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CEFC 287 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 3417 p4p, 353 weight class) and Darren Burns (ranked 4190 p4p, 420 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 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
21 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanpohja closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burns did well to prevent Maanpohja getting side control.
Burns has one foot on Maanpohja's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maanpohja's head backwards.
Maanpohja takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maanpohja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maanpohja shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maanpohja looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maanpohja.
Maanpohja moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maanpohja dives in and scores a takedown into Burns's guard.
Maanpohja throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Maanpohja lands a couple of elbows.
Burns wants to stand but Maanpohja is controlling the position.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maanpohja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maanpohja won't allow Burns to get back to his feet.
Maanpohja throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maanpohja tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Maanpohja passes Burns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maanpohja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burns sees it coming and defends easily.
Burns is defending against the submission attempts here by Maanpohja.
Burns makes his way to full guard, as Maanpohja worked for a kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maanpohja cracks Burns with a solid left hand.
Maanpohja looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maanpohja is in close to Burns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maanpohja postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Maanpohja looking to pass the guard.
Maanpohja throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Maanpohja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maanpohja takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maanpohja shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maanpohja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maanpohja fails with the takedown
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Maanpohja is breathing heavily.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maanpohja in his tracks.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maanpohjas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maanpohja dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maanpohja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maanpohja off to one side.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Maanpohja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maanpohja somewhat.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Burns has knocked Maanpohja down with a huge combo! Burns steps away and waves a wobbly Maanpohja back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Maanpohja is rocked!
Maanpohja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns sends Maanpohja crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burns is motioning to the referee to let Maanpohja up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Maanpohja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Maanpohja on that attempt.
Maanpohja seems to have got his legs back now.
Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Maanpohja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burns connects with a superb combination that knocks Maanpohja out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Burns before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Maanpohja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Burns!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erling Koch (ranked 2540 p4p, 262 weight class) and Mario Huber (ranked 4740 p4p, 479 weight class). Huber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman. 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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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erling Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huber 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huber is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Koch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Huber!
After the fight, Mario Huber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Okunaba (ranked 2452 p4p, 332 weight class) and Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 3317 p4p, 427 weight class). Mon Ami comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go Hard Or Go Home kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jean Paul Mon Ami was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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225 lbs
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216 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenton Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba misses with a kick to the body.
Mon Ami is looking to clinch.
And Okunaba counters with a quick kick to the body but Mon Ami blocks it.
Mon Ami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okunaba moves into the clinch successfully.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mon Ami.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okunaba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mon Ami.
Okunaba prevents the takedown attempt.
Okunaba prevents a body shot from Mon Ami.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Mon Ami avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mon Ami avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mon Ami scores with a shot to the side of Okunaba's head.
Okunaba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mon Ami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba scores with a shoulder strike.
Okunaba lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Okunaba.
Mon Ami tries to stall but Okunaba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Mon Ami looks winded!
Mon Ami wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba scores with a shot to the side of Mon Ami's head.
Mon Ami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Okunaba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenton Okunaba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Mon Ami.
Okunaba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mon Ami.
Mon Ami goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okunaba prevents it.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mon Ami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mon Ami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Okunaba.
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!
Okunaba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mon Ami.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Okunaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Mon Ami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Okunaba pushes Mon Ami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okunaba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okunaba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mon Ami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba is leaning against Mon Ami and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mon Ami misses with some punches.
Okunaba works on Mon Ami's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Okunaba lands a big knee to the head and Mon Ami goes down! Okunaba pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenton Okunaba!
Our winner, Kenton Okunaba, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Justice (ranked 2894 p4p, 374 weight class) and Hector Stefan (ranked 2457 p4p, 334 weight class). Stefan has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blake Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Justice missing with knees to the body.
Stefan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stefan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stefan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stefan wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Stefan misses.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Stefan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stefan wants to counter the offense by Justice and move into the clinch position.
Stefan slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Hector Stefan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stefan wants to clinch.
Stefan moves to clinch but Justice breaks away
and Justice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stefan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
Justice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stefan wants to get back to his feet but Justice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justice advances position into side control!
Stefan tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Stefan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Justice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stefan sees it coming and defends easily.
Stefan is trying to stand.
Stefan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justice.
Justice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stefan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Justice trying to work for an americana but Stefan has managed to regain full guard.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Stefan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Stefan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justice stays in close to Stefan's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Stefan moves into range and clinches up with Justice.
Justice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stefan tries to clinch up
and Justice counters with a shoot takedown. Stefan fights it but they end up in guard.
Justice throws a big right hand that misses.
Justice stands and throws Stefan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Stefan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice working the strikes but Stefan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stefan throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stefan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stefan tries to clinch up.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stefan wants to counter with a clinch but Justice pushes him away.
Stefan moves to clinch but Justice breaks away
and Justice counters with a takedown into side control.
Stefan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hector Stefan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Stefan tries to get set, Justice tries to push him back and clinch up but Stefan manages to avoid the attempt.
Stefan connects with a leg kick. Justice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloppy strikes from Stefan. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Justice counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice passes Stefan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Justice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stefan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Justice is working for a submission of some sort.
Justice is stalling here. Stefan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Justice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stefan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Justice is keen to just control but Stefan is a slippery customer.
Stefan is trying to stand.
Stefan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Justice trying to control the pace.
Stefan won't allow Justice to pass to mount.
Justice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Justice stops Stefan from getting back to his feet.
Stefan is controlling Justice's trapped leg to prevent Justice from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Justice scores with a couple of nice shots.
Justice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Justice wants to free his trapped foot but Stefan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stefan pushes Justice off and gets back to his feet.
Stefan tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stefan.
Stefan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stefan digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.
Stefan moves into the clinch.
Stefan breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefan wants to clinch but Justice slips to the side
and Justice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Justice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stefan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice throws a hook but Stefan avoids it easily.
Stefan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stefan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stefan darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Justice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stefan is defending well.
Stefan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Stefan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Stefan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stefan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stefan's half guard.
Stefan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Justice is on him like a limpet, forcing Stefan back against the cage.
Stefan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefan moves away.
Stefan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stefan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stefan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stefan walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stefan is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Stefan wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Justice wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefan throws a head kick that misses.
Stefan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Stefan.
Stefan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Justice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Justice tries to score a body lock takedown but Stefan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stefan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefan rushes Justice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stefan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Stefan. Those never looked like landing.
Stefan moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Stefan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stefan clinches up against the cage.
Stefan manages to break the clinch.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stefan finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
Justice blocks a jab.
Justice feinted with a counter takedown.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stefan tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
Stefan gets caught napping as Justice dives in and scores a takedown. Stefan manages to retain guard.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stefan has momentary wrist control but Justice slips an elbow through the middle.
Justice controlling from the top position.
Justice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice stands and throws Stefan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Justice throws an elbow but Stefan slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a little break here. Stefan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stefan is not content to let Justice control the position.
Stefan tries to buck Justice off but Justice is having none of it.
Stefan is trying to get back to his feet.
Stefan being controlled for a moment.
Justice in side control, throwing shots but Stefan defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Stefan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stefan 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Stefan!
After winning the bout, Hector Stefan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 1541 p4p, 205 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 4336 p4p, 473 weight class). Blackburn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When the Man Comes Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the body.
Frost swings for the body but Blackburn moves out of range.
Frost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blackburn looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Frost tests Blackburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackburn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frost.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn pushes Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
Frost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blackburn after a bit of a struggle.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackburn.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Blackburn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackburn. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost misses with a takedown attempt - Blackburn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frost finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blackburn dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Blackburn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackburn dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Blackburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackburn circles away.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackburn manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
Frost pushes Blackburn up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Blackburn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frost's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frost duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
Blackburn misses with a straight right.
Frost throws a series of punches but Blackburn moves out of range.
Frost goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Blackburn off balance momentarily.
Frost moves away from the strike by Blackburn.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackburn rushes Frost and presses him up against the cage.
Blackburn jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
Frost working aggressively here.
Blackburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Blackburn.
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frost to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Frost tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blackburn scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Blackburn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frost smiles and moves away.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackburn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blackburn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Blackburn misses with a wild body shot.
Frost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blackburn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
A low kick from Frost is predictable there
and Blackburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackburn lands with a shot to the body.
Frost staying out of range there.
Blackburn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frost shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frost showed some decent athleticism there.
Frost passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackburn tries to reverse the position but Frost maintains control.
Frost get's back to his feet.
Blackburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Olaf Frost will probably get the nod.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Frost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blackburn punishes Frost's body with a nice straight punch.
Blackburn sizes up Frost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Frost misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
Olaf Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost scores with a punch to the head.
Blackburn scores with the left hand. Frost knows he should have avoided that one.
Blackburn throws a big shot that misses.
Frost throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackburn throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
Blackburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackburn.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frost.
Olaf Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackburn scores with a body shot.
Frost darts in looking for a takedown but Blackburn gets double underhooks and turns Frost into the cage.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost avoids the body shot from Blackburn.
Frost closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blackburn did well to prevent Frost getting side control.
Frost tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Blackburn.
Frost prevents Blackburn from improving his position.
Frost is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blackburn wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to work for a kimura but Blackburn is defending well.
Frost wants to take a breather but Blackburn is having none of it.
Blackburn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frost pulls his head out easily.
Blackburn is looking to control Frost's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blackburn avoid being mounted?
Frost is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blackburn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Frost prevents Blackburn from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost trying to control the action but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Blackburn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frost pulls his head out easily.
Blackburn wants to control but Frost is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frost looking for a submission but Blackburn manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Blackburn keeping full guard, as Frost tries to pass.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
Blackburn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blackburn lands a jab to the head.
Blackburn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Frost connects with a jab.
Frost tries to clinch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Blackburn with a nice cross.
Blackburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Blackburn misses with a wild body shot.
Blackburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost fails with the takedown.
Frost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lugh Blackburn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackburn misses the jab.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blackburn misses with a body shot.
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown but Blackburn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Frost's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Blackburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackburn scores with a jab.
Frost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blackburn misses with a body shot.
Blackburn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.
Blackburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Blackburn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Blackburn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackburn.
Blackburn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blackburn is fending him off so far but Frost persists. Nope, Blackburn circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackburn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frost is looking to wear down Blackburn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blackburn lands with a good body shot.
Blackburn sizes up Frost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frost slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a looping left.
Blackburn throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
A jab from Blackburn does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost takes one to the chin there.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Frost lands a nice looking body shot.
Frost slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frost 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 Blackburn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackburn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Blackburn.
Lugh Blackburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.
Blackburn connects with a jab.
Frost takes one to the side of the head.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Frost throws a leg kick that misses.
Blackburn cracks a nice hook into Frost's ribs.
Blackburn throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Blackburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackburn finds it's way round the side to connect with Frost's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
Blackburn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost throws a right and a left that Blackburn avoids nicely.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackburn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blackburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackburn.
Frost lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circling - Frost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackburn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Frost swinging wildly here.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Blackburn throws a big shot that misses.
Blackburn moves into range and clinches up with Frost.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Blackburn avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage.
Frost gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blackburn trying to control the position.
Frost pushes down on Blackburn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blackburn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blackburn actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Blackburn still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Blackburn has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lugh Blackburn.
I think Blackburn 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lugh Blackburn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 1649 p4p, 213 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 2627 p4p, 296 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damballah, pushing him back against the cage.
Page throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
Page throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Damballah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Page moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Page pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damballah misses with a body punch.
Damballah drags the fight down to the ground.
Damballah working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
Page wants to pass the guard but Damballah is keeping the position.
Damballah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Page's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page postures up.
Damballah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damballah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damballah trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page postures up in Damballah's guard and throws a big left but Damballah blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damballah working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Page controls from within his opponent's guard.
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damballah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damballah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damballah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Page defends well.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Damballah has wrist control.
Page working some strikes from top position.
Damballah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Page trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damballah is on top in guard.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damballah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Damballah's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damballah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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 El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Page 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 Damballah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damballah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Page drives through and clinches with Damballah against the cage.
Damballah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damballah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damballah is keeping the position for now.
Page throwing strikes but missing.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Misterioso Damballah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah looking for a sweep. Not yet Damballah, not yet.
Page works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
Damballah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Damballah working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Damballah is retaining full guard.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Page postures up and lands a big shot to Damballah's brow.
Damballah has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damballah is on top in guard.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Page has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Page striking from his own guard.
Damballah trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Damballah is really struggling to control Page but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Page controls Damballah momentarily but Damballah frees himself.
Page is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Damballah throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Damballah is proving a slippery customer.
Page is pulling down on Damballah's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Damballah cracks Page with a solid left hand.
Page keeping full guard, as Damballah tries to pass.
Page controls Damballah momentarily but Damballah frees himself.
Damballah postures up and lands a big shot to Page's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damballah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Damballah with a nice head shot there.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Damballah.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Damballah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Page manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Damballah is proving a slippery customer.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.
Damballah throws a big elbow that misses.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damballah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damballah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damballah wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah advances position into side control!
Damballah cracks Page with a big elbow.
Page takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Page takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Page is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Page is trying to control Damballah's posture but Damballah avoids it.
Damballah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Page tries to buck Damballah off but Damballah is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah scores with a couple of short elbows.
Damballah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Damballah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damballah is trying to get an arm triangle but Page is defending well.
Page managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Damballah.
Page wants to control but Damballah postures up.
Damballah working the ground and pound but Page is defending the strikes.
Page avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Damballah.
Sloppy strikes there by Damballah.
Page is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah working away.
Page taking punishment in the form of punches.
Damballah is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Page is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Page tries to buck Damballah off but Damballah is having none of it.
Damballah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Page is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Damballah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Damballah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damballah throws an elbow but Page slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah trying to control the action but Page is working from the bottom.
Danny Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page regains half guard there - taking advantage of Damballah's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Damballah wants to work for an arm triangle but Page is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Damballah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damballah, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
A very excited looking El Misterioso Damballah 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 1490 p4p, 164 weight class) and Desmond Flannery (ranked 2720 p4p, 281 weight class). Flannery has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bunny Anstey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
44 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey 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.
It looks like Desmond Flannery has been cut.
Flannery looks to land a right hand but Anstey moved out of range.
Flannery gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Flannery tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Anstey is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Flannery buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Flannery!! Flannery is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Anstey throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Anstey!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bunny Anstey made sure he mentioned My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tung Fo (ranked 1645 p4p, 235 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 1577 p4p, 225 weight class). The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tung Fo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fo closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Dancing Buddha circles away.
As Fo backs off The Dancing Buddha throws a huge counter combo but Fo manages to avoid it all.
Fo feints and as The Dancing Buddha raises his hands in defense, Fo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fo is working hard here to advance position.
The Dancing Buddha managing to control the position.
Fo is pushing down on The Dancing Buddha's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Dancing Buddha is fighting to maintain full guard but Fo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and defends easily.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fo trying to pass the guard but The Dancing Buddha defending well.
Fo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Dancing Buddha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fo is thwarting The Dancing Buddha's attempts to control the position.
Fo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Dancing Buddha defends it well.
Fo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Dancing Buddha!
The Dancing Buddha is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But The Dancing Buddha has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from The Dancing Buddha!
Fo 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.
Fo wants to improve his position but instead The Dancing Buddha has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Dancing Buddha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fo defending well though.
Fo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fo working for a triangle but The Dancing Buddha defends it easily.
Fo wants to improve his position but instead The Dancing Buddha has moved into half guard.
Fo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Dancing Buddha wants to free his trapped foot but Fo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fo actively working from the bottom here.
Fo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fo.
Fo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Dancing Buddha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Dancing Buddha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fo has an active guard here but The Dancing Buddha has managed to pass into half guard.
The Dancing Buddha is looking for a kimura but Fo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Dancing Buddha to get the leverage.
The Dancing Buddha wants to take a breather but Fo is having none of it.
Fo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fo is refusing to be controlled, as The Dancing Buddha sits in half guard.
The Dancing Buddha keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Dancing Buddha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fo tries to get to full guard but The Dancing Buddha has control of the leg.
Fo looking for submissions off his back.
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 Tung Fo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fo dives in and grabs The Dancing Buddha's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Dancing Buddha pushes down on Fo's head and hops out.
Fo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Dancing Buddha swivels and escapes.
Fo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tung Fo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a nice head shot.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot.
Fo avoids the body shot from The Dancing Buddha.
Fo gets a clinch.
Fo tries to pull guard but The Dancing Buddha won't allow it.
Fo jumps guard but The Dancing Buddha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Dancing Buddha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Dancing Buddha walks away with a smile on his face. Fo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, The Dancing Buddha rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fo's guard! Nice work there by The Dancing Buddha!
The Dancing Buddha 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.
Fo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
Fo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Dancing Buddha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control from the top but Fo keeps moving.
The Dancing Buddha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Dancing Buddha is continuing to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fo is on top in guard.
Fo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Dancing Buddha has control of Fo's left arm, preventing Fo from doing any damage.
The Dancing Buddha keeping full guard, as Fo tries to pass.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fo forces his way into half guard.
The Dancing Buddha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fo drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Dancing Buddha looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Dancing Buddha looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Dancing Buddha!
Fo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Dancing Buddha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fo is staying active underneath The Dancing Buddha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The Dancing Buddha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fo tries to free his leg and advance position but The Dancing Buddha is retaining full guard.
Fo drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Dancing Buddha looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Dancing Buddha looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Dancing Buddha!
Fo is trying to get back to half guard.
Fo trying to remain calm as The Dancing Buddha controls from the top position.
The Dancing Buddha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fo keeps working.
Fo is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fo is trying to work for a sweep but The Dancing Buddha has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Fo fails with the takedown
and Fo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fo has his takedown stuffed
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Dancing Buddha looks to land a left hand but Fo moved out of range nicely.
Fo shoots and misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tung Fo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Dancing Buddha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fo gets the takedown into side control.
The Dancing Buddha tries to improve position but can't.
Tung Fo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fo tries for a kimura but The Dancing Buddha is defending well.
The Dancing Buddha struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Dancing Buddha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fo working away.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to improve his position.
Fo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Dancing Buddha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Dancing Buddha has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Dancing Buddha moves into full guard.
The Dancing Buddha working a defensive guard here.
Fo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Dancing Buddha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fo, into his guard.
Fo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fo has gone for a leg lock! The Dancing Buddha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fo's guard.
The Dancing Buddha preventing the sweep.
Fo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Dancing Buddha with a nice head shot there.
The Dancing Buddha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fo is looking to sweep but instead, The Dancing Buddha has passed into half guard.
Fo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fo is just riding it out for now. The Dancing Buddha eventually gives up the hold.
Fo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Dancing Buddha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Dancing Buddha's back!
Fo is persistently looking for the submission but The Dancing Buddha is defending it well.
Fo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but The Dancing Buddha has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Dancing Buddha showing good submission defense here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
I think The Dancing Buddha 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
Zorba The Dancing Buddha very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1013 p4p, 109 weight class) and Lexington Snape (ranked 509 p4p, 49 weight class). Snape comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 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
41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexington Snape!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev looks to land a left hand but Snape moved out of range nicely.
Snape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juravlev.
Juravlev throws a big shot that misses.
Snape has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Juravlev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Juravlev jabs Snape to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Snape throws a body shot but no joy.
Snape instigates a clinch.
Snape tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snape lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juravlev.
Juravlev manages to break the clinch.
Juravlev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snape gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juravlev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snape.
Snape connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Snape ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snape takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juravlev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snape on the side of the head.
Snape lands with a nice body punch.
Juravlev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snape.
Snape now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Juravlev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snape throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Snape connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Juravlev momentarily.
Juravlev throws the left hand but Snape avoids the punch easily.
Snape throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juravlev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Juravlev.
A nice side step and Snape releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Snape is looking to clinch.
Snape misses with a straight right.
Snape 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.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Snape moves out of range.
Snape tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juravlev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Juravlev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snape tries to clinch but Juravlev moves away
and Juravlev counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juravlev. Snape does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snape avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snape throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snape has managed to clinch.
Snape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
Snape misses with an elbow strike.
Juravlev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juravlev manages to break the clinch.
Juravlev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juravlev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Juravlev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juravlev swings for the body but Snape moves out of range.
Snape blocks a jab.
Snape is looking to clinch.
Juravlev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juravlev misses with a straight right.
Juravlev staying out of range there.
Juravlev lands a slapping body shot.
Juravlev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snape cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Snape finds it's way through Juravlev's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juravlev.
Snape wants to counter with a clinch but Juravlev pushes him away.
Snape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snape fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snape blocks a jab.
Snape ducks under a wild hook from Juravlev.
Snape ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snape misses with a two punch combination.
Snape scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juravlev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Snape has closed the distance and engaged Juravlev in a clinch.
Juravlev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Juravlev pushes Snape back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Snape lands a damaging elbow.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is getting worse.
Snape lands a nice uppercut.
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape throws a hook but Juravlev avoids it easily.
Juravlev misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Snape throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juravlev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juravlev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Juravlev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juravlev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snape throws a looping overhand right but Juravlev ducks down to avoid it.
Snape tests Juravlev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juravlev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snape is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Juravlev misses the jab.
A jab from Snape misses.
Juravlev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snape counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juravlev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snape.
Snape lunges at Juravlev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Juravlev's hand.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Snape moves out of range.
Snape doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Snape misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexington Snape dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snape stuns Juravlev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Juravlev lands a body shot.
Juravlev throws a body shot but no joy.
Juravlev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juravlev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snape.
It seemed like Snape was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juravlev moves out of range as Snape strikes.
Juravlev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snape throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juravlev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Snape counters by clinching up.
Juravlev tries to throw a body punch but Snape avoids it by throwing Juravlev back against the cage.
Juravlev tries to work over Snape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juravlev lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Lexington Snape has been cut.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juravlev avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snape misses with a body shot.
Juravlev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Juravlev 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snape ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juravlev throws a series of punches but Snape moves out of range.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Snape moves out of range.
Snape tries to counter by closing the distance.
Snape ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Juravlev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juravlev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snape is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juravlev.
Snape throws a hook but Juravlev blocks it.
Juravlev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lexington Snape seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Juravlev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snape.
Snape steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Snape displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juravlev throws out the jab.
Snape misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Juravlev misses the target.
Snape misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape walks into a jab.
Snape gets a clinch.
Snape lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snape as Juravlev tries to tie him up.
Snape throws an elbow that misses.
Snape lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snape misses with the head strike.
Snape throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snape controlling the action here for a moment.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Snape.
Snape lands with a light punch inside.
Snape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juravlev is trying to stall.
Juravlev takes a shot to the head.
Snape misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Snape.
Snape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snape comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Snape stalls.
Snape lands a shot to the body.
Snape lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Alexey Juravlev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A left hand lands to the body for Snape.
Juravlev takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snape.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Juravlev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lexington Snape!
Lexington Snape decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 363 p4p, 33 weight class) and Tee Nah (ranked 942 p4p, 100 weight class). Tee Nah told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
50 - 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
44 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nah with a jab.
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Nah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Burgundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burgundy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Burgundy misses the target.
Nah misses with a head kick.
Burgundy misses with a hook. Nah ducked under it nicely.
Burgundy connects with a body shot.
Burgundy moves out of range as Nah throws a body kick.
Nah loads up on a big right hand but Burgundy slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burgundy!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgundy swinging wildly here.
Burgundy with a jab.
Burgundy cracks a nice hook into Nah's ribs.
Nah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burgundy.
Nah forces Burgundy back against the cage and clinches.
Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy digs a right hand into Nah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nah's gas tank.
A short left from Nah.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Nah.
Nah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burgundy. Burgundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Burgundy there.
Burgundy throws out a loose jab but Nah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burgundy connects with a single shot there.
Burgundy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Burgundy misses.
Nah drops his hands momentarily and Burgundy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy lands a glancing blow to the side of Nah's head.
That has opened up Tee Nah's cut even more.
Burgundy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burgundy misses with a wild combination.
Burgundy misses with a low kick.
Burgundy throws a solid leg kick but Nah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burgundy.
Nah cracks Burgundy with an open hand slap.
Nah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Nah ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Burgundy clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tee Nah!
Tee Nah is the new heavyweight champion!
Tee Nah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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