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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Leaf (ranked 4039 p4p, 2996 weight class) and Hands Norseson (ranked 309 p4p, 250 weight class). Hands Norseson 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, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Leaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hands Norseson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norseson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leaf.
Leaf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norseson cracks Leaf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Norseson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Norseson misses with a wild body shot.
Norseson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leaf misses with a hook. Norseson ducked under it nicely.
Norseson scores with a shot to the body.
Norseson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Leaf.
Leaf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norseson throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norseson lands with a hook. Leaf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leaf slips under a jab from Norseson.
Leaf is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norseson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leaf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leaf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norseson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Leaf misses.
Hands Norseson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leaf throws a body shot but no joy.
Leaf misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Norseson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norseson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leaf momentarily.
Leaf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Leaf stalls from top position.
Leaf wants to control but Norseson is keeping him busy.
Norseson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Norseson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Norseson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leaf lands some shots froms side control.
Leaf controls the position from side control.
Leaf has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Leaf sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Norseson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Norseson looking for a sweep but Leaf has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leaf takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Leaf connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Norseson is bucking up trying to escape but Leaf cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Norseson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leaf moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Norseson has worked his arm free - good work by Norseson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leaf has an Americana. Norseson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Leaf is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Leaf hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jay Leaf!
An out of breath Jay Leaf 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chase McDormit (ranked 2441 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Lito Harrison (ranked 291 p4p, 367 weight class). The key to victory for Chase McDormit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase McDormit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lito Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDormit blocks a leg kick.
McDormit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDormit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison throws a leg kick
letting McDormit counter with a right hand.
McDormit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDormit looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
McDormit throws a big shot that misses.
McDormit moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
McDormit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDormit slips under a jab.
McDormit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDormit misses with a two punch combination.
McDormit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison wants to counter the offense by McDormit and move into the clinch position.
Harrison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDormit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison tries to clinch but McDormit moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McDormit misses the target.
McDormit's corner calls for a 1-2. McDormit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDormit, as that shot connected.
Harrison connects with a high kick.
McDormit misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harrison throws a body kick that misses.
McDormit looks to land a left hand but Harrison moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick from Harrison, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison lands a front kick.
Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDormit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Harrison throws a head kick that McDormit semi-blocks.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDormit scores with a nice head shot.
McDormit misses with a straight left.
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDormit.
McDormit punishes Harrison's body with a nice straight punch.
McDormit throws a body shot but no joy.
McDormit lands with a nice body punch.
Harrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDormit misses the body punch
and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to work over McDormit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison jumps guard but McDormit stands there with Harrison around his waist. Harrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McDormit struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
McDormit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McDormit has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
McDormit is trying to break free.
McDormit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrison lands a left hand.
Harrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDormit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from McDormit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDormit throws a body shot but no joy.
McDormit misses with a jab to the body
and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but McDormit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDormit to keep the fight standing.
Chase McDormit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lito Harrison.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McDormit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDormit to keep the fight standing.
McDormit pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDormit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McDormit smiles and moves away.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and McDormit moves out of range easily.
Harrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McDormit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDormit misses with a double jab.
Harrison looks to clinch
and McDormit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrison.
McDormit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDormit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDormit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrison.
McDormit throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDormit. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison thuds his shin into the meat of McDormit's side.
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!
Harrison takes one to the chin there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDormit misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Harrison.
McDormit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but McDormit pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from McDormit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDormit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McDormit swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McDormit blocks it well.
McDormit misses with a double jab.
Harrison tries to counter with a clinch but McDormit shakes him off and moves away.
McDormit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McDormit counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison thumps McDormit with a low kick.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDormit.
McDormit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harrison.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a leg kick.
McDormit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harrison eats them both and turns towards McDormit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDormit misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
McDormit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDormit circles away from the clinch attempt
and McDormit counters with a straight right hand.
Harrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDormit throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from McDormit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
and McDormit counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body kick there by Harrison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison pushes McDormit away with a front kick.
McDormit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDormit ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
A lazy left from McDormit finds it's target.
McDormit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Lito Harrison has been cut.
Harrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by McDormit.
Harrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDormit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDormit misses with the combination.
McDormit throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fakes the leg kick and cracks McDormit in the body.
McDormit looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Harrison moves into the clinch.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but McDormit has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McDormit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McDormit smiles and moves away.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McDormit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDormit misses with a left hand
and Harrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDormit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chase McDormit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lito Harrison's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrison throws a solid leg kick but McDormit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrison.
Harrison lands with a kick to the temple. McDormit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McDormit misses the shot to the body.
McDormit throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDormit's knee momentarily.
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrison throws a leg kick but McDormit checks it.
Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harrison avoids the body shot from McDormit.
McDormit just misses with a punch to the body.
McDormit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harrison. Harrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDormit misses with a straight right.
Harrison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting McDormit counter with a right hand.
McDormit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDormit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDormit takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
McDormit throws a hook to the side of Harrison's head but Harrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from McDormit misses the target.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
McDormit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDormit appears to be looking for a big counter.
McDormit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison works McDormit's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Harrison tenderised McDormit's leg. McDormit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDormit throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it.
McDormit lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDormit moves out of range as Harrison throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Harrison.
Harrison steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDormit.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDormit. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDormit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison staying out of range there.
Good shot there by McDormit.
McDormit scores with a one two! Harrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McDormit scores with a punch to the head.
Harrison feints and then cracks McDormit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDormit down.
Harrison lands a nice looking body kick.
McDormit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDormit lands with a good body shot.
McDormit misses with a body shot.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick
letting McDormit counter with a right hand.
McDormit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from McDormit.
McDormit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDormit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
McDormit is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrison.
McDormit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from McDormit. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from McDormit.
Harrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDormit looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
McDormit throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Harrison.
McDormit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harrison. McDormit shrugs it off though.
Harrison throws a leg kick but McDormit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDormit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDormit duly obliges.
McDormit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrison.
McDormit throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrison thumps McDormit with a low kick.
Harrison misses with a hook. McDormit ducked under it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McDormit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDormit misses the shot to the body.
McDormit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
McDormit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
McDormit backing away here, and Harrison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chase McDormit is winning the standup battle so far.
McDormit cracks Harrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrison moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDormit. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison looks to clinch
and McDormit counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Harrison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McDormit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McDormit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDormit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrison in his tracks.
McDormit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
McDormit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrison.
Harrison throws a right hand that misses
and McDormit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrison scores with a leg kick.
McDormit scores with a jab. Harrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McDormit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - McDormit coming out on top.
McDormit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDormit moves out of range of the body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McDormit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and McDormit counters with a two punch combo.
McDormit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrison throws a wild body kick that McDormit sees coming a mile off.
McDormit blocks a head kick by Harrison.
McDormit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harrison throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling McDormit to counter with a crisp jab.
McDormit lands the left hand.
Harrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDormit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDormit finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrison's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McDormit misses.
Harrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McDormit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDormit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harrison tries to clinch but McDormit moves away
and McDormit counters with a nice body shot.
Harrison avoids the body shot from McDormit.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
McDormit throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harrison connects with a solid leg kick.
McDormit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrison counters with a body kick that stops McDormit in his tracks momentarily.
Harrison scores with a head kick. McDormit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harrison scores with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDormit throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
McDormit lands a really nice looking cross but Harrison seems unphased.
McDormit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDormit backing away here, and Harrison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDormit.
McDormit feints a jab promting Harrison to slip. McDormit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harrison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McDormit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDormit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison avoids the body shot from McDormit.
McDormit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
McDormit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrison on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chase McDormit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lito Harrison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harrison scores with a push kick.
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDormit moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harrison takes one to the chin there.
McDormit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a leg kick
and McDormit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from McDormit misses its intended target.
Harrison was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harrison keeps McDormit at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDormit cracks a nice hook into Harrison's ribs.
Harrison 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.
Harrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harrison misses with a hook
and McDormit counters with a nice uppercut.
McDormit lands a jab to Harrison's midsection.
Harrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDormit lands a right hook to the body.
Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDormit.
A punch lands to the side of Harrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDormit throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison throws a poor cross that misses
and McDormit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDormit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison throws a head kick that McDormit semi-blocks.
McDormit scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harrison misses with a kick to the body
and McDormit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrison.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrison. That's going to slow McDormit down.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDormit blocks a head kick by Harrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDormit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harrisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDormit misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
McDormit misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Nice cross by McDormit.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. McDormit saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Harrison.
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDormit tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDormit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDormit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDormit scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrison avoids the body shot from McDormit.
Harrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDormit.
McDormit throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison tries to land a body kick
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDormit scores with the left hand. Harrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrison lands a head kick!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrison clinches up with McDormit and pushes him back against the cage.
Harrison tries to pull guard but McDormit won't allow it.
Harrison drags the fight down to the ground.
McDormit passes Harrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harrison controlling the position for now.
McDormit stalling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Harrison wants to control but McDormit is keeping busy.
McDormit slows the pace down in half guard.
McDormit trying to control from half guard but Harrison is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McDormit is thwarting Harrison's attempts to control the position.
Harrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDormit pulls his head out easily.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDormit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison tries to counter with a clinch but McDormit shakes him off and moves away.
McDormit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDormit was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McDormit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDormit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
McDormit is looking for a counter combo.
Harrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDormit throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Harrison wants to counter with a clinch but McDormit pushes him away.
McDormit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrison throws a body kick that misses.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDormit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrison lands a head kick. McDormit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and McDormit moves out of range easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McDormit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison tried to score with a low kick but McDormit checks it.
McDormit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Harrison cracks McDormit with an open hand slap.
McDormit throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it.
Harrison feints a counter leg kick.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDormit just misses with a punch to the body.
Lito Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Chase McDormit.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDormit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase McDormit!
A less than humble Chase McDormit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Anubis (ranked 2199 p4p, 2729 weight class) and Muhammad Watts (ranked 299 p4p, 355 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts connects with a solid leg kick.
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anubis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts tries to score with a low kick but Anubis moves his leg out of the way.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Watts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Watts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anubis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anubis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Watts as he connects with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Anubis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Watts there.
Anubis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
Anubis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anubis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anubis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watts scores with a nice strike.
Watts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watts digs a good body shot into Anubis's ribs.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
Watts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anubiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watts staying out of range there.
It seemed like Watts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anubis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
Anubis tries to counter by clinching up but Watts breaks away and moves out of range.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Anubis is looking to counter the offense by Watts and move into the clinch.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Anubis both land. Nice combination.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Anubis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Watts throws a series of punches but Anubis avoids them all with ease.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anubis. Anubis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anubis.
A little feinted left hand from Anubis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watts throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Anubis misses the target.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Anubis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watts manages to circle out of the way.
Anubis fails with a takedown attempt.
Anubis swings widly with a right hand
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muhammad Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anubis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watts's waist but Watts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anubis off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Anubis.
Watts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watts punishes Anubis's body with a nice straight punch.
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 lazy left from Watts finds it's target.
Watts digs a good hook to Anubis's body.
Anubis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anubis misses with the combination.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Watts swinging wildly here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Watts connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anubis is defended easily by Watts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anubis misses with a looping left.
Watts staying out of range there.
Anubis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watts avoids it really well and circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with an uppercut.
Watts cracks Anubis with a good jab.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Watts finds it's target.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Anubis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anubis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anubis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anubis misses with the combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Watts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watts missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anubis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anubis.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Watts misses with a looping left.
Anubis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Watts moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Watts lunges at Anubis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anubis's hand.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anubis.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Watts.
Anubis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts cracks Anubis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Anubis needs to keep his hands up - Watts had a free shot at his head there.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts scores with a nice head shot.
Watts clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anubis trying to stall but Watts improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Watts as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anubis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Watts.
Anubis tries to pull guard but Watts holds him up against the cage and eventually Anubis drops back down to his feet.
Watts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watts scores with a hook to the body.
Watts lands with a short shot to the head.
Anubis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watts walks away with a smile on his face. Anubis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anubis misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anubis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watts misses with a leg kick.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Watts throws a jab but it's blocked by Anubis.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Anubis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Watts.
Watts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anubis's head backwards.
Anubis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts blocks a jab.
Muhammad Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anubis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watts finds it's way round the side to connect with Anubis's head.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
A big right from Anubis misses.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts scores with a three punch combo!
Watts lands a nice looking body shot.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Watts as he connects with a hook.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anubis swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Anubis throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
Anubis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Anubis takes one on the button.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Anubis defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Watts lands an overhand right.
Anubis takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Anubis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watts counters by clinching up.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Anubis avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Watts.
Watts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Watts lands with a right to the head.
Watts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anubis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watts breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
A big right from Watts misses.
Anubis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anubis back to the cage. Watts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts misses with a hook.
Anubis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anubis drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Watts holds on and takes a little breather.
Anubis works over Watts with some ground and pound from guard.
Anubis stops Watts from standing up.
Anubis wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Anubis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Watts pulls Anubis in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anubis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Watts counter with a right hand.
Watts connects with a body shot that sends Anubis's belly button to the back.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watts works the jab nicely.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Watts.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watts.
Watts lands a nice shot to the body.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Watts tries a quick counter leg kick but Anubis is wise to it.
Anubis slips under a jab from Watts.
Anubis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a takedown
and Watts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anubis thinking.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Anubis misses its target.
Anubis misses with the combination.
Watts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anubis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watts.
Anubis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watts lands a lovely overhand right.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis slips a jab from Watts.
Watts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Watts moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watts.
Watts catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anubis throws a right hand that misses
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts avoids the body shot from Anubis.
Watts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts connects with a body shot.
Anubis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Watts digs a good body shot into Anubis's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anubis has time to react.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Anubis is rocked!
Watts connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Anubis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anubis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts scores with a counter punch that sends Anubis to the canvas! Watts smells blood - he's punishing Anubis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Anubis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Watts!
Muhammad Watts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vonsky (ranked 4211 p4p, 3102 weight class) and Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 315 p4p, 255 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vonsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Vonsky misses.
Vonsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilios.
Vonsky throws a looping overhand right but Vasilios ducks down to avoid it.
Vonsky misses the jab.
We've been told by Vonsky's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vonsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vonsky swings widly with a right hand
and Vasilios counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vonsky won't be happy with that.
Vasilios happy to just control the position for now.
Vasilios fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vasilios is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vonsky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vonsky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vasilios working the body and head with strikes.
Vonsky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vonsky tries to get out of the position.
Vasilios has hold of Vonsky's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Vonsky seems comfortable defending it but Vasilios has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Vonsky is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Vonsky is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vasilios couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alkandros Vasilios!
After winning the bout, Alkandros Vasilios thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lake (ranked 3863 p4p, 3247 weight class) and Jarron Faith (ranked 249 p4p, 216 weight class). Jack Lake 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake misses with a takedown attempt
and Faith counters with a straight right hand.
Lake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lake shoots in for a double leg but Faith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake shoots and misses
and Faith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lake with a poor takedown
and Faith counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Jack Lake has been cut.
Jack Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake misses with a takedown attempt
and Faith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lake is rocked!
Faith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Lake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faith cracks Lake on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lake falls backwards against the cage. Faith follows up with more strikes that drop Lake to his knees. Faith keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lake! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarron Faith!
A relieved looking Jarron Faith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hanks (ranked 2543 p4p, 2515 weight class) and Weenis McGuinty (ranked 290 p4p, 284 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Weenis McGuinty!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks clinches up against the cage.
Hanks landing knees to the body.
Hanks lands an elbow that stopped McGuinty in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Weenis McGuinty has been cut.
Hanks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuinty blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuinty.
McGuinty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanks throws an elbow that misses.
Hanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hanks.
Hanks misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuinty avoiding damage as Hanks throws knees to the body.
Hanks throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuinty.
Hanks tries to land a knee to the head but McGuinty blocks with his arms.
Hanks lands an elbow that stopped McGuinty in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks trying to land knees to the body.
McGuinty is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hanks lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuinty is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hanks can't fight it off and eventually McGuinty manages to take the fight to the floor. Hanks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hanks looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McGuinty has picked Hanks up and slammed him! Hanks can't keep hold of the triangle and McGuinty manages to pass to side control!
Sloppy strikes there by McGuinty.
McGuinty working away.
Hanks tries to bench press McGuinty off him but McGuinty keeps the position.
McGuinty swings around for an armbar but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McGuinty's guard.
Hanks tries to free his leg and advance position but McGuinty is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks trying to control but McGuinty is working from the bottom.
Hanks looking to sit in guard and control but McGuinty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. McGuinty doesn't defend quickly enough and Hanks has managed to lock this one up! Can McGuinty escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hanks on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tom Hanks!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tom Hanks made sure he mentioned Nevermore Clothing Co, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Knight (ranked 1316 p4p, 1344 weight class) and Rodney Wolford (ranked 185 p4p, 191 weight class). Knight kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Rodney Wolford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wolford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight is not content to let Wolford control the position.
Knight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wolford wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight prevents Wolford from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wolford creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Knight sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolford happy to just control the position for now.
Wolford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Knight sneaks back into half guard.
Wolford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knight has managed to free his arm - good work.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Wolford has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolford thows a huge punch but Knight dodges it nicely.
Wolford thows a huge punch but Knight dodges it nicely.
Knight taking some punishment here, with Wolford in his half guard.
Knight is controlling Wolford's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Knight is refusing to be controlled, as Wolford sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolford.
Wolford thows a huge punch but Knight dodges it nicely.
Wolford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wolford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knight is concentrating on defense, preventing Wolford from advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wolford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight cracks Wolford with a good jab.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolford lands a glancing blow to the side of Knight's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolford. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wolford throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolford. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wolford staying out of range there.
Knight throws a hook but Wolford avoids it easily.
Wolford feints the counter takedown.
Knight avoids the body shot from Wolford.
Wolford misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolford misses the target.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wolford misses with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Wolford ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws a jab when Wolford was well out of range.
Wolford avoids the body shot from Knight.
Wolford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Wolford with that takedown attempt.
Wolford throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
Wolford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knight rather than just go for the knockout.
Wolford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wolford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
Knight misses with a hook.
Wolford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
Wolford closes the distance and clinches up with Knight, looking for a takedown. Wolford pushes Knight against the cage but Knight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolford cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Wolford misses with a straight right.
Knight misses with a hook. Wolford ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Wolford.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Wolford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolford.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Wolford releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wolford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolford thinking.
A slow jab from Wolford misses its intended target.
Wolford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Wolford scores with a shot to the body.
Wolford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knight has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wolford has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolford misses with some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wolford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Wolford.
Wolford blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Wolford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wolford blocks an uppercut.
Wolford has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolford misses with a straight left.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight blocks a jab.
Wolford ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knight has managed to get both his arms back between Wolford's legs - danger averted.
Wolford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Wolford.
Knight regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Wolford is proving a slippery customer.
Knight is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wolford is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodney Wolford will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wolford looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Wolford shoots and misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Wolford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolford.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolford misses with an uppercut
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Wolford.
Knight takes a swing at Wolford's ribcage but misses.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a right and a left that Wolford avoids nicely.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolford is just out of range.
Knight slips a straight right by Wolford.
Wolford throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolford throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Wolford ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Knight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Wolford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight jabs Wolford right on the nose. Wolford blinks but takes it well.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Wolford moved out of range.
Wolford throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Wolford defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Wolford counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolford throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolford.
Wolford ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Wolford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolford swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Wolford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolford throws out the jab.
Wolford cracks Knight with a good jab.
Wolford connects with a looping right hand.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Wolford.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolford throws out the jab.
Knight scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Terrell Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Wolford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Wolford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Wolford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Wolford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolford's head.
Wolford lunges at Knight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knight's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolford ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Wolford drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knight defends it well.
Knight with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Knight.
Wolford darts in looking for a takedown but Knight gets double underhooks and turns Wolford into the cage.
Terrell Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Wolford.
Wolford slips a straight right by Knight.
Wolford looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.
Wolford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Knight lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolford lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wolford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wolford is looking for a kimura here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wolford working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Knight slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wolford trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight is pulling down on Wolford's head to control his posture.
Wolford with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wolford looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Wolford misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight cracks Wolford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolford counters with a left to the body.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knight moves out of range as Wolford strikes.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolford.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wolford with a hook.
Knight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knight.
It looks like Rodney Wolford has been cut.
Wolford throws a shot to the body.
Wolford misses with an uppercut
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wolford cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wolford.
Knight takes a swing at Wolford's ribcage but misses.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolford staying out of range there.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolford misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolford misses with a looping left.
It looked like Knight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolford.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Wolford counters with a straight right hand.
Knight lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolford moves away.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolford moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Wolford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knight with a nice cross.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Wolford's shoulder, as Wolford tries to avoid the shot.
Wolford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knight with a body shot.
Wolford misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Knight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wolford misses with a wild body shot.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Wolford counters with a right hand to the body.
Wolford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolford looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Wolford scores with a punch to the head.
Wolford cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wolford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Wolford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolford shoots for a takedown but Knight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Wolford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolford misses the jab.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolford is just out of range.
Wolford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolford.
Knight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Wolford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Wolford.
Knight defending well as Wolford loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Wolford sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolford slips under a jab from Knight.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wolford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolford works over Knight with some ground and pound from guard.
Wolford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knight seems keen to control Wolford's posture.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolford's guard.
Wolford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight cracks Wolford with a solid left hand.
Wolford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolford keeps trying to improve his position.
Knight lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wolford looking for subs off his back but Knight has passed one foot through into half guard.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Wolford's head.
Wolford looking for submissions off his back.
Knight performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodney Wolford has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Wolford's head.
Wolford is looking to improve his position.
Knight is keen to just control but Wolford is a slippery customer.
Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wolford is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolford actively working from the bottom here.
Wolford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Knight forces his way into half guard.
Wolford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wolford.
Knight wants to control from the top but Wolford keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knight postures up.
Knight lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wolford holds on and takes a little breather.
Wolford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Wolford looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control but Wolford is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wolford walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Wolford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wolford wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Wolford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Wolford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolford wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight pulls Wolford in close to prevent any damage.
Wolford preventing the sweep.
Wolford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolford looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Wolford shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Wolford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Wolford avoids the body shot from Knight.
Wolford swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Wolford just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolford manages to avoid it.
Wolford drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knight defends it well.
Knight lands with a straight right. Wolford didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Wolford.
Knight throws a hook but Wolford blocks it.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Terrell Knight.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Knight!
Our winner, Terrell Knight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bang (ranked 1818 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Mason Love (ranked 124 p4p, 94 weight class). Love is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- Music. Mason Love has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bing Bang's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Love misses with a straight right.
Bang misses with a leg kick.
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bang thumps Love with a low kick.
Bang scores with a leg kick.
Bang throws a leg kick that misses.
Love now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Bang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Bang backs off Love throws a huge counter combo but Bang manages to avoid it all.
Bang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love cracks Bang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Love looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Love's waist but Love gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bang off to one side.
Bang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bang showed some decent athleticism there.
Love avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
Love manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love dips to his left and cracks Bang with an uppercut!
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang shoots in but no luck this time.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Love throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
A leg kick checked by Love.
Sloppy strikes from Bang. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Love backs away, Bang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bang slips a jab from Love.
Bang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Bang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang avoids the body shot from Love.
Bang swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
Bang wants to slow Love down by chopping away at his legs.
Bang tries to land a front kick but Love steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Love!
Love sneaks out the side door and pushes Bang away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
Bang scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love lands with a shot to the body.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Bang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
Bang throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Love, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Love! But no joy.
Love's corner calls for a 1-2. Love obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a right hand
and Bang counters with a thumping low kick.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Love.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bang slips a jab from Love.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bang tries to score with a low kick but Love moves his leg out of the way.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
Bang looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Bang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bang drops his hands momentarily and Love takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bang with a hook.
Bang throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Love throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Bang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Love connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bang scrambles back to his feet.
Bang misses with a low kick.
A big left from Love misses.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love misses with a body punch
and Bang counters with an inside leg kick.
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Love looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Love throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
It looked like Bang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Love.
Love looks to land a combination but Bang avoids it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Bang should have avoided that one.
Love connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Bang.
A quick step to the side and Bang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
Love swings widly with a right hand
and Bang counters with a three punch combo that has Love backing up. Love nods at Bang to acknowledge the strikes.
Love connects with a body shot.
Love throws a shot to the body.
Bang avoids the body shot from Love.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bang rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Love gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Love prevents a body shot from Bang.
Love prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Love - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Love misses with a looping left.
Bang tries to counter with a takedown but Love is quick to defend against it.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Bang tries to counter with a takedown but Love is quick to defend against it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Love lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Love misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Love throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Love moves out of range of the leg kick from Bang.
Bang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bang tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
Bang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bang.
Bang is looking for a counter combo.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bang has managed to clinch.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love breaks the clinch.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Love misses.
Bang is looking to wear down Love with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Love works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Bang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang working the body and head with strikes.
Bang tries to move to mount but Love blocks the move with his legs.
Bang trying to control the position but Love is working away.
Love tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Love avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bang.
Love is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Love because Bang loaded up on that one.
Bang jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Love is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Love and Bang has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bang wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
Love sneaks out the side door and pushes Bang away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mason Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Love misses with a looping right.
Bang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bang is rocked!
Love checks a low kick from Bang.
Oh Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bang is aggressively charging in as Love backs up avoiding any damage. Love tosses out a jab and Bang runs right into it face first! Bang is out cold! Love dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bang's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
A very excited looking Mason Love 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Trayvon Lewis (ranked 521 p4p, 1216 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 69 p4p, 171 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popizicki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popizicki misses with an uppercut.
Lewis misses with a hook. Popizicki ducked under it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Popizicki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popizicki throws out the jab.
Lewis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lewis lands in his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Lewis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Popizicki controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki pulls Lewis in to control the position.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
Popizicki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Popizicki working a defensive guard here.
Lewis trying to control but Popizicki is working from the bottom.
Lewis postures up.
Popizicki is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Popizicki looking to control.
Popizicki has an active guard here but Lewis has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Popizicki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lewis in particular looking to stall.
Popizicki manages to get to full guard.
Popizicki trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popizicki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lewis trying to control the pace.
Popizicki looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lewis passes into side control!
Lewis taking a break here but Popizicki is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Lewis uses his free foot to push down on Popizicki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Popizicki.
Popizicki is working to get back to half guard.
Lewis avoids the attempt from Popizicki to control.
Lewis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki tries to hold on but Lewis postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popizicki is trying to escape the mount.
Popizicki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lewis.
Lewis wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Lewis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lewis cracks Popizicki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lewis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis can't control as he wanted to and Popizicki manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Popizicki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lewis trying to control the action but Popizicki is working from the bottom.
Popizicki is trying to get back to full guard.
Popizicki moves into full guard.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Popizicki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lewis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lewis's back!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Popizicki is not going to allow Lewis to sit and survive in this position.
Popizicki is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lewis up.
Lewis is really stuck here.
Popizicki throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Lewis trying to control the hands but Popizicki won't let him.
Popizicki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Popizicki is working the ground and pound. Can Lewis escape?
Will Popizicki go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Popizicki is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lewis. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Popizicki throwing sloppy strikes.
Lewis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lewis breaks Popizicki's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lewis passes into side control.
Popizicki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Popizicki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lewis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Popizicki is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Popizicki throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lewis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lewis prevents Popizicki from improving his position.
Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Popizicki trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki trying to get back to full guard but Lewis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Popizicki is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki is trying to escape the mount.
Lewis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Popizicki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Popizicki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lewis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Popizicki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lewis trying to control but Popizicki is having none of it.
Popizicki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Popizicki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Popizicki is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Popizicki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Popizicki wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but Popizicki defends it.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Popizicki is trying to maintain the position but Lewis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lewis is keen to just control but Popizicki is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki wants to get back to full guard but Lewis has mounted him!
Popizicki has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Lewis's lack of action.
Popizicki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lewis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lewis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lewis breaks from Popizicki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to control but Popizicki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lewis is really struggling to control Popizicki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lewis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Popizicki tries to reverse the position but Lewis maintains control.
Popizicki is still trying to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popizicki is trying to reverse the position but instead Lewis has taken his back - oops!
Lewis is hanging on to Popizicki's back as he tries to escape.
Lewis lands with a hammerfist to the side of Popizicki's head.
Popizicki fending off the submission attempt from Lewis.
Lewis wants to control but Popizicki is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Popizicki tries to roll but Lewis sticks to his back.
Lewis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Popizicki.
Lewis landing with strikes.
The referee is taking a good look at Popizicki as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lewis!
Popizicki is in bad spot here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Lewis.
Popizicki is trying to remain composed but Lewis is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Lewis is looking for the choke from the back position but Popizicki is controlling his hands well.
Popizicki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lewis lands a shot to the body.
Lewis scores with punches and elbows.
Popizicki wants to escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Popizicki with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Popizicki from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Popizicki wants to escape the position.
Lewis loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Popizicki hold on?
Lewis tightening his grip on Popizicki, looking for the choke.
Will Lewis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Popizicki tries to escape the position.
Lewis is looking to control Popizicki but Popizicki is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is not going to allow Popizicki to sit and survive in this position.
Popizicki is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Popizicki trying to control but not successfully.
Popizicki is trapped and Lewis is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for the choke from the back position but Popizicki is controlling his hands well.
Lewis scores with punches from the back.
Lewis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Popizicki has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lewis doesn't have the hooks in and Popizicki manages to turn into his guard.
Popizicki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Lewis controls Popizicki momentarily but Popizicki frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Popizicki controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lewis with a poor takedown
and Popizicki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popizicki throws out the jab.
Lewis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Popizicki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Popizicki is retaining full guard.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Popizicki.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Popizicki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lewis controlling Popizicki's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Lewis controls Popizicki momentarily but Popizicki frees himself.
Lewis can't keep his opponent in guard - Popizicki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis trying to hold on to Popizicki's head to control him but Popizicki postures up.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popizicki can do to turn this around?
Popizicki tries to pass to full mount but Lewis defends it.
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.
Popizicki is thwarting Lewis's attempts to control the position.
Lewis manages to get to full guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Popizicki from controlling successfully.
Lewis seems keen to control Popizicki's posture.
Popizicki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Popizicki has picked Lewis up and slammed him! Lewis can't keep hold of the triangle and Popizicki manages to pass to side control!
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Popizicki working the ground and pound but Lewis is defending the strikes.
Lewis defending against the ground and pound.
Popizicki cracks Lewis with a big right hand but Lewis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Popizicki controls the position from side control.
Lewis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Popizicki is very close to passing his half guard.
Popizicki controlling the pace.
Popizicki is thwarting Lewis's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Popizicki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popizicki throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Popizicki had a free shot at his head there.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Popizicki saw that one coming.
Popizicki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Popizicki.
Lewis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Popizicki.
Jab from Popizicki.
Popizicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Popizicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Popizicki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chaz Popizicki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trayvon Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popizicki throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a shot to the body
enabling Popizicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Popizicki misses with a wild combination.
Popizicki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Popizicki!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Popizicki can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis lands a few punches from side control.
Lewis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks up at the clock and then as Popizicki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lewis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Popizicki sneaks back into half guard.
Popizicki tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Popizicki is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Popizicki wants to get back to full guard but Lewis has passed into side control.
Popizicki tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis landing strikes.
Popizicki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Popizicki struggling a bit here.
Lewis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Popizicki is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lewis yanks on the arm and Popizicki is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lewis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Trayvon Lewis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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