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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moby Kick (ranked 4666 p4p, 24720 weight class) and Darren Hart (ranked 480 p4p, 577 weight class). Darren Hart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moby Kick'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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moby Kick!
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, Darren Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with a hook. Kick ducked under it nicely.
Kick tries to counter by clinching up but Hart breaks away and moves out of range.
Hart throws the left hand but Kick avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Hart misses.
Kick appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hart lands a big uppercut and Kick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kick looks OK. Hart waves Kick back to his feet!
 Kick is rocked!
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Kick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart throws a series of punches but Kick avoids them all with ease.
Hart misses with a hook. Kick ducked under it nicely.
Kick thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kick ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Kick staying out of range there.
Kick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Kick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hart throws the left hand but Kick avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Kick.
A jab from Hart misses.
Kick seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Hart.
Hart darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Kick's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hart before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Hart!
After the fight, Darren Hart was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Nielson (ranked 2660 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 302 p4p, 364 weight class). Rodriguez Rodriguez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez's coach down at Ragnarok's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodriguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nielson lands a head shot.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nielson swivels and escapes.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Nielson 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.
Rodriguez has a takedown stuffed.
Patrick Nielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a low kick, looking for Rodriguez's leg but Rodriguez calmly moves out of range.
Nielson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nielson is looking to land body kicks.
Rodriguez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Nielson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patrick Nielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nielson's guard.
Nielson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nielson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nielson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Nielson keeps moving.
Rodriguez pushes down on Nielson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielson is positioning himself well to prevent Rodriguez advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nielson is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Rodriguez passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rodriguez tries to control but Nielson wriggling away.
Nielson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Nielson tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nielson is looking to escape.
Nielson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Rodriguez tries to control but Nielson wriggling away.
Nielson wants to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielson is looking to get to half guard.
Rodriguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodriguez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nielson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nielson and Rodriguez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nielson is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriguez keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura but Nielson is defending well.
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.
Nielson struggling a bit here.
Rodriguez controls the position from side control.
Rodriguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nielson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nielson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nielson is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but Nielson is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nielson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Nielson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patrick Nielson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Rodriguez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nielson counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nielson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nielson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nielson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nielson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rodriguez trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Nielson blocks nicely.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Nielson is keeping the position.
Nielson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nielson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodriguez Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nielson misses with a kick to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to control but Nielson is keeping him busy.
Nielson trying to control from the bottom.
Nielson tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.
Rodriguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nielson is looking to control Rodriguez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nielson avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nielson defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Nielson is defending well.
Rodriguez lands strikes from half guard.
Nielson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodriguez being controlled here momentarily.
Nielson looking to control.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Nielson has wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two 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.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Nielson.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nielson slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Nielson stalks Rodriguez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodriguez's face. Rodriguez staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nielson counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nielson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nielson moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Nielson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patrick Nielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Nielson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nielson lands a body shot.
Nielson lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Nielson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielson feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nielson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Nielson counters with a series of strikes. Rodriguez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodriguez with a poor takedown
and Nielson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez wants to slow Nielson down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Nielson as he checks the leg kick.
Nielson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nielson counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nielson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nielson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rodriguez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nielson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rodriguez is looking to stall here but Nielson recovers full guard.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielson is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nielson is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Nielson is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nielson is on top in guard.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Nielson from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Nielson from controlling successfully.
Nielson postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nielson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nielson wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Nielson misses its target.
Nielson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Nielson. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Rodriguez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nielson's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nielson holds on and takes a little breather.
Nielson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez being controlled here momentarily.
Rodriguez trying to control but Nielson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Nielson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielson misses with the combination.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodriguez lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson pulls Rodriguez in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nielson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nielson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodriguez.
Nielson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nielson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nielson trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Nielson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodriguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nielson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nielson doesn't defend quickly enough and Rodriguez has managed to lock this one up! Can Nielson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rodriguez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodriguez Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 3026 p4p, 4124 weight class) and Tyler Veal (ranked 377 p4p, 489 weight class). Gibbons comes into the arena with HonestKey- Raw Dog blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Veal!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veal misses with an uppercut. Gibbons saw that one coming.
Veal moves in looking to clinch but Gibbons pushes him off.
It looked like Gibbons was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veal.
Gibbons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veal with a hook.
Veal ducks right into an uppercut from Gibbons.
Gibbons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gibbons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gibbons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Gibbons.
Gibbons takes a swing at Veal's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Veal. That's going to slow Gibbons down.
A swing and a miss from Gibbons.
Veal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gibbons with a body shot.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gibbons staying out of range there.
Veal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gibbons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Tyler Veal has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibbons digs a good body shot into Veal's ribs.
Gibbons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibbons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veal.
Veal misses the jab.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Veal staying out of range there.
Veal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibbons.
Veal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibbons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veal throws a jab when Gibbons was well out of range.
Gibbons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gibbons avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal misses with a looping left.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veal was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.
Veal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gibbons's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbons manages to avoid it.
Gibbons throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Gibbons.
Veal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Veal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Veal throws a right hand that Gibbons ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibbons also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Veal finds it's target.
Gibbons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gibbons's sensitive parts.
Gibbons misses with a looping left.
Veal throws a body punch but Gibbons moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gibbons.
Gibbons throws a shot from downtown. Veal moves away and avoids it.
Gibbons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibbons throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gibbons, as that shot connected.
Gibbons moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooh!!! Gibbons has knocked Veal down with a huge combo! Gibbons steps away and waves a wobbly Veal back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Veal is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veal leaves his chin hanging out and Gibbons seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Veal crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roydell Gibbons!
During a confident post fight interview, Roydell Gibbons thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 3113 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Kevon Artell (ranked 412 p4p, 467 weight class). Kevon Artell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevon Artell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfred misses with a looping left.
Artell thows a leg kick but Manfred checks it
and Manfred counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manfred misses with a body shot
and Artell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artell checks a leg kick nicely.
Artell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manfred.
Artell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manfred stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Artell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manfred at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artell. Manfred does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manfred manages to avoid it.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Artell sprawls well. Artell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manfred gets slowly back to his feet.
Manfred seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manfred fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artell avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell throws a lazy right hand but Manfred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Artell.
Manfred ducks right into an uppercut from Artell.
Manfred takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Artell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Manfred as he checks the leg kick.
Manfred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Artell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Manfred looks to throw the jab but Artell is out of range.
Artell lands a jab to Manfred's midsection.
Artell misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artell lands with an overhand left.
Manfred throws a right hand that Artell ducks under and follows up with a left that Artell also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfred takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Manfred misses with a straight right.
Manfred takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Artell scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Artell blocks the leg kick.
Manfred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manfred doesn't seem bothered though.
Manfred pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Artell throws out a counter right but Manfred avoids it with no problem.
Artell throws a hook but Manfred blocks it.
Manfred was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artell. Manfred does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Manfred 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Artell lands a jab.
Artell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Artell slips under a jab.
Manfred shoots in looking for a takedown. Artell tries to sprawl out of it but Manfred keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Manfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artell pushes Manfred away with a front kick.
Manfred slips a jab and a cross from Artell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artell lands a leg kick that knocks Manfred off balance momentarily.
Artell scores with a decent looking hook.
Manfred misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artell throws a shot to the body.
Artell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred throws a low kick but Artell avoids it.
Artell misses with an uppercut. Manfred saw that one coming.
Manfred throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Artell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manfred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manfred is looking to counter punch.
Artell tests Manfred's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred throws a lazy uppercut
and Artell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manfred on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artell. Artell obviously looking to wear him down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred shoots for a double leg takedown but Artell sprawls well. He's pushed Manfred's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A swing and a miss from Manfred.
Artell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Artell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manfred has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manfred swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Artell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manfred shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Artell's guard.
Manfred working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Artell holds on and takes a little breather.
Artell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred gets back to full guard.
Artell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manfred trying to control the position.
Manfred is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Artell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Manfred trying to control the position here.
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Artell from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Artell controls the pace.
Manfred looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Artell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Manfred tries to roll over but Artell keeps him under control.
Artell wants to take a breather but Manfred is having none of it.
Artell is pressing down on Manfred's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manfred is holding on for now.
Manfred wants to control but Artell passes into side.
Artell is looking to take a break and control but Manfred is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight 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.
Manfred is looking to regain half guard here but Artell keeps moving and retains side control.
Artell controlling the position from side mount.
Artell wants to control but Manfred is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artell lands with a kick to the temple. Manfred shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Artell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Manfred counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Artell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artell struggling a bit here.
Manfred is looking to take a break and control but Artell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manfred throwing strikes but Artell manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Manfred struggling a bit here.
Manfred tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevon Artell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Artell.
Artell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Artell misses with a low kick as Manfred jumps back.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
Artell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manfred doesn't seem bothered though.
Artell looks to throw the jab but Manfred is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Manfred on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Artell scores with a jab. Manfred acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Artell scores with a shot to the body.
Artell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manfred. That did some damage!
Manfred throws a leg kick but Artell sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artell misses the shot to the body.
Artell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manfred takes a step back to recover.
Artell connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Artell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Artell.
Artell with the inside leg kick.
Manfred steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artell.
Artell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Artell slips under a jab.
Artell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kevon Artell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manfred drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Artell wants to land a leg kick but Manfred is out of range.
Manfred takes a swing at Artell's ribcage but misses.
Artell throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a body punch but Artell moves out of range.
Kevon Artell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Artell misses.
Manfred tries to counter with a takedown but Artell is quick to defend against it.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artell manages to avoid it.
Manfred doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Artell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Artell as he avoids it easily.
Manfred motions for Artell to come forward. Manfred throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artell ducks under a wild hook from Manfred.
Artell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Manfred takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Artell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Artell as he connects with a hook.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred shoots in and drives through. Artell sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Artell! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Manfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manfred misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Manfred.
Manfred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Artell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Artell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Artell throws a chopping leg kick but Manfred manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a body shot but no joy.
Manfred avoids the body shot from Artell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Artell.
Manfred lands a nice looking body shot.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
Manfred misses the body punch
and Artell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manfred looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manfred rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Artell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manfred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manfred shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Artell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Artell pushes Manfred off and gets back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred misses with a body shot.
Artell jabs Manfred to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Artell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Artell blocks the low kick.
Artell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Artell throws a series of strikes that have Manfred backpedaling.
Manfred thows a left - swing and a miss!
Artell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manfred was well out of range. Poor timing from Artell.
Artell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artell stuffs the takedown.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Artell.
Both fighters circling a little - Artell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manfred dives in and grabs Artell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Artell pushes down on Manfred's head and hops out.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfred swings for the body but Artell moves out of range.
Manfred takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Artell looks to land a combination but Manfred avoids it well.
Manfred misses the shot to the body.
Artell connects with a body shot.
Manfred 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.
Artell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manfred shoots and misses
letting Artell counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Artell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manfred stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manfred throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Artell counter with a right hand.
Artell misses the shot to the body.
Manfred drops down looking for a counter takedown but Artell sprawls and moves away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred misses with a hook
and Artell counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Artell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Artell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manfred looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Artell lands a two punch combo.
Artell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manfred on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Artell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manfred momentarily.
Manfred moves forwards but Artell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manfred gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Artell lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Artell.
Artell's corner calls for a 1-2. Artell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Artell.
Manfred is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Manfred. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Manfred is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manfred.
Manfred seems to have got his legs back now.
Artell throws a body punch but Manfred moves out of range.
Artell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Artell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manfred has a takedown stuffed.
Manfred blocks the body kick.
Manfred shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Artell cracks Manfred with an open hand slap.
Artell misses with a straight left.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred moves out of range of the leg kick from Artell.
A shot to the liver by Artell. Beautiful body shot.
Artell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred misses with a jab to the body
and Artell counters with a leg kick.
Artell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manfred is able to avoid easily.
Artell dips to his left and cracks Manfred with an uppercut!
Artell misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Manfred misses.
Manfred misses with a few strikes there.
Manfred misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artell.
Artell punishes Manfred's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevon Artell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Artell clobbers Manfred with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manfred is looking to wear down Artell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Artell scores with a body shot.
Manfred swings for the body but Artell moves out of range.
Manfred avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Manfred misses
and Artell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Artell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manfred is looking to chop away at Artell's legs.
Artell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Artell lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred checks a low kick from Artell.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Artell. Manfred shrugs it off though.
Artell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Artell lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manfred appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Manfred will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Artell blocks a leg kick.
Artell unleashes a big counter combination but Manfred bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Artell leaves Manfred with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manfred fails with the takedown
and Artell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manfred takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manfred throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Artell at a distance.
Artell lands with a nice body kick.
Artell misses with a kick to the body.
Manfred just misses with a punch to the body.
Artell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Manfred misses.
Artell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Artell throws a lazy right hand but Manfred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artell with the inside leg kick.
Artell throws a head kick that half lands.
Artell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artell takes a swing at Manfred's ribcage but misses.
Manfred tried to score with a low kick but Artell checks it.
Artell feints and then cracks Manfred's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manfred down.
Artell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manfred shoots in and bounces Artell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Artell pushes Manfred off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artell manages to avoid it.
Artell scores with a nice head shot.
Artell lands a nice looking body shot.
Artell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Artell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Artell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Artell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manfred fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Manfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Artell. That's going to slow Manfred down.
Manfred looks to land a combination but Artell avoids it well.
Artell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manfred is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Artell misses with a low kick as Manfred jumps back.
Manfred tries to bum rush Artell with a series of wild strikes but Artell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Artell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Artell delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Artell - just one landing.
Manfred takes a jab right on the kisser.
Artell with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Manfred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artell.
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Artell just misses with a punch to the body.
Manfred looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Artell!
You can see the frustration on Artell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manfred gets to mount! Artell was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Manfred fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Artell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manfred lands a couple of good shots and Artell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Artell covering up well and avoiding damage.
Can Artell hold on?! Manfred is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfred scores with punches to the body.
Manfred wants to control but Artell is keeping busy.
Artell trying to control but not successfully.
Manfred has good solid back control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Artell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Manfred gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Manfred softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Manfred cracks Artell with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Artell from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Artell wants to control his opponent's hands but Manfred gets his hands free.
Manfred wants to control but Artell is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Artell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Artell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Artell defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Manfred's arms.
Manfred lands with a hammerfist to the side of Artell's head.
Artell is rocked!
Manfred gets his hands free as Artell looks to control.
Manfred softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Artell is still in real trouble! Can Manfred finish him?
Artell covering up well and avoiding damage.
Artell seems to have recovered his senses.
Artell trying to control the hands but Manfred breaks the grip.
Manfred is landing with strikes from the back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artell takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Manfred struggling to keep hold of the position.
Manfred misses with an elbow to the head.
Manfred drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Artell is in real trouble here! Manfred lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Manfred is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
A very excited looking Klaus Manfred made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Marks (ranked 2480 p4p, 2060 weight class) and Darnell Majesty (ranked 346 p4p, 303 weight class). Jeremy Marks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Majesty!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majesty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Majesty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Majesty misses with a leg kick.
Majesty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Majesty misses with a hook
and Marks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Majesty.
Marks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marks swings for the body but Majesty moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marks.
Majesty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Majesty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
Marks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Majesty moves away from the strike by Marks.
Majesty misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks lands a head shot.
Majesty throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Majesty takes a step back to recover.
Marks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marks throws a combination that misses
and Majesty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darnell Majesty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majesty misses with a body kick.
Marks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Majesty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Majesty scores with a nice head shot.
Majesty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marks's head.
Marks with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majesty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Majesty moves out of range of the leg kick from Marks.
The fighters circling - Majesty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Majesty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick but Majesty moves out of range.
Marks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Majesty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Majesty lands a high kick!
Marks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Majesty finds it's way through Marks's defenses.
Marks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Marks misses.
Marks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Majesty.
Majesty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Majesty jabs Marks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Majesty throws a hook to the side of Marks's head but Marks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majesty misses with a leg kick.
Majesty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marks.
Majesty misses with a body shot.
Marks with a nice calf kick.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Majesty.
Marks misses with a double jab.
Majesty scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Majesty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Majesty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Majesty.
Marks punishes Majesty's body with a nice straight punch.
Majesty connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Majestys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majesty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Majesty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Majesty has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Majesty avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Marks.
Marks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Majesty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marks.
Marks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Marks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Majesty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Majesty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Majesty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Marks misses with a leg kick
and Majesty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marks thinking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Majesty misses with a combination
and Marks counters with a body kick that stops Majesty in his tracks momentarily.
Majesty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marks delivers a nice body kick.
Majesty takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Majesty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Marks lands but Majesty takes it in his stride.
It looks like Darnell Majesty has been cut.
Majesty looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
Marks looks to land a combination. Majesty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Marks misses.
Majesty sizes up Marks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Marks staying out of range there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Majesty misses with a lunging right hand
and Marks counters with a nice body kick.
Marks keeps Majesty at a distance using the push kick.
Marks slips under a jab.
Marks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Majesty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice combination there by Majesty.
Marks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marks misses with a body kick.
Majesty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marks looks to land a left hand but Majesty moved out of range nicely.
Majesty throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
And Marks counters with a quick kick to the body but Majesty blocks it.
Majesty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Majesty.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Majesty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marks.
Majesty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marks throws a shot from downtown. Majesty moves away and avoids it.
Majesty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Majesty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Majesty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Majesty lands a nice hook to Marks's body. Marks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marks slips a jab from Majesty.
Majesty throws a hook but Marks blocks it.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Majesty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marks.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Marks misses with a wild body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks checks a leg kick nicely.
Majesty misses with a low kick as Marks jumps back.
Majesty misses with a low kick.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Majesty sees coming a mile off.
Majesty loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
Majesty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marks throws out a leg kick but Majesty moves out of range and Marks only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Majesty blocks the leg kick.
Marks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marks connects with a body shot that sends Majesty's belly button to the back.
Marks misses with a wild body shot.
Majesty misses with a straight left.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Majesty.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marks.
Majesty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marks avoids the body shot from Majesty.
Marks swings for the body but Majesty moves out of range.
Majesty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marks moves out of range as Majesty strikes.
Majesty loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
Majesty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Majesty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Majesty misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darnell Majesty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darnell Majesty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marks misses with a looping left.
Marks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marks misses with a wild body shot.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Majesty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Majesty takes the fight into the clinch.
Majesty scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Marks to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majesty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Majesty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marks can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majesty misses with a body punch.
Majesty blocking some punches.
Majesty breaks from the clinch.
Majesty throws a chopping leg kick but Marks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Majesty throws a right hand that misses
and Marks counters with a good low kick that Majesty was not able to check.
Majesty scores with a decent looking hook.
Marks slips under a jab.
Majesty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Majesty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Majesty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Majesty!
Majesty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marks.
Majesty misses the jab.
It looked like Marks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majesty slips under a jab from Marks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Majesty.
A good leg kick by Majesty.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
Marks throws a lazy head kick
enabling Majesty to counter with a crisp jab.
Majesty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marks doesn't seem bothered though.
Marks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Majesty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Majesty takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Majesty throws a poor cross that misses
and Marks counters with a solid body kick.
Majesty misses with a shot to the body
and Marks counters with a nice body kick.
Majesty is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks moves out of range as Majesty throws a body kick.
Majesty throws a leg kick
and Marks counters with an outside leg kick.
Marks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Majesty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Majesty blocks a head kick by Marks.
Majesty defending well as Marks loads up on a big left hand.
Marks avoids the body shot from Majesty.
Majesty misses with a shot to the body
and Marks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Majesty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Majesty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Marks throws a front kick aimed at Majesty's knee but Majesty avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Majesty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majesty. Marks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Majesty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Majesty.
Majesty cracks a nice hook into Marks's ribs.
Marks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Majesty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majesty avoids a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Majesty both land. Nice combination.
Marks misses with a hook. Majesty ducked under it nicely.
Majesty lands a right hook to the body.
Marks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Majesty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Majesty.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Majesty doesn't seem bothered though.
Majesty misses with a body kick.
Darnell Majesty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Majesty misses with a leg kick.
Majesty just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarks.
Majesty catches Marks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Majesty.
Marks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Majesty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Majesty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marks at a distance.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks avoids the body shot from Majesty.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Majesty takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Majesty throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Majesty misses with an uppercut.
Marks lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Majesty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Majesty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Marks.
Majesty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Majesty throws a combination that misses
and Marks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Majesty blocks the body kick.
Majesty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Majesty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Marks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Majesty.
Majesty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Majesty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Majesty as he checks the leg kick.
Majesty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Majesty misses with a body kick.
Marks throws a head kick that Majesty semi-blocks.
Majesty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marks.
Marks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Majesty.
Majesty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Majesty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
Marks looks for the body kick but Majesty saw that one coming.
Majesty throws a leg kick which misses Marks's front leg but catches the back leg as Marks tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majesty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marks lands a slapping body shot.
Marks throws the kick towards the body but Majesty avoids it.
Marks blocks a jab.
Marks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Majesty.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marks. That's going to slow Majesty down.
A good leg kick by Marks.
Majesty cracks a nice hook into Marks's ribs.
Majesty lands with a shot to the body.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Majesty.
Majesty tries a low kick but Marks avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Marks. Beautiful body shot.
Majesty looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
Marks swings widly with a right hand
and Majesty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Majesty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Majesty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darnell Majesty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darnell Majesty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Majesty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marks was well out of range. Poor timing from Majesty.
Majesty looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Marks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marks misses with a body shot.
Majesty tries to land a leg kick but Marks saw it coming and moves away.
Majesty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Marks.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Majesty.
Marks throws a quick counter head kick but Majesty was just out of range.
Marks avoids the body shot from Majesty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majesty looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well.
Majesty connects with the punch.
Marks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Majesty's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majesty. Marks does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Marks.
Marks throws a leg kick but Majesty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Majesty moves away from the strike by Marks.
Majesty cracks Marks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Majesty slips a jab and a cross from Marks.
Marks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Majesty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a leg kick but Majesty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marks with a nice calf kick.
Majesty throws a body shot but no joy.
Marks blocks a head kick by Majesty.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks lands with a kick to the temple. Majesty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Majesty misses with a looping left.
Majesty takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Marks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Majesty.
Majesty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Majesty sizes up Marks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majesty throws a body shot but no joy.
Majesty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marks on the side of the head.
Majesty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marks counters with a low kick, right behind Majesty 's knee.
Marks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Majesty moves out of range of the leg kick from Marks.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Majesty.
Marks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Majesty misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
Majesty throws a head kick but Marks moves out of range.
Marks fakes the leg kick and cracks Majesty in the body.
Majesty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Majesty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majesty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Majesty lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks slips under a jab.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Majesty moves out of range easily.
Majesty misses with a looping right.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Majesty.
Marks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Majesty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Marks lands with a kick to the temple. Majesty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body punch from Marks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks slips a straight right by Majesty.
An inside leg kick from Majesty misses.
Majesty looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well.
Majesty throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks throws a big counter combination but Majesty scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Majesty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Majesty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marks. That's going to slow Majesty down.
Marks throws a leg kick that misses.
Marks misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Majesty!
Marks lands a jab to Majesty's midsection.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks swings for the body but Majesty moves out of range.
Majesty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Majesty backs away, Marks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Majesty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marks.
Marks throws out a powerful jab.
Marks throws a right and a left that Majesty avoids nicely.
Majesty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Majesty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marks doesn't seem phased though.
Marks slips a straight right by Majesty.
Majesty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Majesty throws a lazy uppercut
and Marks makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Majesty really felt that one!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Majesty misses.
Marks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Majesty throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
Marks delivers a nice body kick.
Marks misses with a leg kick.
Majesty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Majesty misses with a looping left.
Marks connects with a body shot that sends Majesty's belly button to the back.
Majesty misses the body punch
and Marks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Majesty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Majesty manages to avoid it.
Majesty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
Marks throws a chopping leg kick but Majesty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Majesty takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Marks scoring well with a low kick there.
Marks looks to score with a jab to the body but Majesty is just out of range.
Marks with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Majesty lands a nice shot that snaps Marks's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Majesty.
Marks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Majesty misses with a straight right.
Majesty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Majesty throws a leg kick
and Marks counters with a stiff right hand.
Marks defending well as Majesty loads up on a big left hand.
Marks looks to land a combination but Majesty avoids it well.
Majesty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Majesty slips a straight right by Marks.
Marks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Majesty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Majesty counters with a body kick.
Majesty punishes Marks's body with a nice straight punch.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Majesty scores with a jab. Marks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Majesty looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
Jeremy Marks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darnell Majesty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Majesty lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeremy Marks.
Well Majesty 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 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Majesty!
Darnell Majesty 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 1930 p4p, 1838 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 222 p4p, 212 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
King fails with the takedown.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets his hands free as King looks to control.
Johnson keeps control of the position as King tries to break free.
Johnson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for King.
Johnson not allowing King to control his hands.
King looking very determined here, making life difficult for Johnson.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control King haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
King wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnson gets his hands free.
King is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and King manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
King pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from King.
Johnson is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King content to control rather than advance.
Johnson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by King.
King wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson wants to try and get back to his feet.
King avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
King lands a heavy elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
King 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.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson can't escape the position.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson wants to control but King is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
King is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
King tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
King with a couple of short strikes.
King scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson wants to control but King is having none of it.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King dominating with strikes here.
King lands a big elbow.
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!
King has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King controlling from mount.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
King has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson can't escape the position.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson avoids the body shot from King.
King throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson avoids the body shot from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Johnson won't allow King to pass to mount.
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. King connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
King throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
King wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but King manages to mount him!
King lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
King trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King unloading with bombs!
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King controlling the pace for now.
King cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King dominating with strikes here.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
King with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
King looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a big elbow - Johnson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Johnson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arthur King!
An out of breath Arthur King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Combs (ranked 1134 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Floyd Gayweather (ranked 125 p4p, 163 weight class). Floyd Gayweather 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gayweather takes the fight into the clinch.
Gayweather lands with a right to the head.
Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Combs tries to pull guard but Gayweather holds him up against the cage and eventually Combs drops back down to his feet.
Combs working aggressively here.
Gayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Combs.
A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather prevents the takedown attempt.
Combs lands with a left to the head.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Combs is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Combs misses with some punches.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Combs.
Combs manages to pull guard.
Gayweather must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gayweather postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayweather controls from within his opponent's guard.
Combs keeping moving, preventing Gayweather from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gayweather got a little sloppy there for a moment and Combs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gayweather has managed to get both his arms back between Combs's legs - danger averted.
Combs is pulling down on Gayweather's head. It's preventing any offense from Gayweather, at least for the moment.
Gayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Combs's head.
Combs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gayweather throwing strikes from guard but Combs blocks nicely.
Combs keeping moving, preventing Gayweather from controlling successfully.
Combs seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Combs is working an open guard so Gayweather takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Combs lands an overhand right.
Timothy Combs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gayweather clinches.
Combs takes a shot to the head.
Combs tries to pull guard but Gayweather won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Combs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gayweather just stands there and leans against the cage.
Combs wants a takedown but no success here.
Gayweather scores with a hook to the body.
Gayweather content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather tries to land knees in the clinch but Combs avoids the damage to the body.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Combs is blocking nicely.
Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
Gayweather receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gayweather.
Gayweather scores a nice knee to the body.
Gayweather with a knee to the head.
It looks like Timothy Combs has been cut.
Gayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Combs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gayweathers head.
Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Combs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Combs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gayweather can turn it around.
Gayweather blocks an uppercut.
Gayweather tries to work over Combs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Combs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Gayweather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Combs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gayweather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Combs blocks it with crossed arms.
Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Combs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gayweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Combs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gayweather wants to counter with a clinch but Combs pushes him away.
Combs looks to score with a jab to the body but Gayweather is just out of range.
Combs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gayweather moves away.
Floyd Gayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gayweather steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Combs.
Combs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gayweather's waist but Gayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Combs off to one side.
Gayweather moves away from the strike by Combs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Combs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gayweather defends well and Combs ends up having to push Gayweather into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gayweather is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gayweather lands a shot to the body.
Gayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Combs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gayweather lands with a short shot to the head.
Combs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Gayweather on the inside.
Combs misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gayweather on the inside.
Combs is rocked!
Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Oh Combs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gayweather has Combs pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Combs is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gayweather - that's hurt Combs badly! Oh, another knee lands and Combs is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Combs doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Floyd Gayweather!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 843 p4p, 1742 weight class) and Grady Bronze (ranked 126 p4p, 255 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a series of strikes that have Bronze backpedaling.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronze dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Bronze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Bronze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bronze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moore throws a leg kick but Bronze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Bronze throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore is looking to counter punch.
Moore swings for the body but Bronze moves out of range.
Bronze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronze throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Bronze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Peyton Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bronze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore thuds a left hand into Bronze's body.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
Bronze avoids the body shot from Moore.
Bronze tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moore moves out of range as Bronze strikes.
Bronze misses with a body shot.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore thuds his right hand into Bronze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore jabs at Bronze's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronze throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bronze throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bronze misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bronze throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Bronze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bronze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Bronze misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Donk. Moore catches Bronze right on the button with a cross.
Bronze missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Moore.
Bronze is rocked!
Bronze misses with a straight right.
Bronze is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore avoids the body shot from Bronze.
Bronze seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore slips a straight right by Bronze.
Bronze shoots for a takedown but Moore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peyton Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grady Bronze.
Moore moves away from the strike by Bronze.
Bronze misses with a looping right.
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Bronze changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Moore's corner calls for a 1-2. Moore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
Bronze shoots for a double leg takedown but Moore sprawls well. He's pushed Bronze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bronze moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Bronze misses the shot to the body.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moore tries to land a body kick
and Bronze counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronze pushes down on Moore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moore makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moore.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronze wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronze throwing strikes but missing.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Bronze is proving a slippery customer.
Bronze won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Bronze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bronze controls the pace.
That's six 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.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Bronze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore is trying to hold Bronze in close to prevent damage but Bronze has managed to pass into half guard.
Bronze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bronze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bronze slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
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. Bronze connects with a nice short shot to Moore's temple.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
Bronze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronze working Moore over with strikes.
Moore is holding on to half guard well.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Bronze in his half guard.
Bronze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bronze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Bronze there.
Bronze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bronze lands a nice short elbow.
Bronze uses his free foot to push down on Moore's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moore.
Bronze lands a heavy elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bronze working Moore over with strikes here.
Bronze looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bronze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronze dominating with strikes here.
Bronze landing punches.
Moore is bucking up trying to escape but Bronze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bronze on the ground.
Moore defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bronze.
Bronze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moore?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronze with shots to the head and body - Moore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bronze with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Moore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moore is working to get back to half guard.
Bronze landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Bronze working for a guillotine from mount but Moore is in no mood to give up.
Moore wants to control but Bronze is having none of it.
Bronze postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grady Bronze will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Moore misses
and Bronze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bronze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bronze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronze is looking to advance position but Moore has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Moore prevents Bronze from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze tries to hold on but Moore postures up.
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore prevents Bronze from getting the reversal.
Bronze tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore looking to control but Bronze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Bronze is holding on tight.
Bronze tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore wants to control the pace but Bronze is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bronze manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bronze is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moore is keen to just control but Bronze is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronze has his takedown stuffed
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronze misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronze.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Bronze on that attempt.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Bronze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bronze wants to work for an arm triangle but Moore is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bronze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bronze working Moore over with strikes.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronze.
Moore won't allow Bronze to pass to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to escape.
Moore won't allow Bronze to pass to mount.
Bronze is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
Moore is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Bronze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grady Bronze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moore makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moore.
Bronze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moore holds on and takes a little breather.
Moore wants to sweep here but Bronze controlling him for the moment.
Moore is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronze missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
Peyton Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grady Bronze.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronze shoots in looking for a takedown. Moore tries to sprawl out of it but Bronze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moore throws a push kick but Bronze slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot by Moore.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Bronze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Bronze misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Bronze misses its intended target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with the punch.
Bronze looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Bronze misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronze.
Bronze throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore connects with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Moore
so Bronze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moore is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bronze presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Moore controlling the action here for a moment.
Bronze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Moore. That snapped Bronze's head back.
Bronze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bronze slips a straight right by Moore.
Bronze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronze walks into a stiff left hand from Moore.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronze misses with a body shot.
Bronze throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Bronze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Bronze is out of range.
Bronze tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moore tests Bronze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronze takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore throws a push kick but Bronze slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Bronze does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronze misses.
Peyton Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore takes a swing at Bronze's ribcage but misses.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore throws a right hand that Bronze ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronze also avoids with ease.
Bronze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throwing a counter right hand but Bronze manages to avoid it.
Bronze misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bronze.
Bronze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bronze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronze. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Bronze's belly button to the back.
Bronze swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Bronze is trying to get an arm triangle but Moore is defending well.
Bronze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore trying to control but Bronze flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bronze controlling well, preventing Moore from escaping the position.
Bronze is looking for the choke from the back position but Moore is controlling his hands well.
Bronze scores with strikes from the back.
Bronze struggling to land strikes to the head as Moore covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Can Moore hold on?! Bronze is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bronze punches Moore on the ear.
Bronze gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Bronze is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Moore up.
Bronze punishes Moore with strikes from the back mount.
Bronze is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Moore knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Moore for a finish.
Bronze lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bronze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze scores with punches from the back.
Bronze throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Moore!
Bronze lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Moore hold on?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronze is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Moore defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bronze lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Bronze misses with a punch to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bronze wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
Bronze is not going to allow Moore to sit and survive in this position.
Bronze has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Moore has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bronze controlling well, preventing Moore from escaping the position.
Bronze lands with a hammerfist to the side of Moore's head.
Bronze looking for the RNC.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bronze scores with punches to the body.
Can Moore hold on?! Bronze is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Moore trying to control the position but Bronze manages to sink in the hooks.
Bronze lands strikes to the head.
Bronze is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Moore. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
I really don't envy Moore right now.
Bronze softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronze just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bronze struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bronze gets his way!
Bronze throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bronze connects with a big shot to the side of Moore's head.
Bronze is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bronze controlling well, preventing Moore from escaping the position.
Bronze avoiding Moore 's attempts to control his hands.
Bronze connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Moore to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bronze misses with a punch to the head.
Moore looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bronze is looking for the choke from the back position but Moore is controlling his hands well.
Bronze wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
Bronze lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Moore.
Bronze trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Moore wants to control his opponent's hands but Bronze gets his hands free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bronze is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Moore up.
Moore is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bronze has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Moore trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bronze keeps control of the position easily here as Moore tries to buck him off.
Bronze lands a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grady Bronze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grady Bronze!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 1566 p4p, 2259 weight class) and Mason Love (ranked 122 p4p, 155 weight class). Love is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson shoots for a takedown but Love saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
Love throws out a powerful jab.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brunson. Brunson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brunson avoids the body shot from Love.
Brunson dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Brunson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brunson somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Love. No joy for Brunson on that attempt.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson tries to clinch but Love moves away
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunson tries to clinch
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Brunson pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Love throws a jab when Brunson was well out of range.
Love slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brunson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love scores with a jab to the body.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brunson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love misses with a body shot.
Brunson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunson is breathing heavily.
Love scores with a body shot.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Brunson is rocked!
Brunson wants to clinch but Love slips to the side
and Love counters with a crisp right that sends Brunson to the canvas! Love follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 587 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 76 p4p, 193 weight class). Gigi Woerner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolfgang Pauli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pauli moves away.
Pauli wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pauli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Wolfgang Pauli has been cut.
Woerner 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.
Woerner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pauli's sensitive parts.
Woerner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pauli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woerner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Woerner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pauli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Woerner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pauli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woerner.
Pauli tries to counter by clinching up but Woerner breaks away and moves out of range.
Woerner scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woerner avoids the body shot from Pauli.
Woerner looks to land a left hand but Pauli moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner works Pauli's body with a nice hook.
Pauli blocks a jab.
Pauli tries to counter by clinching up but Woerner breaks away and moves out of range.
Woerner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woerner lands a big right hand that sends Pauli crashing to the mat! Woerner stays standing though and waves Pauli back to his feet!
Pauli is rocked!
Woerner lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pauli falls backwards - clearly groggy! Woerner dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gigi Woerner!
Gigi Woerner is the new heavyweight champion!
Gigi Woerner gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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