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CEFC 319 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Severn (ranked 4124 p4p, 494 weight class) and Aleksandar Kamenov (ranked 3790 p4p, 471 weight class). Kamenov has chosen Korn - Hey Daddy as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
34 - 38 - 1 |
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193 cm
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210 lbs
34 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
34 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandar Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn moves away from the strike by Kamenov.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamenov slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Severn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Severn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Severn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kamenov avoids it.
Kamenov stuns Severn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Severn throws a head kick but Kamenov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Severn misses with a hook to the body
and Kamenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Severn gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Severn tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kamenov is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Severn buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Severn!! Severn is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kamenov throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Kamenov!
In his post fight interview, Aleksandar Kamenov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Williams (ranked 3984 p4p, 464 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 3530 p4p, 424 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malone scrambles back to his feet.
Malone shoots and misses
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
Malone drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Williams keeping full guard, as Malone tries to pass.
Malone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking to stand up but Malone isn't so interested in that idea.
Malone stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Malone trying to move into half guard but instead Williams has managed to sweep!
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Malone told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Malone defends it.
Malone is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams 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.
Malone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Malone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Malone is keeping the position.
Malone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Malone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams won't allow Malone to sweep him here.
Malone keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Malone wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Malone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Malone is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malone is keeping the position for now.
Williams trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malone looking for a sweep. Not yet Malone, not yet.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams stands and throws Malone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Malone taking a bit of punishment here - Williams scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malone shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Malone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
Malone tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams has one foot on Malone's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylvester Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Malone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malone.
Daniel Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone misses with a takedown
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Malone or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone manages to avoid it.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Malone!
Malone misses with a double jab
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams 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.
Good shot there by Williams.
Malone has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malone shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sylvester Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Williams.
Malone tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malone.
Williams takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
Malone tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Malone's ribs.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malone shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Malone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Williams to the mat! Williams manages to get full guard.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Williams is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Malone presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Malone.
Williams working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Malone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams lands a head shot.
Malone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Malone misses with a takedown attempt
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Malone should have avoided that one.
Malone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Williams throws a hook but Malone avoids it easily.
Malone slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Malone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams punishes Malone's body with a nice straight punch.
Malone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Malone closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Malone pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malone throws a lazy body kick
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
Malone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a big counter combination but Malone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Malone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Malone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams pushes Malone off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams jabs Malone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook.
Malone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams pushes Malone off and gets back to his feet.
Malone looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Malone drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Malone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Malone looking for a sweep. Not yet Malone, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malone looking to control.
Williams trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Malone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Malone is looking to advance position but Williams has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Malone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams working Malone over with strikes here.
Malone wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams looking to finish Malone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malone!
Malone working to try and regain half guard.
Sylvester Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams wants to control the pace but Malone is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Williams!
A victorious Daniel Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Sylvester Malone spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck off...I demand a rematch..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jer Bear (ranked 2211 p4p, 241 weight class) and Danny Mc Elroy (ranked 2800 p4p, 298 weight class). Bear's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Good Times. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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279 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
26 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Mc Elroy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Mc Elroy misses the target.
We've been informed that Mc Elroy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice uppercut lands for Bear. That snapped Mc Elroy's head back.
Mc Elroy scores with a shot to the body.
Mc Elroy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mc Elroy preventing the sweep.
Bear looking to control.
Mc Elroy wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Bear trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Elroy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mc Elroy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Elroy stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mc Elroy.
Bear is trying to control the position but Mc Elroy postures up.
Bear can't keep his opponent in guard - Mc Elroy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mc Elroy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mc Elroy is nestled in close to Bear, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mc Elroy is looking to advance position but Bear won't allow it.
Bear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to escape.
Mc Elroy wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Mc Elroy there.
Mc Elroy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mc Elroy working over Bear with some ground and pound. Bear looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mc Elroy wants to pass to mount but Bear is defending the position.
Bear wants to control but Mc Elroy is keeping busy.
Mc Elroy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy passes to side control.
Mc Elroy working the ground and pound from side control.
Mc Elroy scores with punches from side control.
Mc Elroy working away.
Bear is not content to let Mc Elroy control the position.
Mc Elroy working the ground and pound.
Bear looks to move to half guard but instead Mc Elroy has passed into mount! Damn!
Bear tries to hold on but Mc Elroy pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
Bear working to try and regain half guard.
Bear is bucking up trying to escape but Mc Elroy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bear is rocked!
Jer Bear's cut is getting worse.
Oooh a big shot lands for Mc Elroy! Bear is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danny Mc Elroy!
A very excited looking Danny Mc Elroy 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 Federico Mancuello (ranked 2078 p4p, 232 weight class) and Desmond Flannery (ranked 2815 p4p, 303 weight class). Mancuello's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tenacious D - Wonderboy. Flannery is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. The key to victory for Federico Mancuello has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
25 - 21 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Federico Mancuello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancuello misses with a two punch combination.
Mancuello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mancuello tests Flannery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Mancuello.
We've been hearing reports that Mancuello has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mancuello decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flannery pushes Mancuello off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flannery staying out of range there.
Mancuello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flannery checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Mancuello.
Mancuello throws a sloppy head kick and Flannery moves out of range easily.
Flannery walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancuello. Flannery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancuello lands with a cross.
Mancuello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mancuello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancuello throws a head kick but Flannery moves out of range.
Mancuello misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancuello clinches.
Flannery works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mancuello has his feet on Flannery's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Flannery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mancuello finds it's way round the side to connect with Flannery's head.
Mancuello tries to clinch up but Flannery circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Mancuello as he connects with a hook.
Flannery closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mancuello's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flannery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flannery is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mancuello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flannery is controlling him.
Mancuello lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mancuello wants to stand and escape but instead Flannery has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mancuello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancuello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flannery is controlling him.
Flannery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flannery trying to control but Mancuello is working from the bottom.
Flannery trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flannery postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flannery's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mancuello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flannery throws a big elbow that misses.
Flannery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flannery wants to control from the top but Mancuello keeps moving.
Flannery looking to sit in guard and control but Mancuello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flannery is looking for a triangle here but Mancuello uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannery being controlled for a moment.
Flannery has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mancuello stands up and beckons Flannery to his feet.
Flannery takes one to the chin there.
Mancuello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mancuello misses with a low kick as Flannery jumps back.
Mancuello misses the jab.
Flannery changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Mancuello. Those never looked like landing.
Federico Mancuello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flannery goes for a double leg but Mancuello avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mancuello continues to drive forward.
Flannery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mancuello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Desmond Flannery has been cut.
Mancuello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mancuello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flannery tries to sprawl but Mancuello drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Flannery is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancuello prevents Flannery from improving his position.
Mancuello wants to stand up but Flannery is controlling the position.
Flannery tries to roll over but Mancuello keeps him under control.
Mancuello content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Mancuello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Flannery's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flannery takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Federico Mancuello is winning the standup battle so far.
Flannery closes the distance and clinches up with Mancuello, looking for a takedown. Flannery pushes Mancuello against the cage but Mancuello circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flannery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mancuello manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Flannery keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Mancuello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Flannery fails to land.
Mancuello drops Flannery with a big knee straight up the middle! Flannery is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Flannery is still on wobbly legs! Can Mancuello finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flannery leaves his chin hanging out and Mancuello seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Flannery crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Federico Mancuello!
During a confident post fight interview, Federico Mancuello thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 1488 p4p, 184 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 2066 p4p, 246 weight class). Santana has chosen Check My Swag as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana misses with a leg kick
and Elkemenchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santana misses with a jab to the body
and Elkemenchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Elkemenchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Santana blocks a leg kick.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Elkemenchi staying out of range there.
It looked like Elkemenchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santana.
Santana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santana tries to land a front kick but Elkemenchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana lands a nice shot that snaps Elkemenchi's head back.
Santana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Elkemenchi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkemenchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkemenchi misses with a looping left.
Elkemenchi misses with a wild body shot.
Santana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkemenchi goes for a double leg but Santana avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santana continues to drive forward.
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Elkemenchi finds it's way through Santana's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elkemenchi defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Elkemenchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elkemenchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elkemenchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana is rocked!
Elkemenchi connects with the punch.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Elkemenchi finish him?
Santana throws a shot to the body.
Elkemenchi ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Santana's jaw. Santana's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Elkemenchi does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evgeni Elkemenchi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Evgeni Elkemenchi waved his t-shirt featuring Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 1572 p4p, 215 weight class) and Olaf Frost (ranked 1742 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Stewart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Frost leaves Stewart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
No luck for Stewart with that takedown attempt.
Frost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stewart with a body shot.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Frost is looking to chop away at Stewart's legs.
Frost feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Frost wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frost is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is working hard here to advance position.
Frost tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart is retaining full guard.
Stewart wants to sweep here but Frost controlling him for the moment.
Frost controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frost is one step ahead there.
Frost lying in Stewart's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Stewart decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Frost taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Stewart!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Don Stewart waved his t-shirt featuring Vikai Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Bombs (ranked 1101 p4p, 131 weight class) and Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1683 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Bomb Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Juravlev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juravlev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bombs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bombs scores with a nice right hand.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs misses with a body shot.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Juravlev misses with a straight left.
Juravlev looks to land a right hand but Bombs moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bombs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bombs swings widly with a right hand
and Juravlev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bombs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juravlev works Bombs's body with a nice hook.
Bombs looks to land a right hand but Juravlev moved out of range.
Bombs lands a head kick!
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Bombs slips under a jab.
Bombs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bombs tries to clinch there but Juravlev circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juravlev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombs.
Juravlev feints a jab promting Bombs to slip. Juravlev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bombs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs takes the fight into the clinch.
Juravlev tries a body shot but Bombs blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Juravlev.
Bombs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juravlev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombs's elbow.
Bombs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juravlev lands a hook that snaps the head of Bombs backwards.
Bombs blocks a body shot from Juravlev.
Juravlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev moves out of range of the strikes.
Juravlev throws a poor cross that misses
and Bombs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Bombs dips to his left and cracks Juravlev with an uppercut!
Bombs lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juravlev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bombs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev tries to move into range but Bombs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Bombs. Those never looked like landing.
Bombs defending well as Juravlev loads up on a big left hand.
Bombs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juravlev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Bombs.
Juravlev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bombs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grind Time (Double Elite Coaches {$950} in the buildup to the fight.
Bombs slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev moves into the clinch successfully.
Juravlev crunches a lovely knee into Bombs's ribcage.
Bombs blocking some punches.
Bombs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bombs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bombs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Juravlev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juravlev looks winded!
Bombs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bombs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juravlev.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
Bombs digs a right hand into Juravlev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juravlev's gas tank.
Bombs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bombs.
Juravlev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bombs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bombs.
Bombs landing knees to 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!
Juravlev misses with a body punch.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombs lands a knee to the body.
Bombs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bombs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juravlev avoids it.
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bombs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombs works on Juravlev's body with a couple of short punches.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.
Juravlev throws an elbow but it misses.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs is working Juravlev over against the cage.
Juravlev lands an uppercut.
Juravlev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Bombs.
Juravlev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bombs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Alexey Juravlev's cut even more.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juravlev trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bombs missing with knees to the body.
Juravlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juravlev is trying to break free.
Bombs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bomb Bombs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bombs instigates a clinch.
Bombs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juravlev can do to turn this around?
Bombs prevents a body shot from Juravlev.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
Juravlev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Bombs.
Bombs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juravlev cracks Bombs with a nice body shot.
Juravlev wants to get back to striking at distance but Bombs won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bombs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bombs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Juravlev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bombs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juravlev's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bombs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Juravlev is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Bombs.
Juravlev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Juravlev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juravlev is defending well for now.
Bombs can't find room to land a body shot as Juravlev controls the action.
Bombs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bombs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juravlev's elbow.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Bombs as the two fighters clinch.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs lands with a light punch inside.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs connects with a knee to the head.
Bombs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juravlev.
Bombs trying to land knees to the body.
Bombs lands a good knee to the midsection. Juravlev won't want to take too many of those.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.
Juravlev swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombs cracks Juravlev with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juravlev trying to stall but Bombs improves his position.
Bombs presses Juravlev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Bombs.
Bombs can't find room to land a body shot as Juravlev controls the action.
Bombs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bombs with a knee to the head.
The cut above Alexey Juravlev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bombs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bombs lands with a short shot to the head.
Bombs lands a nice knee to the body.
Bombs works on Juravlev's body with a couple of short punches.
Bombs is working Juravlev over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev blocks a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs trying to land knees to the body.
Bombs digs a right hand underneath Juravlev's ribcage. Juravlev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Bombs crunches a lovely knee into Juravlev's ribcage.
Juravlev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bombs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bombs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
Bombs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs cracks Juravlev with a nice body shot.
Bombs managing to block the knees to the body from Juravlev.
Bombs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juravlev.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juravlev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juravlev misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juravlev avoiding damage as Bombs throws knees to the body.
Bombs lands a good knee to the midsection. Juravlev won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombs working Juravlev over with knees to the body.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs is leaning against Juravlev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bombs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juravlev.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bombs tries to land knees in the clinch but Juravlev avoids the damage to the body.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bombs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juravlev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bombs looking to throw knees to the head but Juravlev is blocking nicely.
Juravlev breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bomb Bombs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Juravlev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Juravlev works Bombs's body with a nice hook.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Juravlev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bombs slips a jab from Juravlev.
Bombs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Juravlev wants to clinch up but Bombs keeps it at a distance.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bombs.
Bombs misses with a leg kick.
Bombs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bombs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juravlev in his tracks.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bombs moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Bombs feints and then cracks Juravlev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juravlev down.
Bombs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bombs lands a slapping body shot.
Bombs closes the distance and clinches.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juravlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Bombs.
Bombs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Bombs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bombs scores with a shoulder strike.
Juravlev avoiding damage as Bombs throws knees to the body.
Juravlev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombs lands a nice knee to the body.
Bombs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bombs lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bombs as the two fighters clinch.
Bombs lands a knee to the body.
Bombs landing knees to the body.
Bombs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juravlev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bombs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juravlev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bombs scores with a knee to the head.
Bombs tries to land a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks with his arms.
Bombs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bombs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Juravlev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bombs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs working Juravlev over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bombs as the two fighters clinch.
Bombs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juravlev.
Bombs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Juravlev tries to break free but Bombs pushes him back against the cage.
Bombs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bombs.
Bombs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bomb Bombs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bombs with a knee to the head.
Bombs misses with a punch to the body.
Bombs lands a nice knee to the body.
Bombs tries a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks it.
Juravlev misses with some punches.
Juravlev misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexey Juravlev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev lands a nice shot to the body.
Juravlev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bombs tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bombs rushes Juravlev and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Bombs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Juravlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juravlev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juravlev is trying to break the clinch but Bombs has him pressed against the cage.
Juravlev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bombs misses with a knee to the head.
Juravlev stalling in the clinch.
Juravlev can't find room to land a body shot as Bombs controls the action.
Juravlev scores with a shot to the side of Bombs's head.
Juravlev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bomb Bombs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bombs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bomb Bombs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 467 p4p, 68 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 923 p4p, 136 weight class). Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigfridsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfridsson is just out of range.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sigfridsson throws out a powerful jab.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Sigfridsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigfridsson's sensitive parts.
Sigfridsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Sigfridsson is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Sigfridsson.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Benjamin Sigfridsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson misses the jab.
Sigfridsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigfridsson. That did some damage!
Sigfridsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sigfridsson on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sigfridsson misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sigfridsson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigfridsson's elbow.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sigfridsson tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Sigfridsson back against the cage.
Johnson gets through Sigfridsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Sigfridsson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch.
Sigfridsson scores with a three punch combo!
Sigfridsson tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Sigfridsson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfridsson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigfridsson moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sigfridsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sigfridsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Sigfridsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Sigfridsson down.
Sigfridsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wampage Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Sigfridsson seems unphased.
Sigfridsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sigfridsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a hook but Sigfridsson avoids it easily.
Sigfridsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sigfridsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sigfridsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sigfridsson drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Sigfridsson. Sigfridsson maintains the clinch.
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!
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson trying to stall but Sigfridsson improves his position.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sigfridsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sigfridsson avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Sigfridsson is looking to land body kicks.
Sigfridsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Sigfridsson misses.
Sigfridsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sigfridsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sigfridsson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Sigfridsson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sigfridsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sigfridsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sigfridsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfridsson tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sigfridsson throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sigfridsson misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries a low kick but Sigfridsson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Sigfridsson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Sigfridsson misses with a two punch combination.
Wampage Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sigfridsson clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sigfridsson backs up against the cage.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson is rocked!
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range.
Oh Sigfridsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sigfridsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sigfridsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sigfridsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Sigfridsson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sigfridsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Sigfridsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a good jab.
Sigfridsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Sigfridsson misses its target.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Sigfridsson moved away.
Sigfridsson darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sigfridsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigfridsson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wampage Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigfridsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Sigfridsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfridsson feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Sigfridsson darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Sigfridsson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson breaks from the clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson misses with a few strikes there.
Sigfridsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sigfridsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Sigfridsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sigfridsson. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson tries to work over Sigfridsson's front leg with a kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Sigfridsson throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Sigfridsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sigfridsson blocks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Sigfridsson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Sigfridsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Sigfridsson against the cage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Sigfridsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sigfridsson controls the action.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigfridsson blocking some punches.
Sigfridsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Wampage Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sigfridsson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sigfridsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson with a nice cross.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigfridsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Sigfridsson avoids it with no problem.
Sigfridsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Sigfridsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson motions for Sigfridsson to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sigfridsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigfridsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Benjamin Sigfridsson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Johnson jabs Sigfridsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws the left hand but Sigfridsson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Sigfridsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sigfridsson throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Sigfridsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson digs a good hook to Sigfridsson's body.
Sigfridsson is looking to clinch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Sigfridsson's shoulder, as Sigfridsson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sigfridsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with an open hand slap.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson tries to work over Sigfridsson's front leg with a kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfridsson is just out of range.
Sigfridsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Sigfridsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sigfridsson throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sigfridsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sigfridsson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sigfridsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sigfridsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Sigfridsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Sigfridsson's shoulder, as Sigfridsson tries to avoid the shot.
Sigfridsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sigfridsson misses its intended target.
Sigfridsson slips under a jab.
Sigfridsson throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sigfridsson throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
As Sigfridsson backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Sigfridsson manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Sigfridsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Sigfridsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Sigfridsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sigfridsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sigfridsson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Sigfridsson's head but Sigfridsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sigfridsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sigfridsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigfridsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sigfridsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sigfridsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Benjamin Sigfridsson 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sigfridsson feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Sigfridsson with a nice cross.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigfridsson manages to avoid it.
Sigfridsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Sigfridsson throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Sigfridsson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Sigfridsson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Sigfridsson lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Sigfridsson misses.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sigfridsson blocks a jab.
Sigfridsson pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Sigfridsson slips the punch.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with an open hand slap.
Sigfridsson staying out of range there.
Sigfridsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sigfridsson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sigfridsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson counters with a body kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Sigfridsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sigfridsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sigfridsson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sigfridsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sigfridsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson slips a straight right by Sigfridsson.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sigfridsson throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Sigfridsson looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sigfridsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Sigfridsson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson swings for the body but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Sigfridsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Sigfridsson thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sigfridsson lands with an overhand left.
Sigfridsson clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin Sigfridsson.
I think Sigfridsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Benjamin Sigfridsson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Reid (ranked 630 p4p, 84 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 548 p4p, 71 weight class). Vicente Lafayette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamish Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid has managed to clinch.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid connects with a looping right hand.
Reid forces Lafayette back against the cage and clinches.
Reid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Reid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
Reid gets through Lafayette's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lafayette.
Reid has Lafayette pushed against the cage.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafayette prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but Lafayette won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Reid forces Lafayette back against the cage and clinches.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reid takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Reid misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lafayette! But no joy.
Reid misses with a left hand
and Lafayette counters with a left and a right... And another left! Reid is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 41 p4p, 4 weight class) and Brent Boston (ranked 590 p4p, 72 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Boston!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein takes the fight into the clinch.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein pushes Boston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goldstein scores with a shot to the side of Boston's head.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Goldstein tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Boston.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldstein.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein lands with a left to the head.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Goldstein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Goldstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldstein lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Boston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Boston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Boston fails to land.
Goldstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldstein.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Boston tries a body shot but Goldstein blocks it.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands a right hand.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Goldstein can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Goldstein lands an uppercut.
Goldstein blocks a body shot from Boston.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
Goldstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Boston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goldstein lands with a left to the head.
Boston lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Goldstein.
Goldstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around?
Goldstein closes the distance but Boston moves to the side
and Boston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Boston.
Boston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Boston.
Boston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goldstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Goldstein moves to clinch but Boston breaks away
and Boston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldstein misses with a body shot.
Boston pushes Goldstein up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
Boston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Goldstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Boston.
Boston blocking some punches.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Boston tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Goldstein can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
Goldstein scores with a shot to the side of Boston's head.
A hook to the body from Goldstein.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston blocking some punches.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
Boston working aggressively here.
Goldstein lands a right hand.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston misses with the head strike.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldstein controls his hands.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boston scores with a shot to the side of Goldstein's head.
Boston lands with a left to the head.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
Boston misses with the head strike.
Boston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Boston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldstein's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldstein.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
Boston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Goldstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Boston.
A short right from Boston on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Boston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
A short uppercut from Goldstein.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samson Goldstein will probably get the nod.
That's time! Goldstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Goldstein enables Boston to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Goldstein manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Goldstein pushes Boston off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Goldstein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Goldstein blocks a body shot from Boston.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goldstein.
Goldstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein blocking some punches.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.
Goldstein lands a left hand.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Boston - that landed with a thud.
Goldstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Samson Goldstein has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein lands with a light punch inside.
Goldstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Boston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Boston fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bostons head.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein lands with a left to the head.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Goldstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Boston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldstein moves into the clinch.
Goldstein scores with a shoulder strike.
Boston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldstein.
Goldstein blocks a body shot from Boston.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Boston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goldstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldstein is working Boston over against the cage.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Goldstein.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
Boston blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston working aggressively here.
Goldstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Goldstein.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bostons head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldstein tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Goldstein on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Nice body punch from Goldstein - that landed with a thud.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Boston has a couple of punches blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein scores with a shoulder strike.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boston is leaning against Goldstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goldstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
Goldstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boston is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A body shot lands from Goldstein.
Boston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein lands a left hand.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Boston presses Goldstein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Goldstein as the two fighters clinch.
Goldstein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Boston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Boston fails to land.
Goldstein prevents a body shot from Boston.
Goldstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goldstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein had his way with Brent Boston in that round.
That's time! Goldstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Goldstein moves in looking to clinch but Boston pushes him off.
Goldstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boston throws a counter combo.
Goldstein misses with a straight right.
Boston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Goldstein catches Boston right on the button with a cross.
Samson Goldstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boston.
A jab from Goldstein does it's job there.
Goldstein throws a hook but Boston avoids it easily.
Boston feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Goldstein lands.
Goldstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boston!
Boston moves away from the strike by Goldstein.
Goldstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boston blocks the body kick.
Boston throws a counter combo.
Goldstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boston, pushing him back against the cage.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
Goldstein lands with a right to the head.
Boston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goldstein lands a body shot.
Boston is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Boston has a couple of punches blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldstein lands with a left to 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!
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Boston working aggressively here.
Boston working aggressively here.
Goldstein can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein scores with a hook to the body.
Goldstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Goldstein.
Goldstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldstein gets through Boston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samson Goldstein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein lands with a short shot to the head.
Boston tries a body shot but Goldstein blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Goldstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldstein or not.
Boston pushes Goldstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldstein can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brent Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boston.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Goldstein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldstein, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Goldstein!
Samson Goldstein retains his heavyweight title!
Samson Goldstein was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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