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Gladitorius Maximus: Legends PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cathail Murphy (ranked 2987 p4p, 359 weight class) and Kai Rossiter (ranked 1886 p4p, 244 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy clinches up with Rossiter and pushes him back against the cage.
Rossiter pulls Murphy into guard.
Murphy won't allow Rossiter to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rossiter's guard.
Rossiter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murphy being controlled here momentarily.
Murphy wants to get up but he can't break Rossiter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Rossiter is working from the bottom.
Murphy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rossiter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murphy wants to get up but he can't break Rossiter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rossiter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rossiter wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Rossiter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rossiter trying to control the position.
Murphy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rossiter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rossiter keeps working.
Rossiter struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Rossiter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rossiter holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Rossiter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rossiter forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rossiter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Rossiter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Murphy is trying to escape back to his feet but Rossiter uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for a sweep but Rossiter has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Murphy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rossiter looking to isolate an arm here. Murphy doesn't see it coming and as Rossiter extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Rossiter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kai Rossiter!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Rossiter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatori Hanzo (ranked 3023 p4p, 341 weight class) and Conor MacGregar (ranked 2508 p4p, 288 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying MacGregar's choice of entrance music: Hell is my middle name. Hatori Hanzo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hatori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor MacGregar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGregar gets tackled into the cage by Hanzo. Hanzo maintains the clinch.
Hanzo stalling in the clinch.
Hanzo lands a left hand.
MacGregar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanzo avoiding damage.
MacGregar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hanzo trying to control from the bottom.
Hanzo is positioning himself well to prevent MacGregar advancing to mount.
Hanzo is trying to control but can't.
MacGregar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacGregar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
MacGregar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanzo trying to control but MacGregar postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregar throwing shots but Hanzo is blocking nicely.
MacGregar drops an elbow to the side of Hanzo's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacGregar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanzo wants to control but MacGregar is keeping busy.
Hanzo tries to roll over but MacGregar keeps him under control.
MacGregar thows a huge punch but Hanzo dodges it nicely.
Hanzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MacGregar on the ground.
MacGregar working the head and body with strikes.
MacGregar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacGregar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hanzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanzo tries to get out of the position.
Hanzo wants to control but MacGregar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
MacGregar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacGregar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hanzo defending well though.
MacGregar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanzo keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanzo throws a lazy right hand but MacGregar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacGregar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
MacGregar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanzo.
MacGregar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hanzo regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo trying to control the position.
MacGregar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacGregar lands a couple of elbows.
Hanzo is trying to keep MacGregar in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hanzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
MacGregar shoots in but Hanzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hanzo tries to counter by clinching up but MacGregar breaks away and moves out of range.
Hatori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor MacGregar.
MacGregar has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good leg kick by Hanzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor MacGregar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. MacGregar does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacGregar moves in looking to clinch but Hanzo pushes him off.
Hanzo tries to counter by clinching up but MacGregar breaks away and moves out of range.
MacGregar shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanzo tries to sprawl out of it but MacGregar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for MacGregar with that takedown attempt.
Hanzo drives through and clinches with MacGregar against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hanzo.
Hanzo displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacGregar up against the cage.
Hanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as MacGregar controls his hands.
MacGregar is working for takedown but Hanzo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hatori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor MacGregar.
Hanzo tries to throw a body punch but MacGregar avoids it by throwing Hanzo back against the cage.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacGregar is defending well for now.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacGregar is defending well for now.
Hanzo tries a body shot but MacGregar blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo misses with a knee to the head.
Hanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacGregar can do to turn this around?
Hanzo lands an elbow just above MacGregar 's eye.
It looks like Conor MacGregar has been cut.
Hanzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hanzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanzo stalling against the cage.
Hanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanzo is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Hanzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
MacGregar dodges an elbow strike from Hanzo.
Hanzo pushes MacGregar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatori Hanzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanzo prevents MacGregar from breaking the clinch.
MacGregar avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanzo.
Hanzo controlling the action here for a moment.
MacGregar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacGregar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A shot to the body from MacGregar misses
and Hanzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGregar taking a breather.
MacGregar is trying to pull guard but Hanzo has him pressed against the cage.
Hanzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hanzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above MacGregar 's eye.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MacGregar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzo stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatori Hanzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor MacGregar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanzo takes a swing at MacGregar's ribcage but misses.
MacGregar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hanzo stuffs the takedown attempt from MacGregar. MacGregar gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hanzo connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGregar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hanzo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hanzo is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo defending against the ground and pound.
Hanzo is trying to get back to half guard.
MacGregar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hanzo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hanzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hanzo.
MacGregar scoring with some ground and pound.
Hanzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacGregar's guard.
MacGregar is trying to keep Hanzo in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanzo stops MacGregar from standing up.
MacGregar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanzo wants to pass the guard but MacGregar is keeping the position.
MacGregar looking for a sweep. Not yet MacGregar, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
MacGregar being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
MacGregar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
MacGregar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanzo looks to land a left hand but MacGregar moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanzo.
Donk. Hanzo catches MacGregar right on the button with a cross.
Hanzo thows a body kick. MacGregar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacGregar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatori Hanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanzo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatori Hanzo!
Hatori Hanzo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 1360 p4p, 170 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 1324 p4p, 165 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudley is looking for the big counter here.
A nice combination there by Dudley.
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
Kilgore wants to land a leg kick but Dudley is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilgore.
Dudley throws a right hand that Kilgore ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilgore also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Dudley 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.
Dudley moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore closes the distance and clinches up with Dudley, looking for a takedown. Kilgore pushes Dudley against the cage but Dudley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dudley throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Kilgore backs off Dudley throws a huge counter combo but Kilgore manages to avoid it all.
Dudley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Dudley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kilgore in his tracks.
Dudley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore throws a right hand that misses
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilgore throws a jab when Dudley was well out of range.
Dudley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kilgore wants to slow Dudley down by chopping away at his legs.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore shoots in and drives through. Dudley sprawls well.
Dudley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilgore pushes Dudley up against the cage in a clinch.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilgore's elbow.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudley's elbow.
Dudley gets through Kilgore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dudley wants to get back to striking at distance but Kilgore won't allow it.
Kilgore is trying to stall.
Kilgore swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Dudley is looking to break free of the clinch but Kilgore has double underhooks.
Kilgore looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kilgore is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dudley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dudley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudley lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley takes a shot to the head.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Kilgore taking a breather.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Dudley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore stalling in the clinch but Dudley improves position.
Kilgore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but Dudley avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
Dudley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Kilgore is trying to stall.
Kilgore lands with a right to the head.
Kilgore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Kilgore lands a right hand.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike.
Kilgore trying to control the position but instead, Dudley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kilgore into the cage.
Dudley breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kilgore.
Dudley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A lazy left from Kilgore finds it's target.
It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Kilgore scores with a punch to the head.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dudley misses with a hook. Kilgore ducked under it nicely.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kilgore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudley.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dudley avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tacitus Kilgore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kilgore dives in and scores a takedown into Dudley's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Kilgore has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dudley wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dudley can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley has Kilgore pulled in close to control his posture.
Kilgore is looking to work some ground and pound but Dudley has wrist control.
Kilgore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilgore has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dudley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dudley controls Kilgore momentarily but Kilgore frees himself.
Kilgore with a nice head shot there.
Kilgore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dudley working a defensive guard here.
Kilgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudley has control of Kilgore's left arm, preventing Kilgore from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Dudley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kilgore shoots in looking for a takedown but Dudley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kilgore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dudley swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore drives through and clinches with Dudley against the cage.
Dudley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kilgore lands a body punch.
Tacitus Kilgore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from Dudley.
Kilgore lands with a right to the head.
Dudley blocks an uppercut.
Kilgore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dudley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tacitus Kilgore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilgore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dudley stops a takedown attempt from Kilgore.
Kilgore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dudley can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilgore's elbow.
Dudley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilgore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dudley is keeping busy.
Kilgore wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilgore controls his hands.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Kilgore misses with some punches.
Kilgore stalling in the clinch but Dudley improves position.
Kilgore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dudley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dudley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Dudley does no damage.
Kilgore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but Dudley is out of range.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Dudley.
A nice side step and Dudley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Dudley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kilgore throws the kick towards the body but Dudley avoids it.
As Kilgore backs off Dudley throws a huge counter combo but Kilgore manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kilgore eats them both and turns towards Dudley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dudley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley lands with a hook. Kilgore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dudley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a jab when Dudley was well out of range.
Kilgore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kilgore drops his hands momentarily and Dudley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Dudley throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilgore misses the target.
A big right from Dudley misses.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Dudley saw that one coming.
Kilgore throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dudley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kilgore is in Dudley's guard.
Kilgore throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilgore throws a big right hand that misses.
Dudley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dudley looking to control.
Kilgore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilgore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dudley holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilgore keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dudley's head.
Kilgore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilgore lands a couple of elbows.
Dudley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilgore is one step ahead there.
Kilgore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilgore lands a couple of digs.
Dudley controls Kilgore momentarily but Kilgore frees himself.
Kilgore scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilgore postures up and lands a big shot to Dudley's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dudley is trying to control the position but Kilgore postures up.
Tacitus Kilgore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilgore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilgore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dudley is rocked!
Kilgore gets to his feet and stands over Dudley, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dudley felt that one! Kilgore unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dudley from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tacitus Kilgore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 508 p4p, 74 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 1946 p4p, 258 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. Julio Cruzeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Woodcock swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruzeiro's calf.
Woodcock throws a sloppy head kick and Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woodcock. That's going to slow Cruzeiro down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook.
Cruzeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Cruzeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Woodcock on the side of the head.
It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
Cruzeiro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch
and Woodcock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruzeiro jabs Woodcock right on the nose. Woodcock blinks but takes it well.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Woodcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodcock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cruzeiro blocks it well.
Woodcock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruzeiro.
A jab from Woodcock does it's job there.
Woodcock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Cruzeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro delivers a nice body kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Woodcock ducked under it nicely.
Woodcock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruzeiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodcock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock moves out of range of the body kick from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruzeiro counters with a good low kick that Woodcock was not able to check.
Woodcock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruzeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woodcock thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Cruzeiro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock is looking to chop away at Cruzeiro's legs.
Cruzeiro throwing a counter right hand but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro looks to land a left hand but Woodcock moved out of range nicely.
Woodcock takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Woodcock throws a looping overhand right but Cruzeiro ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
Woodcock throws a body kick that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodcock checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks Woodcock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Woodcock is rocked!
Woodcock misses with a body shot.
Woodcock is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruzeiro finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Woodcock seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Woodcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woodcock misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruzeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruzeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woodcock throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro drops Woodcock with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Woodcock looks back up at him and smiles so Cruzeiro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Woodcock misses with a low kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Woodcock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woodcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruzeiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruzeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woodcock checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
Woodcock throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
Woodcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woodcock has time to react.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Woodcock's head but Woodcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Woodcock misses.
A left lands for Woodcock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodcock throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
It appears Cruzeiro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodcock can do to turn this around?
Woodcock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Woodcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro sends Woodcock crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cruzeiro is motioning to the referee to let Woodcock up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Peter Woodcock's cut even more.
Julio Cruzeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodcock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruzeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Woodcock looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Woodcock lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodcock is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy head kick
and Woodcock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cruzeiro misses
and Woodcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woodcock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruzeiro's head.
Cruzeiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woodcock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut. Woodcock saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro backing away here, and Woodcock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Woodcock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruzeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot
letting Woodcock counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Cruzeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Woodcock saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woodcock! But no joy.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Woodcock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woodcock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cruzeiro - the referee stops the clock and Woodcock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cruzeiro. Woodcock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woodcock misses with a few strikes there.
Woodcock tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Woodcock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruzeiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruzeiro drops Woodcock with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Woodcock looks back up at him and smiles so Cruzeiro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Cruzeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodcock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruzeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woodcock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woodcock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cruzeiro throws a chopping leg kick but Woodcock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Julio Cruzeiro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Woodcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro digs a right hand into Woodcock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woodcock's gas tank.
Cruzeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Woodcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Woodcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruzeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woodcock blocks a body shot from Cruzeiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro lands a shot to the body.
Cruzeiro lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Cruzeiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodcock can't find room to land a body shot as Cruzeiro controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cruzeiro fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro cracks Woodcock with a nice body shot.
Woodcock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruzeiro pushes Woodcock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruzeiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks Woodcock with a nice body shot.
Cruzeiro manages to break the clinch.
Cruzeiro tries to land a body kick
and Woodcock counters with a nice body kick.
Cruzeiro throws the left hand but Woodcock avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro digs a good body shot into Woodcock's ribs.
Cruzeiro moves into range and clinches up with Woodcock.
Cruzeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Woodcock backwards.
The cut above Peter Woodcock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cruzeiro dips a shoulder and cracks Woodcock with a mighty uppercut! Woodcock falls back against the cage and Cruzeiro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Woodcock is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cruzeiro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Cruzeiro!
An out of breath Julio Cruzeiro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Whitaker (ranked 655 p4p, 97 weight class) and Zuillnic Canto (ranked 1556 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zuillnic Canto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Whitaker lands in his opponent's guard.
Whitaker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whitaker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Canto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whitaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Canto.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Canto is looking for a kimura here.
Canto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Canto is looking for a kimura but Whitaker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Canto to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whitaker defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Canto wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitaker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Whitaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitaker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whitaker.
Canto won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
Canto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Canto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Canto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Canto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Canto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Whitaker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Whitaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canto is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Canto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Canto preventing the sweep.
Canto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Canto preventing the sweep.
Whitaker keeping full guard, as Canto tries to pass.
Canto preventing the sweep.
Whitaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Canto looking for submissions off his back.
Canto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitaker pulls his head out easily.
Canto is staying active underneath Whitaker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker works his way into full mount!
Whitaker lands a heavy elbow.
Canto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Whitaker breaks from Canto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whitaker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Canto is looking to improve his position but Whitaker isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Whitaker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canto gets back to half guard.
Whitaker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whitaker winds up and cracks Canto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker passes to full mount!
Whitaker raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Canto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Canto keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Whitaker looking to pass the guard.
Canto is looking for a triangle here but Whitaker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Canto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Whitaker drops an elbow to the side of Canto's head.
Whitaker working the head and body with strikes.
Whitaker is trying to control. Canto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Whitaker dominated that round.
That's time! Whitaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whitaker tries to sprawl but Canto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Whitaker is looking to control Canto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitaker avoid being mounted?
Whitaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Canto is working for a submission of some sort.
Whitaker is looking to control Canto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitaker avoid being mounted?
Canto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Whitaker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Canto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Whitaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canto is one step ahead there.
Canto drops back looking for a leg! Whitaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whitaker manages to kick Canto off! Canto jumps back into Whitaker's guard.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Canto's guard.
Canto is looking for a triangle but Whitaker pushes his legs off easily.
Canto keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitaker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Canto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whitaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canto is keeping the position for now.
Whitaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitaker landing with the ground and pound.
Canto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitaker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Canto's guard.
Canto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitaker pulls his head out easily.
Whitaker wants to free his trapped foot but Canto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Canto looking for submissions off his back.
Whitaker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitaker pulls his head out easily.
Canto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Canto looking for submissions off his back.
Canto is breathing heavily.
Canto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whitaker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Canto looking for subs from the bottom but Whitaker mounts him!
Canto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker working the ground and pound effectively.
Whitaker lands a big shot there that rocks Canto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Whitaker landing strikes from the mount and Canto is in trouble!
Canto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Canto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitaker is keeping the position for now.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canto manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Canto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but Canto is keeping the position.
Whitaker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Canto looking for a guillotine here but Whitaker defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Whitaker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Canto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Whitaker's half guard.
Canto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whitaker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Canto.
Canto seems to be working for a kimura but Whitaker defends the submission attempt.
Whitaker moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canto manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitaker advances to half guard.
Whitaker trying to mount his opponent but Canto defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto wants to improve his position but Whitaker is controlling well.
Whitaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whitaker connects with a nice short shot to Canto's temple.
Whitaker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Canto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Whitaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Canto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Canto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitaker's guard.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canto can do to turn this around?
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canto manages to get himself to full guard.
Canto keeping full guard, as Whitaker tries to pass.
Whitaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Whitaker lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto is looking for a sweep.
Whitaker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Canto prevents Whitaker from moving into mount.
Canto is not content to let Whitaker control the position.
Canto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker cracks Canto with a big elbow.
Whitaker is looking to take a break and control but Canto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitaker lands a nice forearm strike.
Canto tries to bench press Whitaker off him but Whitaker keeps the position.
Canto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Whitaker wants to pass to mount but Canto is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker works his way into full mount!
Whitaker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Canto looks a forlorn figure.
Whitaker cracks Canto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Canto regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Canto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Canto keeping full guard, as Whitaker tries to pass.
Whitaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Canto is looking to cinch up a triangle. Whitaker throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Canto's body to avoid the submission. Canto has instead reached around Whitaker's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Canto arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zuillnic Canto!
In his post fight interview, Zuillnic Canto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Maeda (ranked 709 p4p, 91 weight class) and Joao Silvera (ranked 2996 p4p, 338 weight class). Maeda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Submission. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joao Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maeda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silvera scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silvera throws a jab when Maeda was well out of range.
Silvera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maeda avoids a kick to the body.
Maeda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silvera.
Maeda tries for a takedown but Silvera circles away easily
and Silvera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silvera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvera leaning against his opponent.
Maeda is trying to pull guard but Silvera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maeda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silvera.
A right hand to the body from Silvera.
Silvera lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda takes a shot to the head.
Silvera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Maeda wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silvera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maeda is trying to drag Silvera to the mat but Silvera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A hook to the body from Silvera.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maeda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maeda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Maeda is trying to drag Silvera to the mat but Silvera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maeda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silvera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Silvera.
Silvera is pressed up against the cage. Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silvera down to the mat. Silvera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a body kick that misses.
Silvera lands a body shot.
Silvera staying out of range there.
Maeda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silvera. That one must have hurt.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silvera throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silvera.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silvera - that will leave a mark!
Silvera lands with a hook. Maeda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silvera.
Silvera has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crunch! Silvera slams his shin into Maeda's torso.
Silvera thuds his shin into the meat of Maeda's side.
Silvera fakes the leg kick and cracks Maeda in the body.
Maeda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silvera scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Silvera slams his shin into Maeda's torso.
Maeda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silvera.
Silvera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maeda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silvera lands with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silvera. Maeda shrugs it off though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silvera.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maeda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silvera - the referee stops the clock and Maeda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silvera. Maeda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silvera stuns Maeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maeda takes a step back to recover.
Maeda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silvera. That one must have hurt.
Maeda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maeda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvera.
Maeda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silvera cracks Maeda with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maeda looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Silvera finish him?
Maeda is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Maeda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maeda takes a shot to the head.
Silvera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda tries to clinch but Silvera moves away
and Silvera counters with a stiff right hand.
Silvera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Silvera! Maeda is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Silvera!
Thomas Maeda spoke after the fight, saying 'Through Japanese translator to English. "My opponent was better today. I will not underestimate him next time"'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Harper (ranked 990 p4p, 134 weight class) and Tatu Kurri (ranked 780 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatu Kurri!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Harper.
Harper cracks Kurri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Kurri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harper controls Kurri momentarily but Kurri frees himself.
Kurri trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
My spies in K.O Heaven inform me that Kurri has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurri is one step ahead there.
Kurri showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kurri connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Harper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kurri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri landing with the ground and pound.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurri wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Kurri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harper is looking for a triangle but Kurri pushes his legs off easily.
Kurri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kurri is pushing down on Harper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harper is fighting to maintain full guard but Kurri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kurri prevents Harper from improving his position.
Harper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kurri is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurri lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harper wants to control but Kurri is having none of it.
Kurri raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kurri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kurri controlling the position easily from mount.
Kurri wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Harper is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurri trying to control but Harper is having none of it.
Harper taking shots to the head.
Kurri fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kurri raining down shots from the mount!
Kurri raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kurri lands a couple of good shots and Harper has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Harper covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kurri is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kurri working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Harper is doing well to defend. Kurri seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Harper is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatu Kurri!
Tatu Kurri bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian Laperierre (ranked 365 p4p, 18 weight class) and Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 529 p4p, 28 weight class). Laperierre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tha Shiznit. Ian Laperierre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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124 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperierre slips under a jab.
Laperierre scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laperierre. Neckbreaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neckbreaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by Laperierre.
A big right from Neckbreaker misses.
Laperierre scores with a decent looking hook.
Laperierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Neckbreaker has a takedown stuffed.
Laperierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laperierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neckbreaker misses with a looping right.
Laperierre digs a good hook to Neckbreaker's body.
Laperierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Neckbreaker was covering up waiting for the punch and Laperierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Laperierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Neckbreaker has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laperierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Neckbreaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laperierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre trying to control but Neckbreaker is working from the bottom.
Laperierre preventing the sweep.
Neckbreaker pulls Laperierre in close to prevent any damage.
Laperierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neckbreaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Neckbreaker, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Neckbreaker misses with a right hand
letting Laperierre counter with a right hand.
Laperierre throws a shot to the body.
Slammy Neckbreaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laperierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Neckbreaker was covering up waiting for the punch and Laperierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre trying to control but Neckbreaker is working from the bottom.
Neckbreaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laperierre controls the pace.
Laperierre wants to control from the top but Neckbreaker keeps moving.
Laperierre pushing down on Neckbreaker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Laperierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is keen to just control but Neckbreaker is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laperierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Neckbreaker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neckbreaker tries to get to full guard but Laperierre has control of the leg.
Neckbreaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Laperierre.
Neckbreaker tries to roll over but Laperierre keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laperierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laperierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neckbreaker defending well though.
Laperierre moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Neckbreaker.
Laperierre trying to control the position but Neckbreaker is working away.
Laperierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Neckbreaker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laperierre tries for a kimura but Neckbreaker is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Laperierre dominated that round.
That's time! Laperierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neckbreaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laperierre.
Laperierre misses with a hook. Neckbreaker ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Laperierre misses its intended target.
Laperierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neckbreaker can do to turn this around?
Neckbreaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neckbreaker scores with a body shot.
Laperierre lands with a shot to the body.
Laperierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neckbreaker throws out a counter right but Laperierre avoids it with no problem.
Laperierre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Laperierre misses.
Neckbreaker misses with a straight right.
Ian Laperierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Laperierre lands with a hook. Neckbreaker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laperierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neckbreaker manages to avoid it.
Neckbreaker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laperierre with a body shot.
Laperierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neckbreaker. Neckbreaker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ian Laperierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laperierre has managed to clinch.
Laperierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laperierre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neckbreaker lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laperierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laperierre missing with knees to the body.
Neckbreaker working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neckbreaker's elbow.
Laperierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Neckbreaker avoids the damage to the body.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neckbreaker avoiding damage as Laperierre throws knees to the body.
Laperierre blocks an uppercut.
Laperierre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laperierre can't find room to land a body shot as Neckbreaker controls the action.
Neckbreaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laperierre crunches a lovely knee into Neckbreaker's ribcage.
Neckbreaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neckbreaker blocking some punches.
Laperierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neckbreaker breaks the clinch.
Laperierre throws a jab when Neckbreaker was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Laperierre.
Neckbreaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Neckbreaker catches Laperierre right on the button with a cross.
Neckbreaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neckbreaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Laperierre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laperierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neckbreaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Laperierre.
Neckbreaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Laperierre here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Laperierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laperierre. Neckbreaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neckbreaker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laperierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laperierre scores with a shot to the body.
Laperierre catches Neckbreaker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laperierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neckbreaker throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Laperierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laperierre misses with a hook. Neckbreaker ducked under it nicely.
Neckbreaker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laperierre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neckbreaker.
Laperierre takes a swing at Neckbreaker's ribcage but misses.
Laperierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neckbreaker has time to react.
Laperierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neckbreaker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laperierre with a body shot.
Laperierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neckbreaker's head.
Neckbreaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Laperierre misses the shot to the body.
Laperierre misses with a hook
and Neckbreaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Laperierre as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laperierre. Neckbreaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre ducks right into an uppercut from Neckbreaker.
Laperierre wants to clinch up but Neckbreaker keeps it at a distance.
Neckbreaker slips a jab from Laperierre.
Neckbreaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neckbreaker works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neckbreaker misses with a straight right.
Laperierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neckbreaker. Laperierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neckbreaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neckbreaker jabs Laperierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laperierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Neckbreaker's guard.
Laperierre looking to pass the guard.
Laperierre trying to control but Neckbreaker is working from the bottom.
Laperierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neckbreaker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neckbreaker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neckbreaker!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neckbreaker scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Laperierre dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neckbreaker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neckbreaker slips a straight right by Laperierre.
A countering left hand to the body from Neckbreaker misses.
Laperierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neckbreaker loads up on a big right hand but Laperierre slips the punch.
Neckbreaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neckbreaker takes one to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Laperierre misses its intended target.
Neckbreaker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laperierre looks for a takedown but Neckbreaker sprawls well.
Neckbreaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker misses the shot to the body.
Neckbreaker looks to throw the jab but Laperierre is out of range.
Neckbreaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Laperierre.
Neckbreaker throws a body punch but Laperierre moves out of range.
Laperierre missing with a left hand there. Neckbreaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laperierre scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre throws the left hand but Neckbreaker avoids the punch easily.
Laperierre lands with a right hand.
Neckbreaker misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Neckbreaker misses.
Laperierre swings for the body but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
Laperierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neckbreaker manages to avoid it.
Laperierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neckbreaker shoots in and drives through. Laperierre sprawls well.
Laperierre slips a jab from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Laperierre is just out of range.
Laperierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Neckbreaker is just out of range.
Neckbreaker avoids the body shot from Laperierre.
It seemed like Neckbreaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laperierre takes a swing at Neckbreaker's ribcage but misses.
Laperierre moves away from the strike by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker throws the left hand but Laperierre avoids the punch easily.
Laperierre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neckbreaker missing with a left hand there. Laperierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre staying out of range there.
Laperierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neckbreaker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neckbreaker. Laperierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laperierre misses with a wild body shot.
Laperierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Laperierre.
Neckbreaker swings widly with a right hand
and Laperierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Laperierre thuds a left hand into Neckbreaker's body.
Laperierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laperierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neckbreaker on the side of the head.
Neckbreaker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laperierre in his tracks.
Laperierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neckbreaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Laperierre.
Laperierre tries to clinch but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Neckbreaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neckbreaker connects with a body shot that sends Laperierre's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Neckbreaker.
Laperierre moves in looking to clinch but Neckbreaker pushes him off.
Laperierre throws a looping overhand right but Neckbreaker ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neckbreaker! But no joy.
Neckbreaker misses with a jab to the body
enabling Laperierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Laperierre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laperierre. Neckbreaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neckbreaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neckbreaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Neckbreaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laperierre at a distance.
Laperierre misses with a hook. Neckbreaker ducked under it nicely.
Neckbreaker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laperierre.
Neckbreaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laperierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neckbreaker.
Laperierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neckbreaker throws out a loose jab but Laperierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laperierre instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laperierre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Neckbreaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Neckbreaker.
Laperierre cracks Neckbreaker with an open hand slap.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laperierre, as that shot connected.
Laperierre missing with a left hand there. Neckbreaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Neckbreaker does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre lands with a right hand.
Laperierre gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker avoiding damage as Laperierre throws knees to the body.
Laperierre scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Laperierre clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laperierre lands with a hook. Neckbreaker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Neckbreaker missing with a left hand there. Laperierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Laperierre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Laperierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Laperierre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laperierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neckbreaker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neckbreaker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neckbreaker!
Neckbreaker tries to advance to mount but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neckbreaker working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre tries to control but Neckbreaker manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker gets his hands free as Laperierre looks to control.
Laperierre wants to escape the position.
Neckbreaker trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Laperierre doesn't escape.
Neckbreaker connects with a big shot to the side of Laperierre's head.
Neckbreaker not allowing Laperierre to control his hands.
Neckbreaker trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Neckbreaker scores with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Neckbreaker tries to get the hooks in deep but Laperierre pushed the leg off.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Neckbreaker.
Laperierre grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Laperierre is covering up but some of the strikes from Neckbreaker are getting through and doing damage.
Laperierre trying to control the hands but Neckbreaker breaks the grip.
Neckbreaker trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Laperierre doesn't escape.
Neckbreaker gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neckbreaker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Laperierre up.
Laperierre wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker avoiding Laperierre 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Neckbreaker's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Neckbreaker is working the ground and pound. Can Laperierre escape?
Neckbreaker lands shots from the back.
Laperierre is rocked!
Laperierre looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Slammy Neckbreaker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laperierre covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oh Laperierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Laperierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Neckbreaker has Laperierre flattened out and is raining down punches.
Neckbreaker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Laperierre defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Can Laperierre hold on?! Neckbreaker is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Laperierre tries to escape but Neckbreaker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Will Neckbreaker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Neckbreaker not allowing Laperierre to control his hands.
Neckbreaker lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Laperierre hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slammy Neckbreaker dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Neckbreaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neckbreaker lands a nice shot that snaps Laperierre's head back.
Neckbreaker scores with a nice strike.
Neckbreaker stuns Laperierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neckbreaker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laperierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Laperierre.
Laperierre scores with a body shot.
Neckbreaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Neckbreaker.
Laperierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker throws a looping overhand right but Laperierre ducks down to avoid it.
Neckbreaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laperierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neckbreaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Laperierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neckbreaker moves away.
Laperierre walks into a stiff left hand from Neckbreaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neckbreaker slips a straight right by Laperierre.
A little jabbing left from Neckbreaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker looks to throw the jab but Laperierre is out of range.
Neckbreaker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neckbreaker throws a right hand that Laperierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Laperierre also avoids with ease.
Laperierre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Neckbreaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laperierre connects with a crisp jab.
Neckbreaker connects with a single shot there.
Laperierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neckbreaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neckbreaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neckbreaker throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Laperierre.
Laperierre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laperierre.
A shot to the liver by Laperierre. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neckbreaker tries to keep at a distance but Laperierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laperierre lands a body shot.
Laperierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neckbreaker is defending well for now.
Laperierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slammy Neckbreaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker lands with a right to the head.
Laperierre misses with a punch to the body.
Laperierre looking to throw knees to the head but Neckbreaker is blocking nicely.
Neckbreaker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laperierre up against the cage.
Laperierre trying to land knees to the body.
Laperierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Neckbreaker avoids the damage to the body.
Laperierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laperierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neckbreaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neckbreaker slips under a jab.
Neckbreaker misses with a straight right.
Laperierre throws out a loose jab but Neckbreaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laperierre cracks Neckbreaker with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neckbreaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
Laperierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laperierre clobbers Neckbreaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laperierre misses with a wild body shot.
Neckbreaker throws out a loose jab but Laperierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laperierre dives in and scores a takedown into Neckbreaker's guard.
Neckbreaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laperierre.
Laperierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Neckbreaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neckbreaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laperierre is one step ahead there.
Neckbreaker keeping moving, preventing Laperierre from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neckbreaker keeping moving, preventing Laperierre from controlling successfully.
Neckbreaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Neckbreaker, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neckbreaker misses with an uppercut. Laperierre saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Laperierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laperierre 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 William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Laperierre!
Ian Laperierre retains his bantamweight title!
Ian Laperierre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 139 p4p, 20 weight class) and Vasily Grossman (ranked 583 p4p, 72 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Point!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point lands a slapping body shot.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Grossman tries to clinch up.
Grossman clinches with his opponent.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grossman avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Point misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point misses with some punches.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman blocks an uppercut.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Point's head.
Point lands a left hand.
Point is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Grossman avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Grossman avoids the damage to the body.
Point wants to stall.
Point tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Point.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Grossman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Point backwards.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Point lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Point.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman scores with a hook to the body.
Grossman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Point digs a right hand into Grossman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grossman's gas tank.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Grossman avoids the damage to the body.
Grossman tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Point lands a knee to the body.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grossman tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grossman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Point working Grossman over with knees to the body.
Point taking a breather.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Point lands a body shot.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Grossman avoids the damage to the body.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Grossman avoids the damage to the body.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Grossman on the inside.
Point lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Point lands an uppercut.
Point tries to throw a body punch but Grossman avoids it by throwing Point back against the cage.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Point.
Grossman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Point backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a right hand.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body.
Point landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Point is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grossman looks winded!
Point tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman lands with a light punch inside.
Point is stalling here.
Good body shot from Point.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman blocks an uppercut.
Point misses with some punches.
Point goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Point with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Point to work.
Point utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brayden Point will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grossman tries to clinch there but Point circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Point on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grossman's corner calls for a 1-2. Grossman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Point with a nice cross.
Point connects with a nice looking jab.
Point throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Grossman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point misses with a left hand
and Grossman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grossman throws out a loose jab but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman tries to clinch there but Point circles away.
Grossman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point misses with a left hand
and Grossman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grossman throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
Point tries to counter by clinching up but Grossman breaks away and moves out of range.
Grossman blocks a jab.
Grossman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Point 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grossman.
Grossman has managed to clinch.
Brayden Point has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Point controls his hands.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Point blocks a body shot from Grossman.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grossman is defending well for now.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Point swings wildly with an uppercut but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Point.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
A short right from Point on the inside.
Point using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Point tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Point doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Point backwards.
Point cracks Grossman with a nice body shot.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Grossman avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Grossman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Point landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
A short right from Point.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Point.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Point lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grossman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Point's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Point as the two fighters clinch.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
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 Brayden Point 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.
Point misses with an uppercut
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Point looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Point slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Point has closed the distance and engaged Grossman in a clinch.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Point.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Point backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Point.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Point lands a shoulder strike.
Point lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grossman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point struggles to land a body shot inside as Grossman controls his hands.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Point obliges.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Point putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grossman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Point lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Point - that landed with a thud.
Point working Grossman over with knees to the body.
Point digs a right hand underneath Grossman's ribcage. Grossman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Point.
A shot in the inside from Point.
A nice left hand lands by Point.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Point.
Grossman working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a shot to the head.
Point blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Point.
Grossman letting Point take a breather here.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Point.
Point crunches a lovely knee into Grossman's ribcage.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but Grossman blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Point scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Point lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Point lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Point.
Point unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Point throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Point.
A bit of stalling here from Point.
Point lands an uppercut.
Point working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Point presses Grossman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grossman is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Point lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grossman or not.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Point landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Point landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Point lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Point tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Point.
A right hand to the body from Point.
A nice left hand lands by Point.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Grossman misses its intended target.
Brayden Point is winning the standup battle so far.
Grossman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point misses with a body punch
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
Point punishes Grossman's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Grossman.
Point scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grossman. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Grossman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Point misses its target.
Grossman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Point misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grossman! But no joy.
Grossman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Point in his tracks.
Grossman is looking to clinch.
Point was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grossman misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
Point was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grossman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Point's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Point throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Point finds it's way through Grossman's defenses.
Point misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Grossman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Point throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grossman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Point takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grossman slips under a jab from Point.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grossman misses with an uppercut
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point slips a straight right by Grossman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point had his way with Vasily Grossman in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Point misses with a hook.
Grossman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Point.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Point throws an off balance right hand
and Grossman counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Point goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Grossman.
Point misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grossman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Point utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grossman.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Point manages to break the clinch.
Grossman throws an off balance right hand
and Grossman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grossman misses with an uppercut.
Grossman misses with a body shot.
Vasily Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Grossman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Point.
A punch lands to the side of Point 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Point misses with a left hand
letting Grossman counter with a right hand.
Grossman lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Point - just one landing.
Grossman looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Point tries to counter by clinching up but Grossman breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Point throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Point misses the jab.
Point lands a jab-cross combination.
Grossman is rocked!
Point takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grossman is still on wobbly legs! Can Point finish him?
Point cracks Grossman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Point lands a beautiful left hook that drops Grossman. Grossman tries to recover but Point is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Grossman lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brayden Point!
Brayden Point retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Brayden Point stared into the camera and said 'Grumpy, don't forget--there is a Klan afterparty tonight, be on the lookout for the secret invite details.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Blood (ranked 133 p4p, 21 weight class) and Mfer Phol (ranked 348 p4p, 51 weight class). Blood comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood - Slayer. Mfer Phol has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blood clinches up against the cage.
Phol lands with a left to the head.
Blood is working for takedown but Phol is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phol walks away with a smile on his face. Blood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phol but Phol pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phol throws a right and a left that Blood avoids nicely.
Phol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phol cracks Blood with a good jab.
Phol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phol looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
Phol leaves Blood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood shoots in and gets a takedown into Phol's guard.
Phol keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Phol is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blood throws a big elbow that misses.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood is looking to work some ground and pound but Phol has wrist control.
Phol looking for a guillotine here but Blood defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Phol is retaining full guard.
Blood wants to control from the top but Phol keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phol swivels and escapes.
Blood wants to clinch.
Blood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phol smiles and moves away.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phol tries to avoid it but Blood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phol to the ground. Phol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phol throws a head kick that misses.
Blood darts in and clinches Phol up against the cage.
Blood wants to take the fight to the mat but Phol manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phol breaks the clinch.
Phol defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blood.
Phol misses with a hook. Blood ducked under it nicely.
Blood attempts a counter takedown but Phol avoids it well and moves away.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blood shoots in for a double leg but Phol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Phol releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Phol counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood is looking to clinch but Phol is avoiding it.
Blood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blood is rocked!
Blood is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Phol doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Blood crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Blood's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mfer Phol!
Mfer Phol is the new heavyweight champion!
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