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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Hart (ranked 5229 p4p, 5737 weight class) and Gregory Masterson (ranked 501 p4p, 516 weight class). Darren Hart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gregory Masterson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masterson tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart throws a series of punches but Masterson avoids them all with ease.
Masterson jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masterson misses with a wild combination.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Masterson moved out of range.
A low kick lands for Masterson.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Hart misses.
Masterson digs a good hook to Hart's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart throws a hook to the side of Masterson's head but Masterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Hart throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range.
Masterson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Masterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hart.
A shot to the liver by Masterson. Beautiful body shot.
Masterson scores with a nice body kick.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Masterson clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
Masterson gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masterson.
Hart struggles to land a body shot inside as Masterson controls his hands.
Masterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hart tries a body shot but Masterson blocks it.
A body shot lands from Masterson.
Masterson tries to work over Hart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Masterson - that landed with a thud.
Masterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart misses with the head strike.
Masterson missing with knees to the body.
Hart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastersons head.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson missing with knees to the body.
Masterson lands a right hand.
Masterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masterson gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson digs a right hand underneath Hart's ribcage. Hart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hart tries to stall but Masterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart prevents a body shot from Masterson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masterson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masterson.
Masterson tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson tries to work over Hart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masterson avoids it.
Masterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Masterson - that landed with a thud.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterson.
Masterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson digs a right hand underneath Hart's ribcage. Hart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masterson is defending well for now.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hart lands a left hand.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Masterson.
Masterson landing knees to the body.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Masterson.
A right handed body shot lands from Masterson.
Masterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Masterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Masterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Masterson.
Masterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Masterson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masterson.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masterson landing knees to the head.
Masterson works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
Masterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masterson lands an elbow that stopped Hart in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hart's defenses.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masterson scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
 Hart is rocked!
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson lands a body punch.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masterson lands a right hand.
Masterson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Hart! Masterson unloads with more strikes and Hart sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Masterson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Pennington (ranked 5718 p4p, 3697 weight class) and Zane Yardow (ranked 568 p4p, 450 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennington misses with a looping right.
Yardow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but Yardow is just out of range.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yardow cracks a nice hook into Pennington's ribs.
Yardow lands a glancing blow to the side of Pennington's head.
 It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
Pennington misses with a body punch
and Yardow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yardow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pennington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yardow scrambles back to his feet.
Yardow scores with a jab to the body.
Pennington throws a hook but Yardow avoids it easily.
Pennington seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yardow misses with a body shot
and Pennington counters with a stiff right hand.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yardow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body 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!
Pennington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pennington moves out of range of the strikes.
Pennington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington moves away from the strike by Yardow.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pennington throws a right hand that misses
and Yardow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennington throws an off balance right hand
and Yardow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yardow lands a jab to the head.
Pennington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennington throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
Pennington throws out a loose jab but Yardow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yardow scores with a jab to the head.
Yardow lands an overhand right.
Pennington defending well as Yardow loads up on a big left hand.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yardow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Pennington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yardow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yardow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Yardow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pennington.
Yardow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yardow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yardow takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
Pennington avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Pennington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
Yardow misses with an uppercut. Pennington saw that one coming.
Pennington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Yardow misses
letting Pennington counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws a jab when Yardow was well out of range.
Yardow throws a sloppy body shot
and Pennington counters with a stiff right hand.
Pennington scores with a jab to the head.
Pennington misses with a hook
and Yardow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Pennington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Pennington misses.
Pennington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yardow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pennington with a body shot.
Yardow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pennington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab from Pennington misses.
Yardow throws a body shot but no joy.
Pennington throws an off balance right hand
and Yardow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yardow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pennington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yardow scrambles back to his feet.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yardow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Pennington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yardow moves away.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yardow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yardow swings for the body but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Yardow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yardow looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennington is just out of range.
Yardow slips under a jab.
Yardow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yardow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yardow slips a jab from Pennington.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yardow! But no joy.
Pennington misses with an uppercut
and Yardow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yardow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yardow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a left hand
and Yardow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yardow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pennington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
Yardow lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Yardow.
Pennington misses with a left hand
and Yardow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yardow looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennington is just out of range.
Yardow misses with a looping right.
Pennington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Yardow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yardow!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a looping right.
Yardow moves away from the strike by Pennington.
Yardow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Yardow blocks a jab.
Yardow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennington.
Pennington walks into a straight right hand from Yardow.
Pennington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yardow moves away.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
Pennington is looking to counter punch.
Pennington throws a jab when Yardow was well out of range.
Pennington throws a wild body kick that Yardow sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yardow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
It looked like Pennington was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yardow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardow.
Yardow throws a body shot but no joy.
Pennington is looking to counter punch.
Yardow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Yardow avoids the body shot from Pennington.
Yardow scores with a hook.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardow.
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but Yardow is just out of range.
Pennington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yardow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pennington.
Yardow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pennington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Pennington finds it's way through Yardow's defenses.
Pennington looks to land a left hand but Yardow moved out of range nicely.
Yardow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennington was well out of range. Poor timing from Yardow.
Yardow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pennington.
Pennington throws a big counter combination but Yardow scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yardow misses with a looping right.
Pennington tried to counter with a leg kick but Yardow avoided it.
Yardow looks to land a left hand but Pennington moved out of range nicely.
Pennington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pennington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yardow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. Yardow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but Yardow is just out of range.
Yardow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennington was well out of range. Poor timing from Yardow.
Yardow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a lunging right hand
and Yardow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pennington cracks Yardow with a good jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yardow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yardow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pennington throws a hook but Yardow avoids it easily.
Yardow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington throws a jab but it's blocked by Yardow.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Pennington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yardow on the side of the head.
Pennington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yardow.
A telegraphed right hand from Pennington misses the target.
Yardow feints a counter leg kick.
Yardow moves out of range as Pennington strikes.
Yardow cracks Pennington with an open hand slap.
A big left from Yardow misses.
Yardow missing with a left hand there. Pennington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Yardow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Pennington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yardow missing with a left hand there. Pennington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Pennington misses the target.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yardow manages to avoid it.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Yardow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pennington. Pennington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pennington ducks under a wild hook from Yardow.
A big right from Pennington misses.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington needs to keep his hands up - Yardow had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow looks to throw the jab but Pennington is out of range.
Yardow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Yardow throws a looping overhand right but Pennington ducks down to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pennington might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big right from Yardow misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Yardow punishes Pennington's body with a nice straight punch.
Yardow looks to land a left hand but Pennington moved out of range nicely.
Pennington looks to land a right hand but Yardow moved out of range.
A slow jab from Pennington misses its intended target.
Pennington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yardow misses with a looping right.
Yardow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Yardow.
Pennington slips under a jab.
Pennington swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yardow! But no joy.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pennington misses.
Pennington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Yardow.
Nice defenses there by Yardow.
Yardow throws a hook but Pennington blocks it.
Pennington scores with a hook to the body. Yardow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Yardow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yardow digs a good hook to Pennington's body.
Pennington throws an off balance right hand
and Yardow counters with a right hand to the body.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yardow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yardow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yardow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pennington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardow throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to bum rush Yardow with a series of wild strikes but Yardow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yardow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pennington throws a shot to the body.
Yardow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennington throws out the jab.
Yardow throws the left hand but Pennington avoids the punch easily.
Yardow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
Yardow misses the jab.
Pennington throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yardow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Yardow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pennington misses the target.
Yardow slips a jab from Pennington.
A little jabbing left from Yardow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Yardow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
A countering left hand to the body from Yardow misses.
A jab from Yardow misses.
Pennington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yardow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yardow was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
Yardow lands with a shot to the body.
Pennington is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yardow's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yardow lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but Yardow is just out of range.
Yardow scores with a nice right hand.
Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Pennington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennington misses with a hook
and Yardow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pennington thinking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Yardow misses with a shot to the body
and Pennington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennington misses with a wild body shot.
Pennington misses with a hook
and Yardow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Yardow.
Pennington throws a jab when Yardow was well out of range.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Pennington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yardow to score with a decent uppercut.
Pennington throws a right hand that misses
and Yardow counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Yardow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a low kick.
Yardow looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennington is just out of range.
Pennington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Yardow throws out a loose jab but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Pennington. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pennington looks to throw the jab but Yardow is out of range.
Yardow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Yardow.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
Yardow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yardow tries a quick counter leg kick but Pennington is wise to it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington looks to land a right hand but Yardow moved out of range.
Pennington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Yardow. Beautiful body shot.
Pennington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Yardow misses its intended target.
Yardow throws out a loose jab but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennington slips under a jab.
It looked like Pennington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pennington lands with a nice body punch.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Yardow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yardow throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennington.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yardow checks a leg kick.
Pennington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow just misses with a punch to the body.
Zane Yardow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. Yardow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yardow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennington manages to avoid it.
Yardow throws a body shot but no joy.
Yardow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yardow cracks Pennington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yardow throws a solid leg kick but Pennington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yardow.
It looked like Pennington was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yardow.
The fighters circling - Pennington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennington swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yardow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pennington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pennington swings widly with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pennington misses.
Yardow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennington throws out the jab.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Yardow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yardow.
Yardow throws a shot to the body.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardow.
Pennington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yardow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yardow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington looks to land a right hand but Yardow moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Yardow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Floyd Pennington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yardow staying out of range there.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yardow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pennington avoids the body shot from Yardow.
Pennington is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Yardow misses.
Nice straight punches there by Yardow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yardow.
Yardow misses with a body shot.
A big left from Pennington misses.
Yardow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
Pennington scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Yardow throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
Yardow staying out of range there.
Yardow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pennington with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow misses with a hook.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington scores with a nice head shot.
Pennington misses with a left hand
and Yardow counters with a stiff right hand.
Yardow missing with a left hand there. Pennington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pennington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Pennington misses.
Yardow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pennington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yardow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pennington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pennington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yardow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington tries to land a leg kick but Yardow saw it coming and moves away.
Yardow throws out a counter right but Pennington avoids it with no problem.
Pennington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yardow.
Pennington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
The fighters circling - Pennington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
Yardow stalks Pennington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pennington's face. Pennington staggers backwards, shaken.
Yardow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pennington misses with a hook
and Yardow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pennington misses the shot to the body.
Yardow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pennington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington lands a head shot.
Yardow tries to clinch but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yardow.
Yardow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pennington lands with a nice body punch.
Pennington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pennington scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. Yardow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Yardow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yardow throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Pennington misses.
Yardow unleashes a big counter combination but Pennington bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Yardow misses
and Pennington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but Yardow is just out of range.
Yardow misses with an uppercut. Pennington saw that one coming.
Pennington was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pennington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yardow manages to avoid it.
Yardow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pennington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yardow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennington moves away from the strike by Yardow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow misses with a body punch
and Pennington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yardow cracks Pennington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
Pennington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yardow looks to clinch
enabling Pennington to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yardow slips a jab from Pennington.
Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Pennington cracks a nice hook into Yardow's ribs.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardow.
Yardow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yardow connects with a looping right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow misses with a looping right.
Yardow lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Yardow finds it's target.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pennington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yardow was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
Yardow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennington throws out the jab.
Pennington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yardow throws out a counter right but Pennington avoids it with no problem.
Pennington slips a straight right by Yardow.
Pennington is looking to counter punch.
Yardow takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
Yardow cracks Pennington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yardow lands a nice hook to Pennington's body. Pennington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Yardow staying out of range there.
Jab by Pennington.
Yardow takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Yardow.
Yardow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yardow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennington manages to avoid it.
Yardow lands a jab to the nose.
Yardow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a shot to the body
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Pennington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Yardow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yardow just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a looping right.
Pennington throws a hook but Yardow avoids it easily.
Pennington swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yardow avoids the body shot from Pennington.
A jab from Yardow misses.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
Yardow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pennington.
Yardow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennington.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yardow misses.
Yardow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennington misses with a looping right.
Yardow misses with a lunging right hand
and Pennington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pennington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yardow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pennington with a body shot.
Yardow misses with a hook
and Pennington counters with a stiff right hand.
Yardow misses with a straight left.
It looked like Pennington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pennington avoids the body shot from Yardow.
Pennington throws a nice looking combination but Yardow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pennington throws a poor cross that misses
and Yardow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Floyd Pennington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zane Yardow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pennington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yardow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zane Yardow.
Well Yardow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Yardow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Pard (ranked 3580 p4p, 5623 weight class) and Muhammad Watts (ranked 442 p4p, 560 weight class). Muhammad Watts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Pard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a hook but Pard blocks it.
Pard throws a head kick that misses.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Pard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Watts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pard misses with a jab to the body
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watts avoids the head kick by Pard.
Pard scores with a nice body kick.
Watts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Pard
and Watts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Pard has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pard stalling in the clinch but Watts improves position.
Watts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pard or not.
Watts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Pard controls his hands.
Pard trying to stall but Watts improves his position.
Watts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pard working aggressively here.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watts avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pard misses with the head strike.
Watts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pard.
Pard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watts tries a body shot but Pard blocks it.
Watts lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts lands a shoulder strike.
Pard is rocked!
Pard misses with the head strike.
Oh Pard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watts misses with a punch on the inside.
Pard has had enough of the clinch but Watts keeps him there for the moment.
Watts gets through Pard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Pard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Pard misses with the head strike.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Pard.
Watts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pard or not.
Pard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Pard blocking some punches.
Pard misses with the head strike.
Watts stalls.
Watts is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Watts's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts dips a shoulder and cracks Pard with a mighty uppercut! Pard falls back against the cage and Watts unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pard 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 - Watts screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Watts!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Leaf (ranked 4798 p4p, 3450 weight class) and Juancho De La Rosa (ranked 353 p4p, 280 weight class). Juancho De La Rosa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Leaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juancho De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaf avoids the head kick by De La Rosa.
Leaf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leaf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De La Rosa scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Leaf misses
and De La Rosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De La Rosa throws a looping overhand right but Leaf ducks down to avoid it.
De La Rosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leaf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De La Rosa backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Juancho De La Rosa has been cut.
De La Rosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leaf.
De La Rosa tests Leaf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De La Rosa scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leaf swings widly with a right hand
enabling De La Rosa to counter with a crisp jab.
De La Rosa cracks Leaf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leaf moves out of range of the body kick.
Leaf displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf slips under a jab.
De La Rosa lands a slapping body shot.
Leaf walks into a straight right hand from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De La Rosa throws a head kick that misses.
Leaf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De La Rosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
De La Rosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leaf.
De La Rosa slips under a jab.
De La Rosa unleashes a big counter combination but Leaf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De La Rosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De La Rosa dodges the punch combination from Leaf.
De La Rosa moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Rosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De La Rosa lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa rushes Leaf and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Rosa pushes Leaf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De La Rosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leaf's elbow.
The referee calls for De La Rosa to work.
Leaf lands a left hand.
De La Rosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leaf lands a hook that snaps the head of De La Rosa backwards.
Leaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De La Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Rosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Leaf on the inside.
De La Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leafs head.
A head punch on the inside from De La Rosa fails to land.
De La Rosa misses with the head strike.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaf scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De La Rosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De La Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Leaf's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Rosa.
Leaf tries to pull guard but De La Rosa won't allow it.
Leaf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De La Rosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leaf throws a combination that misses
and De La Rosa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Leaf misses with a straight left.
De La Rosa feints a counter leg kick.
De La Rosa jabs at Leaf's body.
De La Rosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leaf is rocked!
It looks like Jay Leaf has been cut.
De La Rosa throws an uppercut from hell that sends Leaf clean off his feet! He's out cold! De La Rosa stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juancho De La Rosa!
A determined Juancho De La Rosa didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Liars (ranked 3363 p4p, 4825 weight class) and Devon Merchant (ranked 392 p4p, 486 weight class). Merchant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- Pass. Devon Merchant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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, Christian Liars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Merchant!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liars looks to score with a jab to the body but Merchant is just out of range.
Liars lands with an overhand left.
Merchant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liars circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liars counters with a stiff right hand.
Merchant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Merchant throws a right hand that misses
and Liars counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merchant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liars wants it to stay on the feet.
Merchant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merchant has managed to clinch.
Merchant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liars is defending well.
Liars blocks a body shot from Merchant.
Merchant tries to work over Liars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merchant gets through Liars's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Merchant - that landed with a thud.
Liars misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liars escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merchant misses the shot to the body.
Merchant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liars cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christian Liars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Merchant.
Liars works over Merchant's head and body with a nice combination.
Merchant throws a body shot but no joy.
Merchant looking to score a takedown here. Liars is defending well but Merchant drives through and ends up in Liars's guard.
Liars looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liars has his hands on Merchant's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is working Liars over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liars wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Merchant throwing strikes but missing.
Merchant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Merchant stopping the sweep attempt from Liars.
Liars can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Merchant controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Merchant connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Liars seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Liars knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Merchant on the ground.
Merchant postures up in Liars's guard and throws a big left but Liars blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merchant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merchant moves away.
Merchant looks to score with a jab to the body but Liars is just out of range.
Merchant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liars.
Liars throws a hook but Merchant blocks it.
Merchant misses the jab.
Liars fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Merchant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liars throws a jab but it's blocked by Merchant.
Merchant misses with a hook.
Liars drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merchant sprawls and moves away.
Liars misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merchant manages to avoid it.
And Merchant tries to counter it with a takedown but Liars pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merchant misses with a body shot.
Liars lands a really nice looking cross but Merchant seems unphased.
Merchant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liars was well out of range. Poor timing from Merchant.
Liars throws a combination that misses
and Merchant counters with a shoot takedown. Liars fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merchant postures up.
Merchant wants to control from the top but Liars keeps moving.
Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liars has momentary wrist control but Merchant slips an elbow through the middle.
Merchant wants to control from the top but Liars keeps moving.
Liars looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Merchant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Liars trying to control here.
Merchant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Liars is looking to escape.
Liars is looking for a sweep. Merchant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Merchant prevents Liars from standing back up.
Liars tries to roll over but Merchant keeps him under control.
Liars on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liars tries to get out of the position.
Liars taking some punishment here, with Merchant in his half guard.
It looks like Christian Liars has been cut.
Merchant drops an elbow to the side of Liars's head.
Liars holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Liars is pressing down on Merchant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liars keeping moving, preventing Merchant from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Merchant misses.
Liars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merchant moves away.
Liars moves out of range as Merchant strikes.
Merchant moves out of range as Liars strikes.
It seemed like Merchant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Merchant.
Liars waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merchant.
Merchant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liars.
Merchant throws a lazy right hand but Liars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merchant manages to avoid it.
Merchant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Liars coming out on top.
Merchant walks into a jab.
Liars moves out of range of the strikes.
Liars drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merchant sprawls and moves away.
Liars will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Merchant misses with a wild body shot.
Liars is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liars moves away from the strike by Merchant.
A lazy left from Merchant finds it's target.
Merchant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liars uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merchant.
Liars feinted with a counter takedown.
Merchant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liars.
Merchant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Merchant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liars swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merchant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Liars looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Liars wants to control but Merchant postures up.
Merchant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liars keeps working.
Liars struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merchant working the head and body with strikes.
Merchant creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Liars struggling a bit here.
Merchant trying to control the position but Liars is working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is working Liars over with some ground and pound from side control.
Liars struggling a bit here.
Liars takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Liars stops Merchant from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merchant tries to advance position but instead Liars slips a leg back in to half guard.
Liars is controlling Merchant's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Merchant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devon Merchant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Liars's cut.
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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liars, as that shot connected.
Christian Liars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liars steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Merchant.
Liars misses with a two punch combination.
And Merchant tries to counter it with a takedown but Liars pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Merchant staying out of range there.
Liars avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merchant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liars manages to avoid it.
Liars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Merchant just misses with a punch to the body.
Liars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Merchant.
Christian Liars is winning the standup battle so far.
Liars pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Merchant tries to counter it with a takedown but Liars pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Liars scores with a hook to the body. Merchant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liars throws a lazy right hand but Merchant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liars cracks Merchant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Liars scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liars lands an overhand right.
A jab from Liars misses.
A slow jab from Merchant misses its intended target.
Liars throws a hook but Merchant avoids it easily.
Liars lands with a good body shot.
Merchant misses the jab.
Liars jabs Merchant right on the nose. Merchant blinks but takes it well.
Merchant loads up on a big right hand but Liars slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Merchant misses the target.
Liars jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merchant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Liars staying out of range there.
Merchant misses with a hook. Liars ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Liars counter with a right hand.
Merchant dives in and grabs Liars's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liars pushes down on Merchant's head and hops out.
Liars throws a right hand that Merchant ducks under and follows up with a left that Merchant also avoids with ease.
Merchant moves out of range of the strikes.
Merchant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liars as he jumps to the side.
Liars throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Liars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merchant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Merchant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Merchant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liars looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Merchant is fending him off so far but Liars persists. Nope, Merchant circles away and we're back to standing.
Merchant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Liars misses.
Merchant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merchant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Liars on his heels. He'll look to pass Liars's guard now, I'm sure.
Liars is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merchant is looking for a sweep. Liars is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liars wants to advance to full mount but Merchant doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Liars postures up in Merchant's guard and throws a big left but Merchant blocks it.
Merchant managing to control the position.
Liars has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Liars postures up in Merchant's guard and throws a big left but Merchant blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Merchant holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing that Liars has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Liars throwing strikes from guard but Merchant blocks nicely.
Liars pushes down on Merchant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Liars throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is not content to let Liars control the position.
Merchant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liars.
Liars is trying to control. Merchant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Merchant wants to improve his position but Liars is controlling well.
Merchant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Liars.
Merchant keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liars. Merchant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liars lands a jab to Merchant's midsection.
Merchant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Liars misses.
Merchant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant misses with an uppercut
and Liars counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liars slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Merchant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liars.
Merchant ducks under a wild hook from Liars.
Liars scores with a sloppy right hand. Merchant should have avoided that one.
Liars swings for the body but Merchant moves out of range.
Liars slips a straight right by Merchant.
Merchant throws a hook but Liars blocks it.
Liars swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liars lands with an uppercut that bounces Merchant off the cage and back into range.
Merchant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merchant looks for a takedown but Liars sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Liars on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christian Liars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Merchant.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant throws a hook to the side of Liars's head but Liars sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merchant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liars fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Merchant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Merchant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Liars manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Liars has control of Merchant's left arm, preventing Merchant from doing any damage.
Liars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merchant won't allow Liars to sweep him here.
Merchant trying to control but Liars is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Liars working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merchant.
Merchant landing with the ground and pound.
Merchant preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Merchant throws a body shot but no joy.
Liars lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liars defending well as Merchant loads up on a big left hand.
Liars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Merchant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liars lands with a shot to the body.
Liars lunges at Merchant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Merchant's hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant misses the shot to the body.
Merchant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liars fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Merchant on the side of the head.
Merchant throws a body punch but Liars moves out of range.
Merchant digs a good hook to Liars's body.
Liars avoids the body shot from Merchant.
Merchant leaves Liars with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Merchant misses the target.
Merchant throws an overhand right that lands on Liars's shoulder, as Liars tries to avoid the shot.
Merchant darts in looking for a takedown but Liars gets double underhooks and turns Merchant into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Liars dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Liars's cut.
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!
Liars slips a jab from Merchant.
Merchant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liars swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merchant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liars was well out of range. Poor timing from Merchant.
Liars misses with a hook.
Liars cracks Merchant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liars misses with a looping left.
Liars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Merchant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merchant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liars takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liars connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Merchant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liars lands a jab to Merchant's midsection.
Liars dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merchant slips a jab from Liars.
Merchant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Merchant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liars moves away.
Merchant throws a hook but Liars blocks it.
A big right from Liars misses.
Liars moves out of range as Merchant strikes.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liars misses with an uppercut. Merchant saw that one coming.
Liars clobbers Merchant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liars looks to land a left hand but Merchant moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Merchant! But no joy.
Liars scores with the left hand. Merchant knows he should have avoided that one.
Liars misses with a straight right.
Liars throws a hook but Merchant blocks it.
Merchant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liars decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Merchant's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liars postures up in Merchant's guard and throws a big left but Merchant blocks it.
Liars slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Liars wants to control from the top but Merchant keeps moving.
Merchant pulls Liars in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liars trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liars throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Merchant pulls Liars in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Liars trying to control but Merchant is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merchant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merchant misses with a body shot.
Merchant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liars takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Liars misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liars stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Liars misses.
Liars lands an overhand right.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liars swings widly with a right hand
and Merchant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Merchant defending well as Liars loads up on a big left hand.
Liars misses with a right hand
and Merchant counters with a shoot takedown. Liars fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merchant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liars is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merchant can do to turn this around?
Merchant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Liars looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merchant working some strikes from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant chips away with some ground and pound.
Merchant trying to control but Liars is working from the bottom.
Merchant won't allow Liars to sweep him here.
Merchant passes into half guard.
Merchant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Merchant winds up and cracks Liars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liars is looking to control Merchant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Liars avoid being mounted?
That's six 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.
Merchant prevents Liars from improving his position.
Liars is holding on to half guard well.
Liars has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Merchant is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merchant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liars manages to avoid it.
Liars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Merchant throws the left hand but Liars avoids the punch easily.
Liars throws a lazy right hand but Merchant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liars gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Merchant.
Liars throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Merchant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Liars wants to get back to his feet but Merchant passes into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Merchant is looking to take a break and control but Liars is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liars regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liars trying to control the position here.
Merchant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liars wants to stand up but Merchant is controlling him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Liars lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Merchant controlling Liars's posture.
Liars throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Merchant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liars is looking to work some ground and pound but Merchant has wrist control.
Liars working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merchant pulls Liars in close to prevent any damage.
Merchant wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Liars is now in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liars missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merchant wants to get back to full guard.
Merchant controlling the position for now.
Merchant is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Merchant works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Merchant holds on and takes a little breather.
Devon Merchant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Merchant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Liars showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liars 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Liars!
Christian Liars decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 2048 p4p, 4828 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 259 p4p, 488 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Houston saw that one coming.
Houston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Houston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Houston - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Houston dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Houston checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson defending well as Houston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Houston defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston with a jab.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Houston moved out of range nicely.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Houston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Houston moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Houston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Houston throws a poor cross that misses
and Houston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Houston's 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!
Houston swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson lands a jab.
 Houston is rocked!
Johnson connects with a nice cross there... Houston is looking wobbly and Johnson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Houston to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Johnson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
Marlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Howell misses.
Marlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Marlin stalks Howell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howell's face. Howell staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Jab by Marlin.
Howell looks to land a body kick but Marlin moved away.
Howell slips a straight right by Marlin.
Marlin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marlin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marlin takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
Howell moves out of range of the strikes.
Marlin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Howell.
Jab, jab by Marlin - just one landing.
Marlin throws a right hand that misses
and Howell counters with a right hand to the body.
Howell missing with a left hand there. Marlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell misses with a hook.
Keanu Marlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Howell throws a jab when Marlin was well out of range.
Marlin throws out a counter right but Howell avoids it with no problem.
Marlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Marlin avoids it.
Marlin digs a good hook to Howell's body.
Marlin misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
Marlin lands a nice hook to Howell's body. Howell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howell throws a counter high kick but Marlin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Marlin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Marlin swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
Marlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
Marlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howell misses with a left hand
and Marlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marlin lands a body shot.
Howell throws a poor cross that misses
and Marlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Howell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Marlin walks into a straight right hand from Howell.
Howell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marlin counters with a straight right hand.
Marlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howell avoids the body shot from Marlin.
Marlin misses with a two punch combination.
Howell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marlin misses with a jab to the body
and Howell counters with a good low kick that Marlin was not able to check.
A lazy left from Marlin finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marlin.
Marlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marlin moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell throws a wild body kick that Marlin sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick from Howell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marlin throws an overhand right that lands on Howell's shoulder, as Howell tries to avoid the shot.
Marlin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Howell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Howell throws a body shot but no joy.
Marlin scores with a jab to the body.
Marlin misses with a body shot.
Marlin walks into a left hand.
Marlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marlin.
Marlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell moves away from the strike by Marlin.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell swings for the body but Marlin moves out of range.
Howell throws the left hand but Marlin avoids the punch easily.
Marlin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howell slips a jab from Marlin.
Nice uppercut there from Marlin.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick
and Marlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marlin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marlin swings widly with a right hand
and Howell counters with a good, hard body kick but Marlin shrugs it off.
A jab from Marlin misses.
Marlin 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howell, as that shot connected.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marlin throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marlin missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marlin throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howell misses the body punch
letting Marlin counter with a right hand.
Howell misses with the body kick
and Marlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howell swings widly with a right hand
and Marlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marlin lands with a cross.
Howell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marlin throws a shot to the body.
Marlin throws a looping overhand right but Howell ducks down to avoid it.
Marlin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marlin duly obliges.
Marlin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Marlin finds it's way through Howell's defenses.
Marlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marlin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marlin.
Marlin throws a big shot that misses.
Marlin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marlin connects with the punch.
Howell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Howell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howell tests Marlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Marlin misses.
A head kick by Howell misses
enabling Marlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Marlin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell throws a body kick that misses.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
Marlin throws a shot from downtown. Howell moves away and avoids it.
Marlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
Marlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Howell counters with a nice leg kick.
Marlin throws a lazy right hand but Howell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Howell.
Howell slips under a jab.
Marlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marlin misses with the combination.
Howell thumps Marlin with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Howell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Howell slips a straight right by Marlin.
Marlin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Marlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Howell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab lands there for Howell.
Howell throws a body kick that misses
and Marlin counters with a straight right hand.
Marlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Marlin misses.
Howell forces Marlin back against the cage and clinches.
Howell misses with a punch on the inside.
Marlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howell tries to pull guard but Marlin won't allow it.
Howell misses with a punch on the inside.
Marlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howell.
A short body shot lands from Howell as the two fighters clinch.
Howell fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin blocking some punches.
Howell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Howell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marlin has a couple of punches blocked by Howell.
Howell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marlin lands an uppercut.
Marlin misses with some punches.
Howell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Howell.
Howell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Howell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marlin walks away with a smile on his face. Howell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marlin digs a good hook to Howell's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Marlin misses.
Donk. Marlin catches Howell right on the button with a cross.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Marlin slips the punch.
Marlin misses the shot to the body.
Marlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Marlin avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell decides to pull guard.
Marlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howell is keeping the position for now.
Howell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marlin is aware though and is defending well.
Howell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marlin is aware though and is defending well.
Marlin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell working a defensive guard here.
Howell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marlin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marlin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell is really struggling to control Marlin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Howell is looking for a triangle but Marlin pushes his legs off easily.
Howell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marlin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Howell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marlin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Howell is tightening it up a little... Marlin has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Marlin reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Marlin taps out! Nice BJJ there by Howell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Julius Howell!
Our winner, Julius Howell, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 2248 p4p, 1789 weight class) and Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 360 p4p, 287 weight class). Kilgore has chosen HonestKey- Change as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from Corbin.
Kilgore throws a solid leg kick but Corbin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kilgore.
Corbin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore pushes Corbin away with a front kick.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
Corbin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Corbin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Corbin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kilgore is looking to slow Corbin down with leg kicks.
Corbin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Corbin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corbin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corbin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kilgore to regain full guard.
Corbin postures up.
Kilgore seems keen to control Corbin's posture.
Corbin throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
Kilgore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kilgore trying to control the position.
Corbin 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.
Corbin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
Kilgore seems keen to control Corbin's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corbin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilgore finds it's way round the side to connect with Corbin's head.
Corbin swings widly with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a thumping low kick.
Kilgore tries a head kick but it misses.
Corbin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kilgore scores with a push kick.
Corbin throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Corbin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corbin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilgore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilgore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corbin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corbin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corbin just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick from Kilgore lands but Corbin takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin misses with a hook.
Corbin misses the jab.
Kilgore pushes Corbin away with a front kick.
Kilgore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corbin tries for a takedown but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Corbin looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
Kilgore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kilgore throws a lazy body kick
and Corbin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore is looking to control Corbin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kilgore avoid being mounted?
Corbin slips a nice elbow through Kilgore's hands, connecting with Kilgore's forehead.
Corbin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Corbin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbin thows a huge punch but Kilgore dodges it nicely.
Kilgore wants to control but Corbin is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corbin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kilgore is trying to control but can't.
Kilgore is trying to get back to full guard.
Corbin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilgore tries to roll over but Corbin keeps him under control.
Corbin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corbin wants to take a breather but Kilgore is having none of it.
Corbin is looking to advance position but Kilgore won't allow it.
Kilgore is looking to improve his position.
Corbin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Corbin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kilgore is looking for a sweep. Corbin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilgore is doing well to control the position and prevent Corbin from advancing to side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kilgore tries to roll over but Corbin keeps him under control.
Corbin slips a nice elbow through Kilgore's hands, connecting with Kilgore's forehead.
Corbin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kilgore is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilgore trying to control from the bottom.
Corbin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilgore wants to control but Corbin is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kilgore catches Corbin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore thows a body kick. Corbin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corbin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilgore counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilgore lands a jab.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
Corbin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jeremy Kilgore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilgore misses with a left hand
and Corbin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilgore thinking.
Corbin misses with a wild combination.
Corbin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilgore misses with a two punch combination.
Corbin is looking to counter punch.
Corbin looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
Kilgore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kilgore lands an overhand right.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a head kick but Corbin moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore scores with a decent looking hook.
Corbin goes for a double leg but Kilgore avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kilgore continues to drive forward.
Kilgore lands a right hand.
Corbin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
Kilgore lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ulysses Corbin has been cut.
Kilgore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilgore dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbin's elbow.
Corbin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries a body shot but Corbin blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but Corbin avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulysses Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Kilgore.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corbin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corbin.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike.
Corbin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore lands a body punch.
Corbin is breathing heavily.
Corbin tries to throw a body punch but Kilgore avoids it by throwing Corbin back against the cage.
Kilgore lands a right hand.
Corbin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Kilgore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Corbin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbin moves away.
Kilgore misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Corbin misses the target.
Kilgore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corbin loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
Kilgore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kilgore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corbin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
Corbin moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Kilgore misses with a left hand
and Corbin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilgore thinking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Corbin misses the target.
Corbin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. Corbin should have avoided that one.
Kilgore lands a big head kick that sends Corbin tumbling to the mat! Kilgore takes a step backwards and waves Corbin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Corbin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Oh Corbin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilgore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore scores with a nice strike.
Jeremy Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilgore tries a head kick but it misses.
Corbin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Kilgore.
Kilgore motions for Corbin to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but Corbin moved away.
Kilgore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Corbin avoids a kick to the body.
Kilgore keeps Corbin at a distance using the push kick.
Corbin seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Corbin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corbin takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore takes a swing at Corbin's ribcage but misses.
Corbin throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Kilgore steps in with a hook that catches Corbin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kilgore follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Corbin looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Kilgore!
Our winner, Jeremy Kilgore, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Knight (ranked 1682 p4p, 1772 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 223 p4p, 230 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Chaz Popizicki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popizicki has his takedown stuffed
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Popizicki takes one on the button.
Popizicki lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Popizicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popizicki slips a straight right by Knight.
A countering left hand to the body from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popizicki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Popizicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popizicki throws a right hand that misses
and Popizicki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popizicki cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
Popizicki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knight quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki content to control rather than advance.
Knight wants to improve his position but Popizicki is controlling well.
Knight trying to control here.
Knight moves into full guard.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popizicki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Popizicki pushing down on Knight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Popizicki controlling the pace.
Knight preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
Popizicki is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight keeping hold of Popizicki's head, controlling as best he can.
Popizicki trying to mount his opponent but Knight defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popizicki misses with a wild body shot.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Popizicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popizicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Popizicki misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Popizicki.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popizicki.
Popizicki throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Popizicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Popizicki blocks a jab.
Popizicki gets a double leg takedown into Knight's 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!
Popizicki is fighting to break Knight's control of his arms but Knight is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Popizicki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knight has his hands on Popizicki's head, controlling the position.
Popizicki stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Popizicki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Popizicki trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Popizicki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popizicki walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Popizicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Popizicki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knight slips under a jab from Popizicki.
Popizicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Popizicki.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight connects with a jab.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popizicki throws an off balance right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popizicki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knight tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Popizicki is in Knight's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popizicki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knight wants to stand up but Popizicki is controlling him.
Popizicki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Knight keeping full guard, as Popizicki tries to pass.
Knight pulls Popizicki in close to prevent any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight continues to stall.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Popizicki from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Popizicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Popizicki misses with a wild combination.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Popizicki swings widly with a right hand
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popizicki looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight misses the jab.
Popizicki walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
Knight defending well as Popizicki loads up on a big left hand.
Popizicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight jabs Popizicki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Popizicki misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
Popizicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Terrell Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popizicki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Popizicki lands a slapping body shot.
Knight scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki darts in looking for a takedown but Knight gets double underhooks and turns Popizicki into the cage.
Knight swings for the body but Popizicki moves out of range.
Popizicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Popizicki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight takes a swing at Popizicki's ribcage but misses.
Popizicki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
Terrell Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Popizicki.
Popizicki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrell Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Popizicki misses with a hook to the body
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Popizicki misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Popizicki misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Popizicki throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Popizicki throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popizicki misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popizicki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popizicki. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight 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 one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki throws an off balance right hand
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popizicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Popizicki.
Popizicki misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Popizicki ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Terrell Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Popizicki misses with a hook.
Donk. Knight catches Popizicki right on the button with a cross.
Popizicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Popizicki misses.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Popizicki is rocked!
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Popizicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Popizicki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight takes a swing at Popizicki's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popizicki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knight avoids the body shot from Popizicki.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popizicki swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popizicki. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popizicki throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Popizicki throws a series of strikes that have Knight backpedaling.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Popizicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popizicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Popizicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Popizicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Popizicki.
Popizicki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Popizicki misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Popizicki misses with a straight left.
Popizicki blocks a jab.
Knight digs a good hook to Popizicki's body.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popizicki in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Popizicki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight thuds his right hand into Popizicki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Popizicki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popizicki.
Popizicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popizicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popizicki misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Popizicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight drops Popizicki with a beautiful combination! Popizicki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knight is looking for the KO!
Popizicki is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Popizicki lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight connects with the punch.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
Knight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Popizicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popizicki digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Popizicki seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Popizicki moved out of range nicely.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Popizicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popizicki looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knight scores with a one two! Popizicki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popizicki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Popizicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight slips a jab from Popizicki.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Popizicki moved out of range.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Popizicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Popizicki blocks a jab.
Popizicki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Popizicki moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Popizicki takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Popizicki.
Popizicki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Popizicki moves away from the strike by Knight.
Popizicki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popizicki walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Popizicki slips under a jab from Knight.
Popizicki misses with a body shot.
Knight is looking to counter punch.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Popizicki ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Popizicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Popizicki connects with a nice looking jab.
Knight misses the body punch
and Popizicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Popizicki.
Popizicki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Popizicki lands with an overhand left.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Popizicki is out of range.
Popizicki ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Popizicki throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popizicki misses with an uppercut.
Popizicki takes one to the chin there.
Popizicki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Popizicki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popizicki throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Popizicki slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Popizicki misses the target.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Popizicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popizicki throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popizicki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popizicki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Knight misses.
Popizicki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Popizicki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knight was covering up waiting for the punch and Popizicki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Knight 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!
Knight thuds a left hand into Popizicki's body.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Popizicki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knight tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Popizicki is in Knight's guard.
Popizicki looking to pass the guard.
Chaz Popizicki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Popizicki trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Knight has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knight passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki regains half guard there - taking advantage of Knight's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Popizicki's hands, connecting with Popizicki's forehead.
Popizicki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Popizicki wants to get back to full guard.
Knight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight is keen to just control but Popizicki is a slippery customer.
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. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Popizicki's temple.
Popizicki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Popizicki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knight defends well.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Popizicki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight postures up in Popizicki's guard and throws a big left but Popizicki blocks it.
Popizicki is looking for a triangle here but Knight uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Popizicki taking a bit of punishment here - Knight scoring with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Knight stalls from top position.
Knight stands up.
Knight misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook. Popizicki ducked under it nicely.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Popizicki. Popizicki gets slowly back to his feet.
Popizicki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Popizicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popizicki throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Knight misses.
And Popizicki tries to counter it with a takedown but Knight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popizicki throws out the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight staying out of range there.
Popizicki throws a right hand that misses
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popizicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight slips under a jab from Popizicki.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight lands with a hook. Popizicki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Popizicki throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popizicki. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popizicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses with a hook
and Popizicki counters with a shoot takedown. Knight fights it but they end up in guard.
Popizicki content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Popizicki from controlling successfully.
Knight has control of Popizicki's left arm, preventing Popizicki from doing any damage.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Popizicki from controlling successfully.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Popizicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Popizicki has time to react.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Popizicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popizicki throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Popizicki throws a right hand that misses
and Popizicki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki avoids the body shot from Knight.
Popizicki connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popizicki.
Knight misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Popizicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
letting Popizicki counter with a right hand.
Popizicki fails with the takedown
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popizicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Popizicki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popizicki! But no joy.
Popizicki scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Popizicki misses the target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knight scores with a jab.
Popizicki ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popizicki manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Popizicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popizicki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Popizicki scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Popizicki misses with a wild body shot.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Popizicki manages to avoid it.
Popizicki throws a big shot that misses.
Chaz Popizicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrell Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Knight!
A relieved looking Terrell Knight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 1386 p4p, 1069 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 188 p4p, 151 weight class). Gan Bayarmaa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa misses with an uppercut.
Bayarmaa's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bayarmaa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick which misses Braxton's front leg but catches the back leg as Braxton tries to avoid it.
A big right from Bayarmaa misses.
Braxton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayarmaa misses with a straight right.
Bayarmaa checks a low kick from Braxton.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bayarmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braxton.
Bayarmaa misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bayarmaa. That's going to slow Braxton down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayarmaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crunch! Bayarmaa slams his shin into Braxton's torso.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
and Braxton counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braxton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bayarmaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Braxton on the inside.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
Bayarmaa misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with some punches.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
Bayarmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bayarmaa fails to land.
Braxton gets through Bayarmaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bayarmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayarmaa blocks an uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Braxton.
A body shot lands from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Bayarmaa tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Braxton lands a nice shot to the body.
Braxton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bayarmaa avoids it.
A short right from Braxton on the inside.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton avoiding damage as Bayarmaa throws knees to the body.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bayarmaa or not.
Bayarmaa prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
Braxton avoiding damage.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Bayarmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Braxton.
A left hand lands to the body for Braxton.
A nice left hand lands by Bayarmaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayarmaa's elbow.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Bayarmaa misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Bayarmaa.
Braxton missing with knees to the body.
Braxton lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Braxton tries to work over Bayarmaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton takes a shot to the head.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa scores with a shot to the side of Braxton's head.
Bayarmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Bayarmaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Braxton misses with some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton tries a body shot but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayarmaa misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bayarmaa fails to land.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayarmaa misses with a knee strike.
Braxton is working Bayarmaa over against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Bayarmaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bayarmaa lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Bayarmaa avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton missing with knees to the body.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Bayarmaa.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braxton lands a left hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Braxton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bayarmaa is defending well for now.
Bayarmaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bayarmaa.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Bayarmaa avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Bayarmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bayarmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bayarmaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bayarmaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braxton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braxton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Braxton misses with a combination
enabling Bayarmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton is looking for a counter combo.
Braxton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braxton is looking to slow Bayarmaa down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Braxton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braxton throws out a powerful jab.
Bayarmaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch
and Braxton counters with a good low kick that Bayarmaa was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Bayarmaa is out of range.
A jab from Braxton misses.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayarmaa wants to land a leg kick but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton throws a big counter combination but Bayarmaa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bayarmaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Braxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bayarmaa can do to turn this around?
Bayarmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braxton at a distance.
Bayarmaa scores with a hook.
Bayarmaa thows a body kick. Braxton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A shot to the body from Bayarmaa misses
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Braxton has managed to clinch.
Bayarmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bayarmaa tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarmaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braxton tries to work over Bayarmaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayarmaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton trying to land knees to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a right to the head.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayarmaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bayarmaa tries to circle away but Braxton has him pinned against the cage.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Braxton presses Bayarmaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Braxton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bayarmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braxton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton tries to work over Bayarmaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Bayarmaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bayarmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braxton is defending well for now.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with some punches.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton avoiding damage.
Bayarmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton avoids a wild elbow strike from Bayarmaa.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braxton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton scores with a hook to the body.
Braxton lands a shot to the body.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Bayarmaa avoids the damage to the body.
Braxton scores with a hook to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa takes a shot to the head.
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayarmaa.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Braxton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton takes a shot to the head.
Braxton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bayarmaa or not.
Bayarmaa is breathing heavily.
Bayarmaa tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Bayarmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bayarmaa lands a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Bayarmaa presses Braxton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Braxton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bayarmaa misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Braxton works Bayarmaa's body with a nice hook.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bayarmaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braxton is out of range.
Bayarmaa throws a wild body kick that Braxton sees coming a mile off.
Braxton lunges at Bayarmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bayarmaa's hand.
Bayarmaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Bayarmaa misses with a body shot.
Bayarmaa misses with a body shot.
Braxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayarmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa walks into a jab.
Braxton digs a good hook to Bayarmaa's body.
Bayarmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton backing away here, and Bayarmaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick, looking for Braxton's leg but Braxton calmly moves out of range.
Bayarmaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick as Braxton jumps back.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braxton scores with a jab.
Bayarmaa misses with a kick to the body.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but Bayarmaa breaks away and moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bayarmaa - that will leave a mark!
Braxton catches Bayarmaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Braxton blocks the body kick.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayarmaa feints a counter leg kick.
Bayarmaa tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton tries to clinch up but Bayarmaa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Braxton.
Bayarmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bayarmaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bayarmaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braxton is able to avoid easily.
Bayarmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braxton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braxton pushes Bayarmaa up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bayarmaa.
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Bayarmaa's head.
Braxton tries a body shot but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Bayarmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Danny Braxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braxton lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braxton lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Braxton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bayarmaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
Braxton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bayarmaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton lands a right hand.
Braxton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bayarmaa.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Bayarmaa is rocked!
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bayarmaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Braxton finish him?
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Bayarmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Braxton.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Braxton.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Braxton - that landed with a thud.
Braxton is leaning against Bayarmaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Braxton lands a body punch.
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Bayarmaa takes a shot to the head.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bayarmaa up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Braxton.
Braxton unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bayarmaa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Braxton is unloading with more strikes now! Bayarmaa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
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