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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 5438 p4p, 24769 weight class) and Elrick Lee (ranked 550 p4p, 661 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elrick Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Lee looks to land a combination. Thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Scott Thompson has been cut.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Elrick Lee has been cut.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee drops Thompson with a huge uppercut! Thompson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lee is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elrick Lee!
Our winner, Elrick Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tamburello (ranked 5475 p4p, 6331 weight class) and Andrei Castravet (ranked 552 p4p, 587 weight class). Chris Tamburello has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Tamburello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Castravet!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamburello scores with a body shot.
Tamburello lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tamburello.
Castravet avoids the body shot from Tamburello.
Castravet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castravet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tamburello lands with a nice body punch.
Tamburello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castravet was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamburello.
Tamburello misses the shot to the body.
Castravet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamburello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamburello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castravet was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamburello.
Tamburello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castravet slips a jab and a cross from Tamburello.
Tamburello lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castravet is looking to clinch but Tamburello is avoiding it.
Castravet tries to clinch up.
Castravet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tamburello.
Castravet tries to clinch there but Tamburello circles away.
Some wild striking there from Tamburello.
Castravet tries to clinch but Tamburello moves out of range.
Castravet closes the distance and pushes Tamburello back into the cage.
Castravet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castravet misses with a knee strike.
Castravet avoids the elbow strike from Tamburello, against the cage.
Tamburello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tamburello tries to land knees in the clinch but Castravet avoids the damage to the body.
Castravet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castravet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castravet avoiding damage as Tamburello throws knees to the body.
Castravet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tamburello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castravet avoids it.
Tamburello struggles to land a body shot inside as Castravet controls his hands.
Tamburello is working Castravet over against the cage.
Tamburello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tamburello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castravet throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tamburello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello swings for the body but Castravet moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castravet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Tamburello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castravet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castravet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamburello swats away the attempt to clinch by Castravet.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamburello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamburello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castravet moves in looking to clinch but Tamburello pushes him off.
Tamburello swats away the attempt to clinch by Castravet.
Tamburello loads up on a big right hand but Castravet slips the punch.
Tamburello lands a two punch combo.
Tamburello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castravet.
Castravet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tamburello.
Castravet avoids the body shot from Tamburello.
Tamburello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castravet moves out of range as Tamburello strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castravet.
Tamburello throws a lazy right hand but Castravet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tamburello sets himself, and Castravet steps forward looking for the clinch! Tamburello avoids it this time.
Castravet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tamburello went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Castravet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Castravet looks to move away, Tamburello throws a big counter combo but Castravet just gets out of the way.
Tamburello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castravet.
A left and a right from Tamburello both land. Nice combination.
Tamburello is looking to wear down Castravet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tamburello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamburello scores with a body shot.
Tamburello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castravet tries to clinch up.
Castravet moves in looking to clinch but Tamburello pushes him off.
Tamburello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamburello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamburello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castravet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tamburello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castravet moves in looking to clinch but Tamburello pushes him off.
Castravet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tamburello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamburello throws a nice looking combination but Castravet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tamburello is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Tamburello.
Castravet slips a jab and a cross from Tamburello.
Tamburello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamburello closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tamburello is working the combinations to good effect here.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamburello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamburello misses with a body shot.
Tamburello looks to score with a jab to the body but Castravet is just out of range.
Castravet tries to clinch up.
Tamburello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamburello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castravet has time to react.
Castravet tries to clinch up but Tamburello circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamburello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castravet is looking to chop away at Tamburello's legs.
Tamburello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castravet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tamburello scrambles back to his feet.
Tamburello throws a right and a left that Castravet avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Tamburello. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tamburello dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tamburello throws a series of punches but Castravet moves out of range.
Tamburello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castravet can do to turn this around?
Tamburello lands a right hook to the body.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamburello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamburello connects with a crisp jab.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamburello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamburello looks to land a combination but Castravet avoids it well.
Tamburello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castravet.
Castravet tries to counter with a clinch but Tamburello shakes him off and moves away.
Tamburello keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamburello throws a combination. Castravet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Castravet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Tamburello.
Tamburello sets himself, and Castravet steps forward looking for the clinch! Tamburello avoids it this time.
Tamburello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castravet lands a left and a right that send Tamburello crashing to the mat, dazed. Castravet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castravet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castravet tries to clinch but Tamburello is having none of it.
Castravet throws a right and a left that Tamburello avoids nicely.
Tamburello stalks Castravet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castravet's face. Castravet staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamburello misses the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castravet wants to clinch up but Tamburello keeps it at a distance.
Tamburello keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Tamburello was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castravet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamburello lands a left and a right that send Castravet crashing to the mat, dazed. Tamburello thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Castravet is rocked!
Castravet wants to clinch.
Castravet misses with a two punch combination.
Castravet tries to clinch but Tamburello moves out of range.
Tamburello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamburello just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castravet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castravet swings for the body but Tamburello moves out of range.
Castravet doesn't manage to clinch there - Tamburello circles away.
Tamburello throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Tamburello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamburello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamburello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamburello cracks a nice hook into Castravet's ribs.
Castravet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamburello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castravet is looking to clinch.
Tamburello is looking for a counter combo.
Tamburello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castravet steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tamburello.
Tamburello tries to bum rush Castravet with a series of wild strikes but Castravet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castravet clinches up with Tamburello and pushes him back against the cage.
Castravet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamburello trying to land knees to the body.
Castravet throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamburello.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castravet.
Castravet throws a head punch that misses.
Castravet wants to stall.
Tamburello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castravet misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castravet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castravet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamburello blocks it with crossed arms.
Castravet misses with a punch to the body.
Tamburello lands a nice shot to the body.
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Tamburello.
Tamburello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castravet backwards.
Tamburello is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tamburello tries to land knees in the clinch but Castravet avoids the damage to the body.
Tamburello lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Tamburello.
Andrei Castravet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castravet tries to pull guard but Tamburello won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castravet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castravet is trying to stall.
Castravet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamburello blocks it with crossed arms.
Castravet can't find room to land a body shot as Tamburello controls the action.
Tamburello can't find room to land a body shot as Castravet controls the action.
Tamburello is trying to break the clinch but Castravet is controlling him.
Castravet working Tamburello over with knees to the body.
Tamburello lands a body punch.
Tamburello is trying to force a seperation but Castravet has the dominant position.
Castravet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tamburello dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tamburello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tamburello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castravet under the eye.
Tamburello misses with the combination.
Castravet wants to clinch.
A big right from Tamburello misses.
Tamburello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castravet wants to counter with a clinch but Tamburello pushes him away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tamburello!
Castravet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamburello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castravet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Castravet fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamburello as Castravet tries to tie him up.
Castravet tries to land a knee to the head but Tamburello blocks with his arms.
Castravet managing to block the knees to the body from Tamburello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castravet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tamburello slows down the pace here.
Tamburello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castravet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castravet is trying to stall.
Tamburello prevents a body shot from Castravet.
Castravet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Castravet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tamburello lands with a short shot to the head.
Castravet swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamburello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castravet has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tamburello seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Castravet can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello stalling the fight.
Castravet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castravet missing with knees to the body.
Castravet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tamburello is pushing Castravet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tamburello blocks a body shot from Castravet.
Tamburello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castravet.
Castravet wants to stall.
Tamburello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello lands with a right to the head.
Castravet misses with some punches.
Tamburello slows down the pace here.
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamburello blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamburello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castravet is defending well for now.
Tamburello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tamburello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castravet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tamburello's efforts to push away.
Castravet misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castravet looking to stall.
Castravet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tamburello breaks the clinch.
Tamburello swings for the body but Castravet moves out of range.
Castravet is looking to clinch but Tamburello is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castravet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castravet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castravet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamburello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castravet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tamburello jabs at Castravet's body.
Tamburello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamburello scores with a shot to the body.
Chris Tamburello is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamburello works Castravet's body with a nice hook.
Castravet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andrei Castravet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Tamburello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castravet misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Tamburello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tamburello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Tamburello!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Andros (ranked 5238 p4p, 5237 weight class) and Stu Redman (ranked 614 p4p, 616 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Andros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Redman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andros avoids the body shot from Redman.
Andros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andros wants to clinch.
Andros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Redman moves forwards but Andros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andros wants to clinch.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andros moves away.
Andros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andros connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Redman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redman swings for the body but Andros moves out of range.
Redman lands a nice looking body shot.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andros moves away.
A low kick lands for Andros.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andros.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Redman looks to land a left hand but Andros moved out of range nicely.
Redman lands a nice hook to Andros's body. Andros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andros tries to clinch but Redman moves out of range.
Andros doesn't manage to clinch there - Redman circles away.
A head kick misses from Andros.
Redman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redman blocks a head kick by Andros.
Andros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andros with a body shot.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Andros misses with a low kick.
Redman scores with a one two! Andros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Nick Andros has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andros doesn't manage to clinch there - Redman circles away.
Andros scores with a leg kick.
Redman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andros rather than just go for the knockout.
Redman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andros slips a jab and a cross from Redman.
Andros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Redman finds it's way round the side to connect with Andros's head.
 Andros is rocked!
Redman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andros.
Oh Andros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redman shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Andros takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Redman sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Andros bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Redman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abigg Chungus (ranked 4481 p4p, 4981 weight class) and Lucius Cassius Aetius (ranked 522 p4p, 542 weight class). Abigg Chungus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucius Cassius Aetius!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chungus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chungus throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Cassius Aetius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chungus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chungus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassius Aetius is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chungus.
Chungus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chungus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cassius Aetius's head.
Chungus misses with a body shot.
Chungus looks to land a left hand but Cassius Aetius moved out of range nicely.
Cassius Aetius with the counter takedown but Chungus avoids it easily.
Abigg Chungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassius Aetius takes one to the chin there.
Cassius Aetius is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chungus digs a good body shot into Cassius Aetius's ribs.
Cassius Aetius is still on wobbly legs! Can Chungus finish him?
Cassius Aetius gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Chungus points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Cassius Aetius wakes up just in time to hear Chungus thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abigg Chungus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Barbu (ranked 3808 p4p, 6310 weight class) and Mack Jackson (ranked 455 p4p, 567 weight class). Barbu comes to the cage accompanied by Mândruţă frumoasă. 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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Solid boxing
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Barbu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbu can't do much from the bottom here.
Barbu tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Barbu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barbu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barbu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbu trying to control from the bottom.
Barbu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson passes into side control, despite Barbu's attempt to control the position.
Barbu tries to improve position but can't.
Barbu is working hard here to advance position.
Barbu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Barbu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jackson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barbu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barbu is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mack Jackson!
Mack Jackson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Wife (ranked 3502 p4p, 24529 weight class) and Berkthar Bankenfuere (ranked 413 p4p, 629 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Berkthar Bankenfuere!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bankenfuere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wife circles away quickly and effectively.
Wife is looking to counter the offense by Bankenfuere and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bankenfuere misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Bankenfuere.
Wife feinted with a counter takedown.
Bankenfuere scores with a jab to the head.
Bankenfuere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bankenfuere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Bankenfuere lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bankenfuere.
It looks like Second Wife has been cut.
Wife dodges the punch combination from Bankenfuere.
Wife feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bankenfuere misses with a looping right.
Wife feinted with a counter takedown.
Bankenfuere swinging wildly here.
Bankenfuere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wife changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bankenfuere misses with a two punch combination.
Wife drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bankenfuere sprawls and moves away.
Bankenfuere misses with a series of wild punches.
Wife slips under a jab.
Bankenfuere throws a hook but Wife blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wife moves out of range as Bankenfuere throws a body kick.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Bankenfuere looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bankenfuere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wife circles away quickly and effectively.
Wife feinted with a counter takedown.
Bankenfuere misses with a series of wild punches.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Berkthar Bankenfuere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bankenfuere displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bankenfuere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkthar Bankenfuere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bankenfuere throws a sloppy head kick and Wife moves out of range easily.
Wife tries to counter with a takedown but Bankenfuere is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bankenfuere misses with a body shot.
Wife wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Bankenfuere does no damage.
Bankenfuere swings for the body but Wife moves out of range.
Wife half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bankenfuere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Bankenfuere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bankenfuere jabs Wife right on the nose. Wife blinks but takes it well.
Wife slips a jab from Bankenfuere.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oooooh!!! Bankenfuere has knocked Wife down with a huge combo! Bankenfuere steps away and waves a wobbly Wife back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Bankenfuere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wife tries to counter with a takedown but Bankenfuere is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bankenfuere misses with the combination.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Bankenfuere lands a left and a right that send Wife crashing to the mat, dazed. Bankenfuere thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wife is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Bankenfuere.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bankenfuere misses with a straight left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bankenfuere - that will leave a mark!
Wife takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wife blocks a jab.
Wife half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bankenfuere misses with an uppercut. Wife saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Berkthar Bankenfuere dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Second Wife's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wife blocks a jab.
Wife drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bankenfuere sprawls and moves away.
Bankenfuere misses with a looping left.
Bankenfuere fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Bankenfuere misses.
Wife tries to counter with a takedown but Bankenfuere is quick to defend against it.
Bankenfuere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bankenfuere misses with a straight right.
Wife dodges the punch combination from Bankenfuere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bankenfuere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Bankenfuere throws a hook to the side of Wife's head but Wife sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bankenfuere connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wife. Wife circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bankenfuere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wife tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bankenfuere manages to circle out of the way.
Bankenfuere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wife.
A head kick misses from Bankenfuere.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wife avoids the head kick by Bankenfuere.
Wife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bankenfuere.
Wife drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bankenfuere sprawls and moves away.
Second Wife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wife walks into a stiff left hand from Bankenfuere.
Second Wife's cut is getting worse.
Bankenfuere has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wife is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bankenfuere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wife moves away.
Wife drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bankenfuere sprawls and moves away.
Wife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wife changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bankenfuere throws a leg kick but Wife checks it.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Bankenfuere misses its intended target.
Wife tries to counter with a takedown but Bankenfuere is quick to defend against it.
Bankenfuere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wife.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A punch combination from Bankenfuere misses.
Bankenfuere swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bankenfuere as he connects with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wife might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bankenfuere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bankenfuere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wife half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bankenfuere misses with a few strikes there.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bankenfuere!
Bankenfuere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wife tries to counter with a takedown but Bankenfuere is quick to defend against it.
Bankenfuere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bankenfuere throws a shot from downtown. Wife moves away and avoids it.
Bankenfuere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wife's head.
Bankenfuere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bankenfuere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wife moves out of range as Bankenfuere strikes.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Bankenfuere misses with a few strikes there.
Wife drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bankenfuere sprawls and moves away.
Bankenfuere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wife changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bankenfuere lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bankenfuere.
Second Wife's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wife takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wife avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wife walks into a stiff left hand from Bankenfuere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Berkthar Bankenfuere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Second Wife's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wife moves out of range of the body kick.
Bankenfuere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wife.
Wife blocks a head kick by Bankenfuere.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wife. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bankenfuere misses with a looping right.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
No joy there for Bankenfuere, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wife half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bankenfuere throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wife counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wife.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wife is fighting to break Bankenfuere's control of his arms but Bankenfuere is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bankenfuere is wriggling around but Wife manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife decides to stand up.
Bankenfuere throws a body shot but no joy.
Bankenfuere is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sloppy strikes from Bankenfuere. Those never looked like landing.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bankenfuere swinging wildly here.
Bankenfuere throws an overhand right that lands on Wife's shoulder, as Wife tries to avoid the shot.
Wife has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bankenfuere lands with a nice combination. Wife backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bankenfuere throws a head kick that misses.
Bankenfuere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bankenfuere misses with a looping left.
Wife half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bankenfuere swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Bankenfuere misses.
Bankenfuere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jeez, Second Wife's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bankenfuere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wife manages to avoid it.
Wife tries to counter with a takedown but Bankenfuere is quick to defend against it.
Bankenfuere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bankenfuere throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wife counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wife misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wife misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bankenfuere stalling against the cage.
Wife misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wife.
Bankenfuere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bankenfuere stalls.
Wife misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wife lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wife creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bankenfuere breaks from the clinch.
Wife moves away from the strike by Bankenfuere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Wife blocks the body kick.
Wife moves out of range of the strikes.
Wife drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bankenfuere sprawls and moves away.
Bankenfuere tries a head kick but it misses.
Bankenfuere looks to land a combination but Wife avoids it well.
Bankenfuere throws a body shot but no joy.
Bankenfuere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wife attempts a counter takedown but Bankenfuere avoids it well and moves away.
Bankenfuere throws a hook but Wife blocks it.
Wife changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Second Wife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkthar Bankenfuere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bankenfuere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berkthar Bankenfuere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bankenfuere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berkthar Bankenfuere!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Flamebeard (ranked 3206 p4p, 4751 weight class) and Charlie Potthast (ranked 387 p4p, 520 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242
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235
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Flamebeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Potthast!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potthast scores with a decent looking hook.
Potthast avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potthast has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Potthast ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Potthast lands with a shot to the body.
Flamebeard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Potthast appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Potthast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flamebeard is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Potthast.
Potthast scores with a hook to the body. Flamebeard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Potthast with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Charlie Potthast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potthast drops Flamebeard with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Flamebeard looks back up at him and smiles so Potthast waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Potthast swinging wildly here.
Flamebeard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potthast changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potthast throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potthast lands with a good body shot.
Potthast cracks Flamebeard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Flamebeard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Potthast finish him?
Flamebeard is rocked!
Flamebeard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Flamebeard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potthast lands a nice looking body shot.
Flamebeard seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potthast jabs Flamebeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flamebeard gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Potthast points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Flamebeard wakes up just in time to hear Potthast thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Potthast!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oweny Madden (ranked 2440 p4p, 6216 weight class) and Bean Bryant (ranked 333 p4p, 636 weight class). The key to victory for Oweny Madden has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oweny Madden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madden misses with a body shot.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
Madden lands a slapping body shot.
Madden throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Madden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Bryant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madden.
A big left from Madden misses.
Bryant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Madden looks to land a right hand but Bryant moved out of range.
Bryant tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A swing and a miss from Madden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madden throws out the jab.
Bryant bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Madden is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 25 to Life that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bryant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bryant cracks Madden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bryant lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Madden looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bryant ! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bean Bryant !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Herro (ranked 3457 p4p, 6412 weight class) and Khaos Cleveland (ranked 447 p4p, 649 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaos Cleveland!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleveland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been informed that Cleveland 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.
A punch combination from Herro misses.
Cleveland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herro drives through and clinches with Cleveland against the cage.
Herro controlling the action here for a moment.
Herro is pushing Cleveland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cleveland is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Khaos Cleveland has been cut.
Herro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cleveland, pushing him back against the cage.
Herro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland trying to land knees to the body.
Herro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herro drives through and clinches with Cleveland against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Herro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cleveland letting Herro take a breather here.
Herro is trying to stall.
Cleveland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Herro breaks the clinch.
Herro fails to land with a series of punches.
Cleveland throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cleveland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herro swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleveland.
Cleveland wants to clinch up but Herro keeps it at a distance.
Cleveland tries to clinch but Herro is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Herro pushes Cleveland up against the cage in a clinch.
Cleveland tries to work over Herro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleveland tries a body shot but Herro blocks it.
Cleveland misses with some punches.
Herro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herro connects with a right hand. Cleveland shakes it off.
Herro lands a big uppercut and Cleveland crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cleveland looks OK. Herro waves Cleveland back to his feet!
Cleveland is rocked!
Herro clinches with his opponent.
Cleveland is still on wobbly legs! Can Herro finish him?
Herro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herro connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Cleveland out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tanner Herro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rohl (ranked 3436 p4p, 3258 weight class) and Reza Chas (ranked 421 p4p, 406 weight class). Curtis Rohl could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reza Chas's chin.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Rohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Chas!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chas has managed to clinch.
Chas throws an elbow that misses.
Chas blocks the elbow strike.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Rohl.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Rohl is struggling to control the position.
Chas avoiding damage as Rohl throws knees to the body.
Rohl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rohl stalling.
Chas lands an elbow that stopped Rohl in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rohl.
Chas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rohl is defending well for now.
Rohl looking to stall.
Chas is looking to control Rohl's arms but Rohl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chas has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rohl stalling in the clinch but Chas improves position.
Chas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rohl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rohl.
Chas told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rohl stalls.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rohl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rohl stalls.
Chas lands a good knee to the midsection. Rohl won't want to take too many of those.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Chas lands an elbow inside.
Rohl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Rohl to work.
Chas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rohl to keep the fight standing.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Rohl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rohl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rohl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rohl takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Rohl wants to stall.
Rohl stalling against the cage.
Rohl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rohl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chas tries to land knees in the clinch but Rohl avoids the damage to the body.
Rohl avoids a wild elbow strike from Chas.
Rohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chas just leaning against Rohl, taking a breather.
Rohl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rohl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chas blocks an elbow strike from Rohl.
Chas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chas stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rohl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas tries to land a knee to the head but Rohl blocks with his arms.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chas obliges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Chas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rohl avoids it.
Come on Rohl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rohl stalls.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chas leaning against his opponent.
Rohl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rohl is keeping busy.
Rohl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Rohl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chas up against the cage.
Chas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rohl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chas wants to stall.
Rohl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Chas pushes off an throws an elbow but Rohl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rohl is looking to control Chas's arms but Chas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rohl has his back to the cage.
Rohl lands a good knee to the midsection. Chas won't want to take too many of those.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Chas avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rohl's brow.
Rohl tries a knee to the head but Chas blocks it.
Chas tries to pull guard but Rohl won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reza Chas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chas throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chas wants to slow Rohl down by chopping away at his legs.
Rohl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rohl.
Chas rushes Rohl and presses him up against the cage.
Chas blocks an elbow strike.
Chas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rohl taking a breather.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rohl.
Rohl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chas trying to control the position but instead, Rohl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chas into the cage.
Rohl slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rohl is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Chas.
Rohl throws an elbow but it misses.
Rohl stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chas trying to control the position but instead, Rohl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chas into the cage.
Rohl avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rohl has Chas pushed against the cage.
Rohl seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rohl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rohl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reza Chas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chas blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chas.
Rohl lands an elbow inside.
Chas trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Chas avoids the damage to the body.
Chas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Chas avoiding damage as Rohl throws knees to the body.
Rohl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rohl lands an elbow inside that Chas shrugs off.
Rohl taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rohl pushes off an throws an elbow but Chas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rohl.
Chas managing to block the knees to the body from Rohl.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rohl is defending well for now.
Rohl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rohl stalling against the cage.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
Chas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chas taking a breather.
Rohl avoids the elbow strike from Chas, against the cage.
Rohl stalling in the clinch but Chas improves position.
Chas avoids a wild elbow strike from Rohl.
Rohl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rohl.
Rohl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chas is defending well for now.
Chas landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chas avoids a wild elbow strike from Rohl.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Chas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rohl avoids it.
Rohl looking to slow down the pace here.
Rohl pushes off an throws an elbow but Chas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rohl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the head but Chas blocks with his arms.
Chas trying to control the position but instead, Rohl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chas into the cage.
Chas blocks an elbow strike.
Rohl is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chas is keeping busy.
Chas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rohl stalls.
Rohl lands an elbow that stopped Chas in his tracks for a moment.
Chas misses with a knee strike.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Rohl is looking to control Chas's arms but Chas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rohl has his back to the cage.
Chas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rohl is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rohl dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rohl closes the distance and pushes Chas back into the cage.
Rohl just leaning against Chas, taking a breather.
Rohl lands an elbow inside.
Chas trying to land knees to the body.
Chas stalling in the clinch but Rohl improves position.
Chas lands an elbow inside.
Rohl scores a nice knee to the body.
Rohl controlling the action here for a moment.
Chas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Chas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Rohl.
Chas wants to stall.
Chas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Chas managing to block the knees to the body from Rohl.
Chas tries to land knees in the clinch but Rohl avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chas throws an elbow that misses.
Rohl blocks an elbow strike.
Rohl lands a nice elbow.
Chas taking a breather.
Rohl stalling in the clinch but Chas improves position.
Rohl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Chas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rohl stalling the fight.
Rohl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Chas with a knee to the head.
Rohl wants to stall.
Chas trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Chas trying to land knees to the body.
Chas taking a breather.
Rohl lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chas is looking to control Rohl's arms but Rohl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chas has his back to the cage.
Chas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rohl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rohl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
Chas avoiding damage as Rohl throws knees to the body.
Chas misses with an elbow strike.
Chas is trying to stall.
Rohl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Rohl.
Rohl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rohl avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl looking to stall.
Rohl is trying to stall.
Rohl controlling the action here for a moment.
Chas dodges an elbow strike from Rohl.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chas avoids it.
Rohl lands a nice elbow.
Chas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Chas taking a breather.
Chas avoiding damage as Rohl throws knees to the body.
Rohl throws an elbow but it misses.
Rohl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rohl crunches a lovely knee into Chas's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chas obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohl managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.
Rohl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chas misses with an elbow strike.
Rohl blocks the elbow strike.
Rohl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rohl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rohl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rohl avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Rohl.
Rohl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chas.
Chas misses with a knee strike.
Chas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rohl smiles and moves away.
Rohl closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Rohl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rohl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Rohl!
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