipman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karter pinned against the cage. Karter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chris Karter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Shipman.
Shipman shoots in for a takedown but Karter shows good takedown defense.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karter, right into the meat.
Karter lands a body shot.
Shipman throws a good cross that connects.
Shipman moves away from the strike by Karter.
Shipman fails to land the takedown.
Karter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shipman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karter defends well and Shipman ends up having to push Karter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Shipman blocks the leg kick.
Karter instigates a clinch.
Shipman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karter after a bit of a struggle.
Karter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shipman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman moves in looking to clinch but Karter pushes him off.
Karter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shipman clinches with his opponent.
Shipman can't get the takedown.
Karter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karter misses with the head strike.
Karter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shipman looks winded!
Shipman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Karter.
Shipman is rocked!
Shipman shoots and misses
and Karter moves into the clinch.
Shipman is still on wobbly legs! Can Karter finish him?
Karter creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shipman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shipman drops to his knees and Karter pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Karter!
Chris Karter retains his lightweight title!
Chris Karter looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I piss excellence! Open your mouth Harris and drink my excellence. I want Brophy.'.
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