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TOF 94 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 5484 p4p, 24975 weight class) and Moby Kick (ranked 509 p4p, 566 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Coming With Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moby Kick!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick slips a straight right by McDonald.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kick counters with a three punch combo that has McDonald backing up. McDonald nods at Kick to acknowledge the strikes.
Kick throws a head kick that misses.
Kick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kick feints a counter leg kick.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Kick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Kick throws a fast counter high kick but McDonald manages to duck under it in time.
Kick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
McDonald closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kick's guard.
McDonald content to stall in guard here.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Kick is keeping the position.
Kick being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald works over Kick with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McDonald pushes down on Kick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald not doing much here.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kick looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDonald in particular looking to stall.
Kick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Kick looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
Kick looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Moby Kick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kick delivers a nice body kick.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Kick's head but Kick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been informed that Kick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kick to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a couple of digs.
McDonald prevents Kick from getting back to his feet.
McDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McDonald advances to half guard.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McDonald 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.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kick is defending against the submission attempts here by McDonald.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McDonald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's six 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.
McDonald's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kick gets caught flat footed, as McDonald shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from McDonald's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McDonald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Further stalling from McDonald.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Kick is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McDonald is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
McDonald with a hook.
Kick slips a jab from McDonald.
Kick tries to counter with a clinch but McDonald shakes him off and moves away.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Kick is just out of range.
Kick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald stays in close to Kick's body and controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McDonald won't allow Kick to get back to his feet.
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kick being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
David McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kick can do to turn this around?
McDonald punishes Kick's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald swings for the body but Kick moves out of range.
Kick counters with a body kick.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Kick's leg but Kick calmly moves out of range.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
McDonald feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kick is looking to stand back up but McDonald counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kick.
McDonald keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kick defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald not doing much here.
McDonald takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kick is trying to stand up here but McDonald is controlling him well.
McDonald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kick taking some punishment here, with McDonald in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kick is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David McDonald!
As David McDonald got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to thank everyone back at my gym, Ludus Magnus, and my amazing wife back home. I'm coming home a winner, baby!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dean Clarke (ranked 4442 p4p, 5271 weight class) and Chad Wooten Jr (ranked 260 p4p, 290 weight class). The key to victory for Dean Clarke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Wooten Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooten Jr forces Clarke back against the cage and clinches.
Clarke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Wooten Jr.
Clarke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wooten Jr backwards.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Wooten Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Dean Clarke has been cut.
Clarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Clarke.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wooten Jr.
Clarke lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke defending well as Wooten Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Wooten Jr's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wooten Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooten Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Clarke shakes him off and moves away.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr moves into range and clinches up with Clarke.
Wooten Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wooten Jr.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Wooten Jr controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Wooten Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clarke.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke blocking some punches.
A short right from Wooten Jr.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Wooten Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Wooten Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooten Jr tries to avoid it.
Clarke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke defending well as Wooten Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Wooten Jr throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Clarke lands with an overhand left.
Clarke loads up on a big right hand but Wooten Jr slips the punch.
Wooten Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Wooten Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
Clarke throws the left hand but Wooten Jr avoids the punch easily.
As Clarke backs off Wooten Jr throws a huge counter combo but Clarke manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wooten Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooten Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clarke at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Clarke slips a jab from Wooten Jr.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Wooten Jr as he connects with a hook.
Wooten Jr throws out a loose jab but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarke is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Clarke finds it's target.
Wooten Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooten Jr misses the shot to the body.
Clarke moves away from the strike by Wooten Jr.
No joy there for Wooten Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooten Jr misses with an uppercut
and Clarke counters with a big head kick but Wooten Jr shrugs it off.
Wooten Jr blocks the body kick.
Wooten Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooten Jr misses with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Wooten Jr misses its intended target.
Clarke misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wooten Jr counter with a right hand.
Clarke with the inside leg kick.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Wooten Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooten Jr tries to avoid it.
Clarke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wooten Jr's head.
Clarke works the jab nicely.
Clarke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wooten Jr is out of range.
Clarke sets himself, and Wooten Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Clarke avoids it this time.
Wooten Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clarke throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 Wooten Jr is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Clarke throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Wooten Jr's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Clarke lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dean Clarke!
After winning the bout, Dean Clarke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Lang (ranked 2360 p4p, 3303 weight class) and Jao Atunes (ranked 279 p4p, 367 weight class). Lang comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under - Luude Remix. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Atunes !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atunes counters with a good, hard body kick but Lang shrugs it off.
Lang connects with a right hand. Atunes shakes it off.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lang lands a two punch combo.
Lang throws a nice looking combination but Atunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lang throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Lang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Donovan Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
Lang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Atunes defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Lang knows he should have avoided that one.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lang 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.
Lang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Lang throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lang jabs Atunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes .
Lang throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Lang throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Lang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
Lang swinging wildly here.
A clash of legs there as Lang blocks the low kick.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lang scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lang.
Lang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lang as he connects with a hook.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Lang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes .
Lang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lang misses with a wild combination.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Lang's front leg but catches the back leg as Lang tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a body kick that stops Lang in his tracks momentarily.
Lang misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lang lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lang thuds a left hand into Atunes 's body.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Lang.
Lang tries to bum rush Atunes with a series of wild strikes but Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atunes tries to score with a low kick but Lang moves his leg out of the way.
Lang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang is looking for a counter combo.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lang throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Atunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lang.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes 's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes feints a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Lang sees coming a mile off.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lang misses the jab.
Lang misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a solid body kick.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lang throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lang looks to land a combination but Atunes avoids it well.
Lang cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atunes scores with a shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lang checks it well.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Atunes cracks Lang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Atunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes .
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang scores with a three punch combo!
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang lands with a straight right. Atunes didn't see that one coming.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang jabs Atunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lang's knee momentarily.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes .
Lang throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Lang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Atunes throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Lang misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atunes counters with a low kick, right behind Lang 's knee.
Atunes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes thumps Lang with a low kick.
Lang punishes Atunes 's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes .
Atunes feints and then cracks Lang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lang down.
Some wild striking there from Lang.
A low kick lands for Atunes .
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Atunes counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Lang misses with a hook.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes with the inside leg kick.
Donovan Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Lang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes slips under a jab from Lang.
Atunes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Lang cracks Atunes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Atunes lands with a hook. Lang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Atunes cracks Lang with a good jab.
Atunes looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Atunes lands a nice looking body kick.
Atunes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 Lang is rocked!
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lang.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
A big left from Lang misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Atunes slips under a jab from Lang.
Lang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Atunes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes throws a push kick but Lang slaps the foot to one side.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes .
Lang gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Atunes gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jao Atunes !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 1952 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 229 p4p, 282 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raharu.
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raharu with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick from Raharu, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raharu.
Nice shot lands for Raharu.
Rodriguez takes one to the side of the head.
Rodriguez tries a low kick but Raharu avoids it.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Raharu throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raharu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raharu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Raharu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raharu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodriguez's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodriguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Omar Raharu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been told by Raharu's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodriguez jabs at Raharu's body.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.
Raharu throws a push kick but Rodriguez slaps the foot to one side.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharu.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Raharu blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Raharu counters with a two punch combo.
Raharu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scores with a shot to the body.
Raharu just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the body
and Raharu counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez is looking to score with low kicks.
Raharu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Raharu throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Raharu counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Raharu catches Rodriguez right on the button with a cross.
Raharu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raharu lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses the body punch
and Rodriguez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Raharu's guard.
Raharu trying to control the position here.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Raharu is pulling down on Rodriguez's head to control his posture.
Rodriguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but Raharu is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Raharu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raharu keeps working.
Rodriguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Raharu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodriguez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Raharu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rodriguez but great work by Raharu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Raharu off and has taken his back!
Rodriguez is trying to stick to Raharu's back but Raharu is turning into Rodriguez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rodriguez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Raharu.
Rodriguez has his hands on Raharu's head, controlling the position.
Rodriguez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing Raharu from standing up.
Raharu preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raharu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raharu postures up.
Raharu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raharu stands up and waves to Rodriguez to follow him.
Raharu misses the jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raharu lands a two punch combo.
Raharu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rodriguez with a poor takedown
and Raharu counters with a nice uppercut.
Raharu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez.
Raharu throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Raharu misses with a wild body shot.
Raharu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raharu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Raharu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Raharu.
Raharu swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Raharu moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raharu finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez's head.
Omar Raharu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Raharu misses.
Rodriguez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raharu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raharu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick from Raharu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez has a takedown stuffed.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Raharu circles away easily
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scores with a shot to the body.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Raharu.
Rodriguez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Raharu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raharu won't be happy with that.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura but Raharu is defending well.
An elbow from Rodriguez crashes against the mat.
Raharu struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that round.
That's time! Raharu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Raharu shows good takedown defense.
Raharu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raharu circles away.
Rodriguez ducks right into an uppercut from Raharu.
A slow jab from Raharu misses its intended target.
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharu with a nice cross.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
letting Raharu counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Raharu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omar Raharu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Raharu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Raharu catches Rodriguez right on the button with a cross.
Raharu throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Raharu strikes.
Raharu throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raharu is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Raharu circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Raharu's ribcage but misses.
Raharu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raharu connects with a nice looking jab.
Raharu swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a single leg into guard. Raharu didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raharu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Raharu keeps moving.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Raharu.
Raharu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodriguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Omar Raharu is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raharu throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
That kick from Raharu tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Raharu defends it well.
Raharu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raharu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Raharu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharu defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Raharu moved out of range.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Raharu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a single leg into guard. Raharu didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez trying to control but Raharu is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raharu is keeping the position for now.
Raharu wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Raharu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raharu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Raharu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raharu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raharu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Raharu.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raharu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raharu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharu.
Nice jab there from Raharu.
Raharu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raharu lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
Raharu scores with a nice head shot.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raharu cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Good exchange - Raharu coming out on top.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Raharu.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a two punch combination.
Raharu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharu connects with a looping right hand.
Raharu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Raharu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Raharu throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Raharu defends it well.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Raharu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharu lands a jab to the head.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raharu avoids it really well and circles away.
Raharu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raharu connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharu. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raharu cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raharu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Raharu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez gets a takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Raharu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rodriguez.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raharu keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raharu swivels and escapes.
Raharu throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Raharu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Raharu lands with a cross.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Raharu.
Raharu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raharu lands with a nice combination. Rodriguez backs away looking to recover.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharu scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Raharu lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Raharu seems unphased.
Raharu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Raharu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Raharu swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodriguez pushing down on Raharu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Raharu won't allow Rodriguez to pass to mount.
Rodriguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raharu keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rodriguez trying to control from Raharu's half guard. Raharu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Raharu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raharu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez has an active guard here but Raharu has managed to pass into half guard.
Rodriguez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raharu is working away from the top position though.
Raharu misses with a head shot. Rodriguez uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raharu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rodriguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raharu defends well.
Raharu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raharu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Raharu off him but Raharu keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Raharu stalls from top position.
Rodriguez is trying to control Raharu's posture but Raharu avoids it.
Rodriguez is looking to regain half guard here but Raharu keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raharu 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.
That's six 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.
Raharu connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Rodriguez walks into a jab.
Raharu falls off balance throwing a combination
so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodriguez throws an elbow that misses. Raharu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguez's guard. Nice move by Raharu!
Rodriguez Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raharu 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.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Raharu defends easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Raharu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raharu controls the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raharu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Raharu uses it to pass to side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Raharu working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to improve his position.
Raharu taking a breather here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Omar Raharu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Raharu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raharu lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raharu blocks a leg kick.
Raharu checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez moves forwards but Raharu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raharu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
A very excited looking Omar Raharu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 1198 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 158 p4p, 136 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalambay slips a jab from Moore.
Kalambay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalambay as he connects with a hook.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore with a jab.
Kalambay jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Moore
and Kalambay counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore moves forwards but Kalambay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Kalambay saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kalambay checks a leg kick.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalambay lands with a nice body punch.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalambay manages to avoid it.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Kalambay counters with a left to the body.
Kalambay lands a head shot.
Kalambay throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore throws a hook but Kalambay avoids it easily.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore tried to score with a low kick but Kalambay checks it.
Kalambay throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Moore misses.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambay throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
A shot to the body from Moore misses
and Kalambay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Peyton Moore has been cut.
Moore misses the jab.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalambay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore lands with a cross.
Kalambay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kalambay .
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Kalambay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Kalambay ducks down to avoid it.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore misses with a leg kick
and Kalambay counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalambay has managed to clinch.
Moore avoiding damage as Kalambay throws knees to the body.
Kalambay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kalambay to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore misses with a hook
and Kalambay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambay lands with a shot 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!
Kalambay misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalambay ! But no joy.
A big right from Moore misses.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambay misses the target.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Kalambay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalambay manages to avoid it.
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kalambay is out of range.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Kalambay lands a nice shot that snaps Moore's head back.
Kalambay thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moore tries to land a body kick
and Kalambay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalambay misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Kalambay misses.
Moore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay slips a jab from Moore.
Kalambay misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalambay throws out the jab.
Moore moves away from the strike by Kalambay .
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalambay swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalambay 's corner calls for a 1-2. Kalambay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Kalambay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kalambay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalambay misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kalambay needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Kalambay loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay misses the body punch
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalambay swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Kalambay staying out of range there.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalambay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws out a loose jab but Kalambay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambay misses the jab.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambay .
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a nice body shot.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalambay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore throws a body punch but Kalambay moves out of range.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Kalambay off balance momentarily.
Kalambay closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
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 Peyton Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peyton Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Kalambay avoids it.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Kalambay is out of range.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
It seemed like Kalambay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalambay throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalambay cracks Moore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kalambay connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Kalambay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay with a jab.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalambay defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Kalambay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalambay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Kalambay - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalambay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalambay was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Kalambay walks into a left hand.
Moore misses with a kick to the body.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalambay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalambay blocks the body kick.
Kalambay scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalambay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Peyton Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kalambay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalambay lands with a good body shot.
Kalambay takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Kalambay jabs at Moore's body.
Kalambay just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kalambay in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Kalambay .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook. Kalambay ducked under it nicely.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalambay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Kalambay is out of range.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambay looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Kalambay moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Kalambay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kalambay counter with a right hand.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Moore misses.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Kalambay 's belly button to the back.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalambay .
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalambay .
Kalambay moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moore misses with a hook. Kalambay ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Kalambay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalambay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalambay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Kalambay lands a jab.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalambay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
Moore takes one to the side of the head.
Kalambay misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore throws a series of punches but Kalambay avoids them all with ease.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalambay .
Kalambay scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Kalambay 's defenses.
Kalambay misses with a body shot.
Kalambay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kalambay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore takes a swing at Kalambay 's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kalambay lands a nice hook to Moore's body. Moore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moore connects with the punch.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
Moore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore slips a straight right by Kalambay .
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalambay throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a hook
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalambay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Kalambay .
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalambay throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore misses the body punch
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sumbu Kalambay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peyton Moore's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moore staying out of range there.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalambay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Kalambay lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalambay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore digs a good body shot into Kalambay 's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Kalambay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Moore misses
and Kalambay counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Kalambay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore looks to land a combination but Kalambay avoids it well.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore looks to land a right hand but Kalambay moved out of range.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kalambay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalambay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Kalambay moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Kalambay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalambay darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Kalambay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalambay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalambay slows down the pace here.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalambay letting Moore take a breather here.
Moore is trying to stall.
Kalambay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Kalambay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalambay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moore avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Kalambay misses.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Kalambay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Moore.
Kalambay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalambay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalambay lands a jab to the head.
Kalambay looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore scores with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalambay avoids the head kick by Moore.
Kalambay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalambay misses with a wild body shot.
Moore moves away from the strike by Kalambay .
Kalambay connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalambay counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Kalambay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambay swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Kalambay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Moore throws a combination. Kalambay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalambay throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalambay .
Kalambay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalambay staying out of range there.
Kalambay stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kalambay 's head but Kalambay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore swings for the body but Kalambay moves out of range.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore misses with a hook.
Kalambay scores with a shot to the body.
Kalambay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kalambay , as that shot connected.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay tries to move into range but Moore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Kalambay misses.
Kalambay lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Kalambay misses with a straight left.
Moore misses the body punch
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore throws a series of punches but Kalambay moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sumbu Kalambay .
Well Kalambay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumbu Kalambay !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Mack (ranked 3186 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 353 p4p, 223 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trace Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Marks.
Mack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marks digs a good hook to Mack's body.
Marks throws a leg kick which misses Mack's front leg but catches the back leg as Mack tries to avoid it.
Marks throws a head kick but Mack moves out of range.
Mack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mack connects with a jab.
Marks scores with a head kick. Mack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Trace Mack has been cut.
Mack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mack throws a combination that misses
and Marks counters with a low kick, right behind Mack 's knee.
Mack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Mack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marks to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Marks.
Mack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marks jabs Mack right on the nose. Mack blinks but takes it well.
Marks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeremy Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marks connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack scores with a jab to the body.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Mack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marks can pounce on him.
Marks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mack takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Mack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
and Marks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mack's knee momentarily.
Marks drops Mack with a beautiful combination! Mack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marks is looking for the KO!
Mack is rocked!
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack swings for the body but Marks moves out of range.
Marks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Marks looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marks misses the shot to the body.
Marks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws out a powerful jab.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marks cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mack scores with a punch to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks lands with a good body shot.
Mack takes one to the side of the head.
Mack misses with a hook to the body
and Marks counters with a low kick, right behind Mack 's knee.
Marks feints and then cracks Mack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mack down.
Marks throws a one two combo.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Marks finds it's way through Mack's defenses.
Mack blocks a head kick by Marks.
The fighters circle, before Marks throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mack's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Marks lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jeremy Marks!
A relieved looking Jeremy Marks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 1306 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Grady Bronze (ranked 173 p4p, 268 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze gets a clinch.
Manfred has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bronze is trying to keep an underhook but Manfred manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Manfred working Bronze over with strikes.
Manfred stalling away here and it's allowed Bronze to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bronze wants to sweep here but Manfred controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manfred's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manfred 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.
Manfred working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred is looking to advance position but Bronze has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Manfred can't escape the position.
Manfred is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bronze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze with the ground and pound from mount.
Bronze content just to control the position here.
Manfred is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bronze cracks Manfred with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Manfred has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Manfred!
Manfred with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred won't allow Bronze to sweep him here.
Manfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfred scoring with some ground and pound.
Manfred postures up in Bronze's guard and throws a big left but Bronze blocks it.
Manfred throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronze is trying to control the position but Manfred postures up.
Manfred keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bronze's head.
Manfred in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronze had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manfred defends it easily.
Bronze controls Manfred momentarily but Manfred frees himself.
Manfred throws a big elbow that misses.
Manfred being controlled here momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Bronze shoots in looking for a takedown. Manfred tries to sprawl out of it but Bronze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manfred manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bronze looks for a takedown but Manfred sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manfred prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klaus Manfred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grady Bronze.
Bronze is trying to pull guard but Manfred turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manfred prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manfred is trying to trip Bronze. He has hold of a leg but Bronze is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Manfred persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bronze has control of Manfred's left arm, preventing Manfred from doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bronze has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Manfred connects with a couple of short punches.
Manfred with a nice head shot there.
Manfred working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manfred manages to get himself to full guard.
Manfred wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Manfred keeps moving.
Manfred looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bronze forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Bronze seems content to control.
Manfred is looking for a sweep. Bronze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bronze in particular looking to stall.
Manfred is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronze sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bronze trying to control the action but Manfred is working from the bottom.
Bronze is taking a breather. Manfred says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is looking for a sweep. Bronze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manfred gets full guard.
Manfred doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bronze engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manfred is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manfred drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bronze is on top in guard.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Manfred keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bronze defends it easily.
Manfred being controlled here, momentarily.
Manfred 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.
Manfred working a defensive guard but Bronze manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is looking to take a break and control but Manfred is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manfred is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bronze works to advance to full mount. Manfred defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Manfred working to try and regain half guard.
Bronze controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronze looking to control but Manfred is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bronze avoids the attempt from Manfred to control.
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 Klaus Manfred will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bronze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manfred is trying to defend but Bronze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Manfred missing with punches from the bottom.
Manfred wants to control but Bronze is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bronze in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze is continuing to stall.
Manfred is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze controlling the action here.
Bronze prevents Manfred from improving his position.
Manfred wants to control but Bronze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manfred wants to get back to full guard.
Manfred is holding on to half guard well.
Manfred gets full guard.
Bronze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manfred looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manfred trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
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.
Bronze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Manfred is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manfred is trying to control the position but Bronze postures up.
Manfred throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bronze controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bronze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manfred throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronze.
Bronze misses with a straight right.
Bronze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bronze lands in his opponent's guard.
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
Bronze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze postures up and lands a big shot to Manfred's brow.
Bronze sitting in guard here, content to control.
More stalling from Bronze.
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bronze is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Manfred looking for a sweep. Not yet Manfred, not yet.
Manfred striking off his back but it's not causing Bronze any problems.
Manfred tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bronze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronze is one step ahead there.
Bronze tries to free his leg and advance position but Manfred is retaining full guard.
Bronze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Manfred preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manfred wants to sweep but no luck.
Manfred trying to keep a closed guard but Bronze is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronze pushes Manfred up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronze has hold of one of Manfred's legs. Manfred is fighting the takedown attempt but Bronze gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bronze engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Manfred keeps moving.
Manfred wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronze controlling from the top position.
Manfred looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronze is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronze passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manfred is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bronze just content to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bronze with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Manfred wants to control but Bronze postures up.
Manfred tries to bench press Bronze off him but Bronze keeps the position.
Bronze moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bronze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manfred sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Manfred seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manfred looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bronze has his hands on Manfred's head, controlling the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred chips away with some ground and pound.
Bronze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manfred lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manfred is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronze has wrist control.
Our spies down at at Vancouver Island Fight Club inform us that Bronze has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Manfred looking to sit in guard and control but Bronze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grady Bronze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Manfred lands with a cross.
Manfred feints and as Bronze raises his hands in defense, Manfred changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manfred trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manfred looking to sit in guard and control but Bronze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bronze throwing strikes but missing.
Bronze sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manfred being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred can't keep his opponent in guard - Bronze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Manfred is looking to improve his position.
Bronze trying to control the pace.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Bronze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manfred throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Still in half guard, Bronze seems content to control.
Yet more stalling tactics from Bronze.
Manfred trying to hold on to Bronze's head to control him but Bronze postures up.
Bronze trying to control from half guard but Manfred is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bronze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bronze drives through and clinches with Manfred against the cage.
Manfred lands a takedown into guard.
Grady Bronze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronze lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bronze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze trying to control but Manfred is working from the bottom.
Bronze controls from within his opponent's guard.
The adventures of Bronze the control monster continue. Boring.
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.
Manfred is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bronze defends well.
Manfred wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bronze postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bronze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bronze has Manfred up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Manfred after a bit of a struggle.
Manfred scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bronze up against the cage.
Bronze is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manfred is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bronze to the mat. Bronze regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bronze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manfred throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manfred is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronze has wrist control.
Manfred pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronze is keeping the position for now.
Manfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred works over Bronze with some ground and pound from guard.
Manfred content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bronze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manfred as he avoids it easily.
Manfred changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bronze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronze is keen to just control but Manfred is a slippery customer.
Manfred is looking to improve his position.
Bronze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bronze is thwarting Manfred's attempts to control the position.
Bronze is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronze wants to clinch.
Manfred attempts a counter takedown but Bronze avoids it well and moves away.
A jab lands there for Manfred.
Manfred keeps the fight on the outside.
Bronze fails with the takedown.
Klaus Manfred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grady Bronze.
A big left from Manfred misses.
Manfred scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grady Bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manfred is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is pressing down on Bronze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bronze is holding on for now.
Bronze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manfred.
Bronze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manfred is working away from the top position though.
Bronze tries to get to full guard but Manfred has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manfred wants to advance to full mount but Bronze doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Manfred showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manfred has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Manfred!
A victorious Klaus Manfred thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Grady Bronze had this to say: 'Well I think it's about time to let the young guys take over. I don't feel the drive to fight anymore. I'm just happy I had the opportunity to fight along some of the scariest opponents TOF has to offer.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cocaine Mitch (ranked 616 p4p, 1072 weight class) and Jake Watson (ranked 83 p4p, 138 weight class). Jake Watson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cocaine Mitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson ducks right into an uppercut from Mitch.
A jab lands there for Watson.
Watson lands a head shot.
Mitch punishes Watson's body with a nice straight punch.
Watson throws a good cross that connects.
Watson slips a straight right by Mitch.
A jab from Watson misses.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitch tried to counter with a leg kick but Watson avoided it.
Mitch lands a slapping body shot.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitch counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson moves forwards but Mitch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitch cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watson is rocked!
Watson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Mitch is out of range.
Mitch slips a straight right by Watson.
Mitch throws a front kick that sends Watson stumbling back into the cage.
Watson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Watson backs away, Mitch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Mitch cracks Watson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Watson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mitch finish him?
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitch finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson missing with a left hand there. Mitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mitch gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Watson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cocaine Mitch!
Cocaine Mitch took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks for playing.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 179 p4p, 424 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 14 p4p, 34 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands looks to land a right hand but Johansson moved out of range.
Hands scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hands.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands throws a head kick that Johansson semi-blocks.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
Johansson moves to clinch but Hands breaks away
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Hands was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Hands slips under a jab from Johansson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Hands avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Johansson staying out of range there.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson lands with a cross.
Johansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hands in his tracks.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Hands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson rushes Hands and presses him up against the cage.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Hands looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A body shot lands from Johansson.
Hands misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hands's elbow.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands blocks an uppercut.
Hands lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hands tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Hands being controlled against the cage.
Hands breaks the clinch.
Jab by Johansson.
Johansson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hands.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hands had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hands walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Hands.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson catches Hands with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson drives through and clinches with Hands against the cage.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson digs a right hand into Hands's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hands's gas tank.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hands lands with a left to the head.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hands lands with a nice combination. Johansson backs away looking to recover.
Hands scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johansson misses with a hook
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Johansson is rocked!
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Hands swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johansson throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
Johansson cracks Hands with a good jab.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Hands avoids it with no problem.
Hands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson slips under a jab from Hands.
Johansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Hands.
Hands throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
Hands is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hands scores with a jab to the head.
Johansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Hands went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hands misses with a looping right.
Johansson cracks Hands with an open hand slap.
Hands walks into a jab.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson slips a straight right by Hands.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and Hands counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hands manages to break the clinch.
Hands gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansson.
A left lands for Hands.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hands doesn't seem phased though.
Hands delivers a nice body kick.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Hands throws a head kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Hands finds it's target.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a two punch combo.
Hands throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson wants to counter with a clinch but Hands pushes him away.
A left lands for Johansson.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hands misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Hands.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a jab.
Johansson with a hook.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hands looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson rushes Hands and presses him up against the cage.
Johansson tries a body shot but Hands blocks it.
Johansson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hands is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Hands.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson is looking to control Hands's arms but Hands gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Hands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johansson thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hands walks into a left hand.
Hands misses with an uppercut
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hands looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hands's hands.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands throws a big counter combination but Johansson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Johansson.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansson.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Johansson jabs at Hands's body.
Johansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hands in his tracks.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Johansson moves into range and clinches up with Hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Hands swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Hands breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hands connects with a solid leg kick.
Hands misses with a right hand
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Hands loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hands.
Johansson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johansson scores with a jab. Hands acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hands on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hands lands a nice hook to Johansson's body. Johansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hands staying out of range there.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hands looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johansson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Hands is out of range.
Johansson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johansson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hands lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hands taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hands working aggressively here.
Johansson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hands.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johansson has Hands pressed against the cage, preventing Hands from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands scores with a one two! Johansson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Hands fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johansson is out of range.
Johansson scores with a nice right hand.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands with a nice calf kick.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson cracks a nice hook into Hands's ribs.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands slips a straight right by Johansson.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hands takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands throwing a counter right hand but Johansson manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
Hands misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a series of strikes. Hands will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hands shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johansson misses with a left hand
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Hands.
Hands looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Johansson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hands off the cage and back into range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson jabs Hands right on the nose. Hands blinks but takes it well.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Hands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends Hands's belly button to the back.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a body shot
and Hands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johansson scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Hands is looking to score with low kicks.
Hands defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Hands.
Johansson closes the distance and pushes Hands back into the cage.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Hands can't break the clinch.
Johansson effectively controlling the action here.
Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Johansson forces Hands back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hands.
Hands digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hands.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Hands controls the action.
Johansson stalling in the clinch but Hands improves position.
Hands lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hands lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hands.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Hands wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hands pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson defending well as Hands loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Hands misses.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Hands's ribs.
Johansson slips under a jab from Hands.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Hands takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Johansson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johansson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Hands misses the target.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Hands throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Hands throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Johansson throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Hands moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hands moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johansson with a hook.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooh!!! Hands has knocked Johansson down with a huge combo! Hands steps away and waves a wobbly Johansson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johansson with a nice cross.
Johansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson scores with the left hand. Hands knows he should have avoided that one.
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Hands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson defending well as Hands loads up on a big left hand.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Happy Hands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hands's head.
A combination from Hands does no damage.
Johansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hands should have avoided that one.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hands misses with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johansson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hands.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Hands.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Hands on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
Johansson throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson lands a jab to the nose.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to land body kicks.
Johansson cracks Hands with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson has managed to clinch.
Hands blocking some punches.
Hands working hard to break the clinch.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Hands blocks an uppercut.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Hands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson works on Hands's body with a couple of short punches.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hands controls his hands.
Hands throws a head punch that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handss head.
Hands being controlled against the cage.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Hands working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands misses with a punch on the inside.
Hands working aggressively here.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands gets through Johansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Hands can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Hands content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hands misses with a body punch.
Johansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hands.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Hands avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson slows down the pace here.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hands misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hands lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Hands.
Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Johansson.
Well Johansson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson!
Sven Johansson is the new featherweight champion!
Sven Johansson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Happy Hands had this to say: '...(Nothing... he just stares intensely into the cameraman... then throws down the mic.)'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 591 p4p, 483 weight class) and Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 74 p4p, 65 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Leaf. Cabango has chosen HonestKey- Who I Am as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabango lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from O Brien misses.
A jab from O Brien misses.
Miles O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but Cabango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabango momentarily.
It looks like Zai Zai Cabango has been cut.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for O Brien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabango fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabango throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
O Brien swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabango counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cabango takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Cabango coming out on top.
Cabango throws a body kick that misses
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Cabango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Brien swings for the body but Cabango moves out of range.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabango moves away.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cabango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Brien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Brien throws an off balance right hand
and Cabango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Cabango tries a head kick but it misses.
O Brien connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabango lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
Cabango just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabango misses with the combination.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Cabango on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from O Brien does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabango.
O Brien is looking to counter with head kicks.
O Brien swinging wildly here.
O Brien cracks Cabango with an open hand slap.
Cabango throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Cabango takes one on the button.
O Brien's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabango connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Brien scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Cabango does it's job there.
Cabango dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabango getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Cabango comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Cabango saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a hook but Cabango blocks it.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Cabango's shoulder, as Cabango tries to avoid the shot.
Cabango uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Brien misses with a hook
enabling Cabango to counter with a crisp jab.
O Brien is rocked!
Cabango blocks a jab.
Cabango is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cabango throws a head kick that misses.
Cabango looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien throws a hook but Cabango blocks it.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Cabango.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Cabango misses
and O Brien counters with a two punch combo.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabango counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabango lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh O Brien is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien seems to have got his legs back now.
O Brien throws out a leg kick but Cabango moves out of range and O Brien only half commits.
O Brien walks into a straight right hand from Cabango.
Cabango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
Cabango lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cabango scores with a jab to the body.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cabango is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Brien.
Cabango swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien scores with a hook.
O Brien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Brien is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cabango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Cabango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien cracks Cabango with a good jab.
That has opened up Zai Zai Cabango's cut even more.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Cabango's head but Cabango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabango tries to counter with a clinch but O Brien shakes him off and moves away.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabango throws out the jab.
Cabango lands a big head kick that sends O Brien tumbling to the mat! Cabango takes a step backwards and waves O Brien back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cabango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabango chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Brien can pounce on him.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
O Brien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabango misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien cracks a nice hook into Cabango's ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabango.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Cabango moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
Cabango bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabango.
O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cabango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien drops his hands momentarily and Cabango takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Brien connects with a leg kick.
Cabango staying out of range there.
And Cabango responds with a good body kick, but O Brien manages to step out the way in time.
O Brien is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Cabango saw that one coming.
Cabango swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Cabango moved out of range nicely.
Cabango looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A counter left hand to the body from O Brien misses its target.
Cabango thuds his right hand into O Brien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Brien lands a nice looking body shot.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabango was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Cabango now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cabango lands a jab.
O Brien moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Cabango.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses
and Cabango counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cabango.
Cabango lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Cabango misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabango is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cabango jumps guard but O Brien stands there with Cabango around his waist. Cabango gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cabango is trying to pull guard but O Brien turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cabango misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Cabango lands a slapping body shot.
Cabango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook but Cabango blocks it.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like O Brien was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cabango.
Cabango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien throws a lazy right hand but Cabango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabango cracks O Brien with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabango.
O Brien misses with a jab to the body
and Cabango counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien throws an off balance right hand
and Cabango counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Cabango.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Cabango lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabango swinging wildly here.
O Brien is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zai Zai Cabango will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zai Zai Cabango's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cabango throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh O Brien colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Cabango as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and O Brien is left battered and dazed whilst Cabango and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zai Zai Cabango!
Zai Zai Cabango decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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