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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lake (ranked 4879 p4p, 5231 weight class) and Dustin Gold (ranked 279 p4p, 288 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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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Gold!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gold was covering up waiting for the punch and Lake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lake forces his way into half guard.
Lake not doing much here.
Lake wants to control but Gold is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gold can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gold wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gold is staying active underneath Lake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gold is just riding it out for now. Lake eventually gives up the hold.
Gold trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake wants to free his trapped foot but Gold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lake 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.
Lake controlling the action here.
Lake wants to take a breather but Gold is having none of it.
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.
Lake 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.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Lake is very close to passing his half guard.
Lake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lake wants to work for an arm triangle but Gold is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gold trying to hold on to Lake's head to control him but Lake postures up.
Gold regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Lake stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
Gold being controlled here, momentarily.
Lake is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dillo's Deadly Dojo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
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 looking to pass the guard.
Lake stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Lake from controlling successfully.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lake is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Lake blocks the leg kick.
Lake shoots in looking for a takedown but Gold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dustin Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Gold. Beautiful body shot.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gold pinned against the cage. Gold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gold to score with a decent uppercut.
Gold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold stuffs the takedown attempt from Lake. Lake gets slowly back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to bum rush Lake with a series of wild strikes but Lake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Gold as Lake shoots in.
Lake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gold's waist but Gold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lake off to one side.
Gold stuffs the takedown.
Gold throws out a counter right but Lake avoids it with no problem.
Lake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lake is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lake dives in and grabs Gold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes down on Lake's head and hops out.
Dustin Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gold punishes Lake's body with a nice straight punch.
Gold misses with a kick to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a good body shot.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Lake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lake fails with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Gold misses.
Lake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lake dives in for a single leg takedown but Gold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
A short right from Gold on the inside.
 Lake is rocked!
Lake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lake looking to slow down the pace here.
Gold gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lake.
Lake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gold pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Lake's head.
Oh Lake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold lands a nice hook to Lake's body. Lake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lake seems to have got his legs back now.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gold thuds a left hand into Lake's body.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gold drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lake right on the button. Lake goes down! Gold follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gold gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Gold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Marks (ranked 2231 p4p, 2907 weight class) and Kevon Artell (ranked 317 p4p, 391 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevon Artell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Marks.
A leg kick checked by Marks.
Artell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Artell.
Marks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Artell works Marks's body with a nice hook.
Artell throws a nice head kick!
Marks throws a wild body kick that Artell sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Artell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Artell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Artell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marks throws the kick towards the body but Artell avoids it.
Artell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marks avoids the body shot from Artell.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Artell sees coming a mile off.
Marks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Artell doesn't seem bothered though.
Marks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artell on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artell looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marks moves out of range as Artell throws a body kick.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Artell connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artell connects with a body shot that sends Marks's belly button to the back.
Marks takes one to the chin there.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artell throws a chopping leg kick but Marks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Artell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Artell looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
Artell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Artell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy body kick from Artell
and Marks counters with a head kick. That will keep Artell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marks.
Artell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Artell misses with a few strikes there.
Artell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Artell wants to slow Marks down by chopping away at his legs.
Artell throws a hook but Marks avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Marks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Artell doesn't seem phased though.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Artell sees coming a mile off.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to score with a low kick but Artell moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Artell misses the target.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Artell moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Artell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marks misses with a right hand
and Artell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Artell blocks a jab.
Marks misses with a series of wild punches.
Marks throws a head kick that half lands.
Marks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Artell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Artell throws a wild body kick that Marks sees coming a mile off.
Artell misses with a body kick.
Artell tries to move into range but Marks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marks blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artell scores with a hook to the body. Marks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artell throws a leg kick but Marks moved away.
Marks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Artell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artell lands a jab to Marks's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artell lands a jab to Marks's midsection.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artell throws a head kick that misses.
Artell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks.
Artell looks for the body kick but Marks saw that one coming.
Artell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marks.
A big right from Marks misses.
Marks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marks misses with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Artell will feel that in the morning.
Artell throws a leg kick but Marks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Artell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Artell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Artell swinging wildly here.
Marks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Artell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Artell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marks throws a nice looking combination but Artell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Artell takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Marks is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick from Artell.
Artell throws a body punch but Marks moves out of range.
Artell throws a head kick but Marks moves out of range.
Artell misses with a wild body shot.
Marks misses with a kick to the body.
Artell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marks rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks misses with a kick to the body.
Artell scores with a jab. Marks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Artell throws a head kick but Marks moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
A swing and a miss from Artell.
And Marks counters with a quick kick to the body but Artell blocks it.
Artell blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Artell is predictable there
and Marks counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Artell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Artell scoring well with a low kick there.
Marks throws a body punch but Artell moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Artell.
Marks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artell.
Artell throws a body shot but no joy.
Marks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Artell throws a fast counter high kick but Marks manages to duck under it in time.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks scores with a nice head shot.
Artell looks for the body kick but Marks saw that one coming.
Marks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marks defending well as Artell loads up on a big left hand.
Marks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Artell checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artell.
Artell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks takes a swing at Artell's ribcage but misses.
Artell connects with a single shot there.
Artell moves out of range of the body kick.
Marks lands a right hook to the body.
Artell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Artell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Artell.
Artell moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marks is out of range.
Marks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artell lands with a cross.
Artell throws an off balance right hand
and Marks counters with a solid body kick.
Artell misses the body punch
and Marks counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Artell.
Artell throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marks is looking to chop away at Artell's legs.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Artell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marks is able to avoid easily.
Artell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marks takes a swing at Artell's ribcage but misses.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Artell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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 Jeremy Marks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Artell throws out the jab.
Marks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marks tries to land a front kick but Artell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Artell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marks misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Artell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Artell blocks the leg kick.
Artell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Artell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Artell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Artell.
Marks throws a quick counter head kick but Artell was just out of range.
Jeremy Marks is winning the standup battle so far.
Artell misses with a body kick.
Artell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marks throws a front kick that sends Artell stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marks lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks cracks Artell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Artell loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
Artell tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Artell.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
Artell moves out of range as Marks strikes.
Artell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Artell misses with a few strikes there.
Artell connects with a leg kick.
Artell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marks avoids the body shot from Artell.
Artell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks moves out of range as Artell throws a body kick.
Marks lands with a kick to the ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Artell!
Artell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Artell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marks.
Artell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Artell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Artell misses.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Artell loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws the kick towards the body but Artell avoids it.
Marks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Artell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Artell throws a body kick that misses.
Artell jabs Marks right on the nose. Marks blinks but takes it well.
Artell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marks.
Artell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks is looking to slow Artell down with leg kicks.
Artell cracks Marks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Artell tries a low kick but Marks avoids it.
Marks moves away from the strike by Artell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artell tries a head kick but it misses.
Artell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marks throws a leg kick
and Artell counters with an inside leg kick.
Artell works the jab nicely.
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artell moves away.
Artell avoids the head kick by Marks.
Marks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marks throws a head kick that Artell semi-blocks.
Artell connects with a body shot that sends Marks's belly button to the back.
Marks throws the kick towards the body but Artell avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marks.
Marks throws a head kick that Artell semi-blocks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with an uppercut
and Artell counters with a nice body shot.
Artell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Artell moves out of range of the strikes.
Artell misses with a looping right.
Marks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Marks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Marks counters with a quick kick to the body but Artell blocks it.
Marks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Artell.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marks in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Artell.
Artell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marks at a distance.
Artell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Artell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marks. Artell shrugs it off though.
Marks keeps Artell at a distance using the push kick.
Artell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Artell misses with a lunging right hand
and Marks counters with a good, hard body kick but Artell shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marks. Artell shrugs it off though.
Artell is breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks works Artell's body with a nice hook.
Marks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Artell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marks. Marks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
Marks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Artell avoids the body shot from Marks.
Artell misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artell moves away.
Marks backing away here, and Artell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Marks throws a body punch but Artell moves out of range.
Marks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Artell tries a quick counter leg kick but Marks is wise to it.
Marks looks to throw a body kick
and Artell counters with a one-two to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Artell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Artell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Artell throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
Artell misses with a lunging right hand
and Marks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Artell tries to move into range but Marks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Artell checks a low kick from Marks.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Artell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marks throws a solid leg kick but Artell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marks.
Marks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Artell catches Marks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Artell.
As Artell backs away, Marks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Marks moves out of range easily.
Artell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Artell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Artell digs a good hook to Marks's body.
Marks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Artell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marks is looking to slow Artell down with leg kicks.
Marks scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevon Artell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Artell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artell misses with an uppercut
and Marks counters with a low kick, right behind Artell 's knee.
Artell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marks at a distance.
Artell checks the leg kick.
Artell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marks will feel that in the morning.
Good standup being displayed there by Artell as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Artell lands.
Marks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks misses the shot to the body.
Marks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell lands a glancing blow to the side of Marks's head.
Artell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marks.
A slow jab from Artell misses its intended target.
Artell takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Marks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marks lands a nice shot that snaps Artell's head back.
Artell scores with a jab.
Marks misses with a low kick as Artell jumps back.
Artell misses with a wild body shot.
Marks throws the left hand but Artell avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artell throws a body kick that misses.
Artell throws a sloppy body shot
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Marks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Artell tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Artell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Artell throws a hook but Marks blocks it.
Marks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artell blocks a head kick by Marks.
Marks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artell.
Marks throws a leg kick
and Artell counters with a good, hard body kick but Marks shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artell blocks a head kick by Marks.
Artell connects with a body shot that sends Marks's belly button to the back.
Marks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marks looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
Marks throws a head kick but Artell moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
and Artell counters with a nice body shot.
Artell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artell throws an overhand right that lands on Marks's shoulder, as Marks tries to avoid the shot.
Artell tries to land a leg kick but Marks saw it coming and moves away.
Marks lands with a straight right. Artell didn't see that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Marks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
Artell throws a head kick that misses.
Marks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marks misses the jab.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Artell avoids the head kick by Marks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marks tests Artell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artell misses with a low kick.
Artell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Artell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marks has time to react.
Artell jabs Marks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Artell throws a big shot that misses.
Marks half committed to a counter leg kick.
Artell with a hook.
Artell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Artell throws a leg kick but Marks checks it.
Marks throws a jab but it's blocked by Artell.
Artell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Artell misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Artell.
Marks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Artell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a hook but Artell blocks it.
Marks backing away here, and Artell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Artell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Artell avoids a kick to the body.
Marks throws a leg kick but Artell checks it.
Artell ducks right into an uppercut from Marks.
Nice body punch from Artell.
Marks misses with a body shot.
Artell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Marks.
Marks throws a head kick that half lands.
Artell with a hook.
Artell throws a push kick but Marks slaps the foot to one side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marks lands with a cross.
Marks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Artell moves out of range of the strikes.
Artell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Artell backs away, Marks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marks throws a head kick that half lands.
Artell looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Marks feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Artell misses with a low kick.
Artell throws a lazy body kick
and Marks counters with a nice uppercut.
Artell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Artell unleashes a big counter combination but Marks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Artell stuns Marks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Artell connects with a body shot.
Artell tries to work over Marks's front leg with a kick but Marks checks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Artell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marks throws a leg kick but Artell moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marks.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marks.
Artell throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Marks misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Marks. That snapped Artell's head back.
A shot to the liver by Artell. Beautiful body shot.
Artell misses with a body shot.
Marks half committed to a counter leg kick.
Artell feints and then cracks Marks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marks down.
Marks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks connects with a nice looking jab.
Marks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artell.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Artell.
Artell misses with a body shot
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artell misses with a hook
and Marks counters with a three punch combo that has Artell backing up. Artell nods at Marks to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body kick from Artell.
Marks digs a good hook to Artell's body.
Marks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artell on the side of the head.
Artell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Marks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Artell throws a leg kick but Marks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Artell lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeremy Marks.
Well Marks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Marks!
An out of breath Jeremy Marks 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Mesquita (ranked 831 p4p, 2496 weight class) and Terrell Yates (ranked 67 p4p, 171 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yates sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mesquita somewhat.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita moves into the clinch.
Yates is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mesquita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yates smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yates!
Yates sneaks out the side door and pushes Mesquita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita misses with a body shot.
Yates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates looks for the body kick but Mesquita saw that one coming.
Yates connects with a right hand. Mesquita shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Yates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Mesquita seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mesquita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yates gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mesquita has Yates pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mesquita pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yates tumbling to the mat - Mesquita dives into Yates's guard.
Yates not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yates being controlled here, momentarily.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Yates has wrist control.
Mesquita not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yates is one step ahead there.
Yates wants to get up but he can't break Mesquita's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yates wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yates preventing the sweep.
Yates wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yates postures up.
That's four 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.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yates has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yates is trying to defend but Mesquita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yates makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Good standup being displayed there by Mesquita as he connects with a hook.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mesquita doesn't seem bothered though.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mesquita.
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yates is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita pushes down on Yates's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but Yates defending well.
Yates trying to control here.
Mesquita looks to land a strike but Yates avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita won't allow Yates to get back to his feet.
Yates is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yates trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yates's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yates keeps working.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yates is in trouble now - Mesquita has advanced to mount!
Yates tries to reverse the position but Mesquita maintains control.
Mesquita working the ground and pound effectively.
Yates is trying to escape the mount.
Mesquita tries to control but Yates wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Yates that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yates tries to hold on but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mesquita lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Yates that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mesquita postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yates looks a forlorn figure.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mesquita with shots to the head and body - Yates looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mesquita wants to finish this one by submission but Yates is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mesquita.
Yates is trying desperately to improve position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mesquita extends the arm and Yates is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vic Romano (ranked 1645 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 222 p4p, 219 weight class). Romano comes to the cage accompanied by MXC Most Extreme Challenge . Cabango has chosen HonestKey- Who I Am as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano throws a right hand that misses
and Cabango counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabango sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romano avoids the head kick by Cabango.
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Cabango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabango.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romano lands a nice looking body shot.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabango takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Cabango throws a head kick that misses
and Romano counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabango takes one to the side of the head.
Cabango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romano throws out the jab.
Romano clinches up with Cabango and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabango lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Cabango throws a head punch that misses.
Cabango tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romano smiles and moves away.
Cabango throws out a leg kick but Romano moves out of range and Cabango only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano moves into the clinch.
Cabango throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabango tries to pull guard but Romano won't allow it.
Cabango lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romano.
Romano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Zai Zai Cabango has been cut.
Cabango jumps guard but Romano stands there with Cabango around his waist. Cabango gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vic Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zai Zai Cabango.
Romano lands an elbow inside.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabango has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Cabango takes an elbow to the temple.
Cabango fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cabango just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabango's defenses.
Romano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Zai Zai Cabango's cut even more.
Romano tries to work over Cabango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabango misses with a punch to the body.
Romano digs a right hand into Cabango's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cabango's gas tank.
Romano gets through Cabango's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabango throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanos head.
A shot in the inside from Cabango.
Cabango throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Cabango tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cabango pulls guard successfully.
Cabango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cabango's guard.
Romano working Cabango over with strikes.
Romano working over Cabango with some ground and pound. Cabango looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cabango looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cabango looking for submissions off his back.
Romano slips a nice elbow through Cabango's hands, connecting with Cabango's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabango avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romano.
Romano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romano drops an elbow to the side of Cabango's head.
Cabango is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Romano pulls his head out easily.
Romano prevents Cabango from improving his position.
Romano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cabango regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabango's head.
Romano stands up over Cabango, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabango looking for a guillotine here but Romano defends easily.
Cabango looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Romano passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabango on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romano is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Cabango has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Cabango! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zai Zai Cabango!
A very excited looking Zai Zai Cabango 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 2732 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Jarron Faith (ranked 186 p4p, 187 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson ducks under a wild hook from Faith.
Brunson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brunson tries to clinch up but Faith circles away and keeps his distance.
Brunson with a poor takedown
and Faith counters with a nice uppercut.
Brunson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faith but Faith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blonde Brunson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faith punishes Brunson's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Faith loads up on a big right hand but Brunson slips the punch.
Brunson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Faith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Faith wants to sweep here but Brunson controlling him for the moment.
Faith managing to control the position.
Brunson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson distracts Faith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brunson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brunson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brunson wants to control from the top but Faith keeps moving.
Brunson stands and throws Faith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Faith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The strikes coming from Brunson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Faith is not content to let Brunson control the position.
Brunson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is trying to get an arm triangle but Faith is defending well.
Faith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brunson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brunson thows a huge punch but Faith dodges it nicely.
Faith is refusing to be controlled, as Brunson sits in half guard.
Brunson seems to be looking for submissions.
Faith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brunson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brunson's back!
Brunson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Faith.
Faith controlling well, preventing Brunson from escaping the position.
Faith looking to break Brunson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brunson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Faith will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faith doesn't have the hooks in and Brunson manages to turn into his guard.
Brunson landing with the ground and pound.
Faith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brunson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Faith keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
Brunson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faith looking to control.
Faith keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
Faith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brunson trying to control but Faith is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Faith keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
Brunson landing with the ground and pound.
Brunson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Faith keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
Brunson throws a big right hand that misses.
Faith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faith keeping full guard, as Brunson tries to pass.
Brunson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faith pulls Brunson in close to his closed guard and prevents Brunson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brunson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brunson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Faith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brunson tries to roll over but Faith keeps him under control.
Brunson is trying to stand up here but Faith is controlling him well.
Faith prevents Brunson from improving his position.
Brunson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brunson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faith stays in close to Brunson's body and controls the position.
Brunson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Faith throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brunson's body to avoid the submission. Brunson has instead reached around Faith's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brunson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blonde Brunson!
Our winner, Blonde Brunson, 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 1620 p4p, 1563 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 120 p4p, 118 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bing Bang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bing Bang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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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 8 - 4 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vourture connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bang misses with a takedown
and Vourture counters with a three punch combo that has Bang backing up. Bang nods at Vourture to acknowledge the strikes.
Vourture gets caught flat footed, as Bang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vourture not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bang pushes down on Vourture's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bang prevents Vourture from improving his position.
Bang wants to pass the guard but Vourture is defending well.
Vourture is controlling Bang's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vourture is looking to control Bang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vourture avoid being mounted?
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vourture defending well though.
Vourture desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vourture is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vourture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bang avoids the attempt from Vourture to control.
Bang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vourture is bucking up trying to escape but Bang cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bang wants to control the pace but Vourture is squirming around nicely.
Bang avoids the attempt from Vourture to control.
Bang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is desperately trying to improve his position but Bang has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Vourture defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bang.
Vourture manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vourture trying to control from the bottom.
Vourture is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vourture trying to control here.
Vourture wants to get back to full guard.
Vourture wants to control but Bang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vourture keeps working.
Vourture is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is looking to improve his position.
Bang has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Bang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vourture tries to reverse the position but Bang maintains control.
Vourture is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vourture is looking to get to half guard.
Bang dominating with strikes here.
Bang landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vourture is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vourture is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang with the ground and pound from mount.
Vourture tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vourture tries to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
Vourture taking shots to the head.
Bang cracks Vourture with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vourture has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Bang's lack of action.
Vourture avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vourture on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bang lands with a punch from half guard.
Vourture is trying to get back to full guard.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vourture keeps working.
Vourture trying to control here.
Bang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vourture tries to roll over but Bang keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vourture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vourture keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bang is looking to take a break and control but Vourture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bang working the head and body with strikes.
Vourture is controlling Bang's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vourture trying to hold on to Bang's head to control him but Bang postures up.
Vourture moves into full guard.
Bang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vourture avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vourture keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
Bang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is trying to control the position but Bang postures up.
Vourture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vourture keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
Bang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bang cracks Vourture with a solid left hand.
Vourture is trying to control the position but Bang postures up.
Vourture pulls Bang in close to his closed guard and prevents Bang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bang is working Vourture over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vourture not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vourture keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
Vourture not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vourture wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bang is now in half guard.
Bang controlling the action here.
Bang is trying to control. Vourture wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bang throwing shots but Vourture is blocking nicely.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vourture keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vourture is trying to control but can't.
Vourture slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bang lands a couple of digs.
Bang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bang chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vourture is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vourture pulls Bang in close to prevent any damage.
Bang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Bang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vourture throws a lazy body kick
and Bang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vourture is positioning himself well to prevent Bang advancing to mount.
Vourture trying to control from the bottom.
Bang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vourture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vourture has his hands clasped together around Bang's back. He's all about the action.
Bang is trying for a kimura here. Vourture looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bang wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bing Bang!
Bing Bang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 1453 p4p, 2006 weight class) and Dodong Janjan (ranked 127 p4p, 166 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janjan's choice of entrance music: Love Addict. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dodong Janjan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janjan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasilios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Alkandros Vasilios has been cut.
Janjan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Janjan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasilios throws out the jab.
Vasilios misses with an uppercut
and Janjan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasilios scores with a nice strike.
Alkandros Vasilios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasilios slips a jab and a cross from Janjan.
Janjan moves in looking to clinch but Vasilios pushes him off.
Vasilios scores with a punch to the head.
Janjan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilios connects with a crisp jab.
Vasilios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janjan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vasilios misses with an uppercut. Janjan saw that one coming.
Vasilios throws out a loose jab but Janjan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilios takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasilios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Janjan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janjan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasilios counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Janjan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vasilios is trying to keep Janjan in close.
Janjan works over Vasilios with some ground and pound from guard.
Janjan throwing strikes but missing.
Janjan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vasilios looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasilios, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janjan distracts Vasilios with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vasilios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Janjan won't allow Vasilios to sweep him here.
Janjan throws a big right hand that misses.
Janjan throwing strikes from guard but Vasilios blocks nicely.
Janjan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vasilios's head.
Janjan with a nice head shot there.
Vasilios is looking for a triangle but Janjan pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios has his hands on Janjan's head, controlling the position.
Janjan chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasilios working for a triangle but Janjan defends it easily.
Vasilios is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Janjan rolls with it to try and escape but Vasilios cranks on the arm and Janjan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alkandros Vasilios!
Alkandros Vasilios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokoni Soaki (ranked 1306 p4p, 2358 weight class) and Timothy Combs (ranked 157 p4p, 293 weight class). Soaki comes to the cage accompanied by Le Manu - Shepherds Reign. Tokoni Soaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Combs!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Combs moves away.
Soaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Combs swings for the body but Soaki moves out of range.
Combs blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Combs.
Combs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Combs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soaki.
Combs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soaki walks into a left hand.
Soaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Combs.
Soaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Combs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soaki in his tracks.
Soaki looks to land a left hand but Combs moved out of range nicely.
Combs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soaki throws a push kick but Combs slaps the foot to one side.
Combs slips a jab from Soaki.
Combs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combs slips under a jab.
Combs slips under a jab.
Combs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Soaki misses.
Combs moves into range and clinches up with Soaki.
Combs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soaki blocks an uppercut.
Soaki lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Combs - that landed with a thud.
Combs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Combs goes for a takedown attempt but Soaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Soaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Combs misses with a wild body shot.
Soaki throws a shot from downtown. Combs moves away and avoids it.
Soaki throws a jab when Combs was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soaki misses with a left hand
and Combs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Combs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soaki takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soaki slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Combs 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.
Combs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soaki.
Tokoni Soaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soaki throws a sloppy head kick and Combs moves out of range easily.
Soaki misses with a looping right.
Soaki avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Combs. Beautiful body shot.
Soaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Combs.
Soaki lands a jab to the nose.
Soaki throws a lazy right hand but Combs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soaki throws a nice looking combination but Combs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Combs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Combs blocks a head kick by Soaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combs dives in and scores a takedown into Soaki's guard.
Combs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Soaki, not yet.
Combs wants to control from the top but Soaki keeps moving.
Soaki wants to stand and escape but Combs is having none of it.
Combs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Combs wants to pass the guard but Soaki is keeping the position.
Soaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Combs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soaki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Combs trying to control but Soaki is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Combs pushing down on Soaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soaki trying to get back to full guard but Combs takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Soaki wants to control but Combs is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Combs tries to control but Soaki wriggling away.
Soaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Combs lands a nice shot to the head.
Combs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Combs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soaki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Soaki is looking for a sweep. Combs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Combs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soaki keeps working.
Combs wants to pass the guard but Soaki is defending well.
Combs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Combs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Combs drops an elbow to the side of Soaki's head.
Combs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soaki is looking to improve his position.
Soaki manages to get to full guard.
Combs trying to control but Soaki is working from the bottom.
Combs won't allow Soaki to get back to his feet.
Combs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Combs trying to control but Soaki is working from the bottom.
Soaki wants to sweep here but Combs controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soaki wants to stand but Combs is controlling the position.
Combs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Combs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Combs is working Soaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Combs seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Combs looking to sit in guard and control but Soaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Combs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Combs looking to control.
Soaki looking to pass the guard.
Soaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Soaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soaki preventing the sweep.
Combs is looking for a triangle but Soaki pushes his legs off easily.
Soaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Combs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soaki drops back looking for a leg! Combs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Combs manages to kick Soaki off! Soaki jumps back into Combs's guard.
Combs working a defensive guard here.
Combs trying to strike off his back.
Combs looking to control.
Combs wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timothy Combs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tokoni Soaki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Combs off the cage and back into range.
Soaki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Combs to counter with a crisp jab.
Combs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Combs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tokoni Soaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Combs throws a jab but it's blocked by Soaki.
Soaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soaki cracks Combs with an open hand slap.
Soaki misses the jab.
Soaki lands a left and a right that send Combs crashing to the mat, dazed. Soaki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Combs is rocked!
It looks like Timothy Combs has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soaki lands with a nice body punch.
Combs is still on wobbly legs! Can Soaki finish him?
Soaki is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Combs flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Combs is out cold! Soaki holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tokoni Soaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Tokoni Soaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelardo De Leon (ranked 1769 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Julius Howell (ranked 222 p4p, 142 weight class). De Leon comes to the cage accompanied by Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove. Howell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- The Unseen. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon misses with a hook.
Howell throws the left hand but De Leon avoids the punch easily.
Howell jabs De Leon right on the nose. De Leon blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut.
Howell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Leon is looking to counter punch.
Howell ducks under a wild hook from De Leon.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Howell.
Howell throws a lazy body kick
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by De Leon.
De Leon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Howell misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Leon counter with a right hand.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Leon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by De Leon.
De Leon slips a jab from Howell.
De Leon feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down.
De Leon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Leon misses with a body kick.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Leon scores with a leg kick.
Howell throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A left lands for De Leon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howell lands with a kick to the temple. De Leon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Leon lands with a right hand.
Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Leon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Howell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Leon is looking to chop away at Howell's legs.
De Leon cracks Howell with an open hand slap.
Crunch! De Leon slams his shin into Howell's torso.
A big left from Howell misses.
Howell looks to land a left hand but De Leon moved out of range nicely.
De Leon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon jabs at Howell's body.
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Leon.
Howell throws a leg kick
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Leon looks to land a body kick but Howell moved away.
Howell wants to counter the offense by De Leon and move into the clinch position.
De Leon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from De Leon.
De Leon throws a solid leg kick but Howell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Leon.
A slow jab from De Leon misses its intended target.
Howell with the counter takedown but De Leon avoids it easily.
De Leon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheers as De Leon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Howell doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Leon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Leon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Leon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Leon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Leon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Howell is out of range and De Leon settles back down.
De Leon misses with a straight left.
De Leon lands a slapping body shot.
De Leon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell walks into a left hand.
De Leon checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Leon misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely.
Howell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Howell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Leon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Howell lands a jab to De Leon's midsection.
De Leon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by De Leon.
De Leon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Howell. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by De Leon.
De Leon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howell.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Leon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Howell tries a low kick but De Leon avoids it.
De Leon looks for the body kick but Howell saw that one coming.
De Leon jabs at Howell's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell misses with a kick to the body.
De Leon half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Leon lands with an overhand left.
De Leon moves away from the strike by Howell.
De Leon clobbers Howell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howell throws a head kick that misses
enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
De Leon feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down.
Howell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Leon connects with an inside leg kick.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but De Leon is just out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Leon takes a step back to recover.
De Leon misses with a body kick.
De Leon throws a hook but Howell blocks it.
De Leon with the inside leg kick.
Howell blocks a leg kick.
It looks like De Leon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Leon throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Howell throws a push kick but De Leon slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from De Leon.
Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leon.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Leon avoids the head kick by Howell.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Leon with a hook.
A low kick from Howell misses
and De Leon counters with an inside leg kick.
De Leon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howell on the side of the head.
De Leon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Howell counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Leon to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Julius Howell's cut even more.
De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Leon throws a low kick, looking for Howell's leg but Howell calmly moves out of range.
Howell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Leon checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Leon throws a big counter combination but Howell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Leon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Leon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howell moves out of range as De Leon strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell.
Howell throws a looping overhand right but De Leon ducks down to avoid it.
De Leon cracks Howell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Howell.
De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Leon back to the cage. Howell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Howell.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Leon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abelardo De Leon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Leon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Leon misses the target.
Howell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Howell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Leon connects with a nice looking jab.
Howell throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and De Leon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howell moves out of range of the body kick from De Leon.
Howell tries to counter with a clinch but De Leon shakes him off and moves away.
De Leon misses the jab.
De Leon misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by De Leon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Leon.
De Leon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Howell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Leon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howell can do to turn this around?
De Leon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Howell misses with a kick to the body
and De Leon counters with an outside leg kick.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
You can see that Howell has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Howell throws a head kick that misses
and De Leon counters with a good low kick that Howell was not able to check.
De Leon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Howell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Leon has got the better of the exchanges.
De Leon misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howell thows a leg kick but De Leon checks it
and De Leon counters with an inside leg kick.
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
Howell throws a hook but De Leon blocks it.
De Leon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Howell throws the kick towards the body but De Leon avoids it.
De Leon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Abelardo De Leon is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from De Leon does it's job there.
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!
Howell falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Leon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Howell. De Leon shrugs it off though.
Howell throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Leon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by De Leon. Beautiful body shot.
De Leon with a nice calf kick.
De Leon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howell's head backwards.
Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Leon is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
De Leon staying out of range there.
De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Howell off balance momentarily.
De Leon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Leon misses the jab.
Howell throws a body kick that misses.
De Leon half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Howell off balance momentarily.
Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon slips a jab from Howell.
Howell throws a head kick that misses
and De Leon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Howell connects with a looping right hand.
Howell takes a swing at De Leon's ribcage but misses.
De Leon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Leon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Howell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Leon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howell blocks a leg kick.
De Leon scoring well with a low kick there.
De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howell avoids a kick to the body.
Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leon.
De Leon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howell on the side of the head.
De Leon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Leon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howell checks it well.
Howell throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Leon counters with a nice leg kick.
Howell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Leon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leon can pounce on him.
De Leon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howell backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for De Leon.
De Leon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howell wants to land a leg kick but De Leon is out of range.
De Leon tried to counter with a leg kick but Howell avoided it.
De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
Howell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Howell tried to score with a low kick but De Leon checks it.
Howell misses with a hook
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Leon checks a leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a wild combination.
De Leon avoids a kick to the body.
Howell misses with a right hand
enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
Howell lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - De Leon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Leon motions for Howell to come forward. De Leon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Leon is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
De Leon looks to throw the jab but Howell is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a head kick that misses
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand.
Howell scores with a three punch combo!
Howell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
De Leon scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell looks for the body kick but De Leon saw that one coming.
De Leon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell.
De Leon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howell is out of range.
Howell misses with a head kick.
Howell misses with a hook. De Leon ducked under it nicely.
De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Leon.
De Leon moves out of range as Howell throws a body kick.
Howell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leon.
De Leon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell sizes up De Leon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Howell throws a right hand that De Leon ducks under and follows up with a left that De Leon also avoids with ease.
De Leon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howell will feel that in the morning.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howell wants to land a leg kick but De Leon is out of range.
De Leon thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abelardo De Leon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Leon with a nice calf kick.
De Leon fakes the leg kick and cracks Howell in the body.
Howell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Leon counters with a two punch combo.
Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell looks to throw the jab but De Leon is out of range.
Howell throws a right and a left that De Leon avoids nicely.
De Leon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon slips a straight right by Howell.
De Leon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Howell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Leon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
De Leon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Leon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Howell misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Leon.
De Leon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Howell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Leon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Leon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by De Leon as he checks the leg kick.
Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Leon throws a body kick that misses.
Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Leon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Leon throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
Howell misses with a body shot.
De Leon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Leon connects with a right hand. Howell shakes it off.
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Leon tried to counter with a leg kick but Howell avoided it.
De Leon throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell.
Howell misses with a body shot
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand.
Howell misses with a straight left.
De Leon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howell misses with a kick to the body.
De Leon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Leon.
De Leon looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
As Howell backs away, De Leon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Howell misses.
De Leon avoids the head kick by Howell.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Leon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell moves out of range of the body kick from De Leon.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howell looks to throw a body kick
and De Leon counters with a nice body kick.
De Leon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Leon.
Howell throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell throws a head kick but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howell's sensitive parts.
Howell misses with a leg kick
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Howell's head.
Howell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Leon throws a hook but Howell blocks it.
De Leon misses with a body kick.
De Leon scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Leon checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Leon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Howell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Leon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Howell just manages to avoid it.
Howell misses with a head kick.
De Leon scores with a kick to the body.
De Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon lunges at Howell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howell's hand.
Howell misses with a body kick.
Howell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Howell throws a body punch but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon jabs Howell right on the nose. Howell blinks but takes it well.
The cut above Julius Howell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Howell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howell is looking to land body kicks.
De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Leon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Leon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Leon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howell's hands.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for De Leon. That snapped Howell's head back.
De Leon slips under a jab from Howell.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
De Leon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Leon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell misses with a left hand
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Julius Howell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Howell swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a thumping low kick.
Howell misses with a looping right.
Howell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Leon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Leon lands a front kick.
Howell moves out of range as De Leon strikes.
De Leon looks for the body kick but Howell saw that one coming.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Leon defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Howell avoids a kick to the body.
De Leon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Leon 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.
Howell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Howell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Leon is looking to counter punch.
De Leon misses with a kick to the body.
De Leon misses with a kick to the body.
Julius Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon counters with a leg kick.
De Leon scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abelardo De Leon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Leon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abelardo De Leon!
An out of breath Abelardo De Leon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grady Bronze (ranked 704 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Trent Temple (ranked 117 p4p, 168 weight class). Temple is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- What My Life For. Trent Temple has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Grady Bronze's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple moves out of range as Bronze strikes.
Bronze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temple.
Temple looks to land a left hand but Bronze moved out of range nicely.
Temple missing with a left hand there. Bronze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temple defending well as Bronze loads up on a big left hand.
Temple has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bronze is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Temple keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bronze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temple looks to throw the jab but Bronze is out of range.
Temple swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze misses with a wild body shot.
Bronze misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Temple! But no joy.
Bronze just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple lands a slapping body shot.
Bronze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Temple looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronze is just out of range.
Temple throws a hook but Bronze blocks it.
Bronze misses with a wild body shot.
Temple lands with a shot to the body.
Bronze closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Temple did well to prevent Bronze getting side control.
Temple keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bronze throwing shots but Temple is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is looking to take a break and control but Temple is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Temple is trying to stand back up but Bronze is controlling him
Bronze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Temple defending well though.
Temple tries to roll over but Bronze keeps him under control.
Bronze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronze trying to control from Temple's half guard. Temple has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bronze postures up in Temple's guard and throws a big left but Temple blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Temple has control of Bronze's left arm, preventing Bronze from doing any damage.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Temple keeps moving.
Bronze lands a couple of digs.
Bronze postures up.
Bronze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bronze stopping the sweep attempt from Temple.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bronze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bronze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Temple is fending him off so far but Bronze persists. Nope, Temple circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Temple! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grady Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temple lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Temple scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bronze in his tracks.
Temple connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bronze. Bronze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trent Temple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronze.
A swing and a miss from Bronze.
Temple slips under a jab.
Temple throws a jab when Bronze was well out of range.
Bronze swings widly with a right hand
and Temple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronze misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bronze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Temple thows a left - swing and a miss!
Temple misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronze.
Bronze drops down looking for a counter takedown but Temple sprawls and moves away.
Temple slips under a jab.
Bronze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
And Temple tries to counter it with a takedown but Bronze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Temple dips to his left and cracks Bronze with an uppercut!
Temple fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bronze on the side of the head.
Bronze is rocked!
Bronze takes a swing at Temple's ribcage but misses.
Temple connects with the punch.
Oh Bronze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temple swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronze.
Bronze loads up on a big right hand but Temple slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temple throws an overhand right that drops Bronze like a sack of potatoes! Temple dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Temple!
A very excited looking Trent Temple 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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