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HRL79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Banks (ranked 1629 p4p, 24337 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 140 p4p, 461 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caiden Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks instigates a clinch.
Banks looking to stall.
Come on Banks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Banks is trying to stall.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks moves into range and clinches up with Ryker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
Banks is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Banks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Banks would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ryker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryker has Banks pushed against the cage.
Banks letting Ryker take a breather here.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryker looking to stall.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position.
Ryker stalling in the clinch but Banks improves position.
Banks stalling.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ryker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
Ryker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banks up against the cage.
Banks stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
Banks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Banks taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks forces Ryker back against the cage and clinches.
Ryker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banks wants to stall.
Ryker letting Banks take a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banks has Ryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
The referee calls for Ryker to work.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryker up against the cage.
Ryker leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks is looking to control Ryker's arms but Ryker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banks has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks has Ryker pressed against the cage.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryker up against the cage.
Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches.
Banks is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Banks pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy.
Banks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryker.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryker gets an underhook and turns Banks into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around?
Banks is looking to control Ryker's arms but Ryker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banks has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches up against the cage.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
Banks avoiding damage.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banks seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Banks stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Banks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks has Ryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Banks trying to stall but Ryker improves his position.
Ryker controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Caiden Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks dominated that second round.
That's time! Banks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Banks moves into the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banks.
Ryker stalling.
Ryker slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks rushes Ryker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Banks avoiding damage.
Banks avoiding damage.
Banks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banks has Ryker pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker just leaning against Banks, taking a breather.
Ryker taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Ryker's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
Banks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks moves into range and clinches up with Ryker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banks taking a breather.
Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryker slowing the pace effectively.
Ryker stalling against the cage.
Ryker avoiding damage.
A bit of stalling here from Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banks is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Ryker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banks trying to stall but Ryker improves his position.
Banks taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy.
Ryker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caiden Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiden Banks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 1675 p4p, 24952 weight class) and Kadyn Mercer (ranked 121 p4p, 313 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kadyn Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Natta misses.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Natta throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Natta has closed the distance and engaged Mercer in a clinch.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Natta looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Natta misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta has managed to clinch.
Natta gets control of Mercer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
Mercer controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mercer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natta is trying to keep Mercer in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Natta is really struggling to control Mercer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mercer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Natta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mercer somewhat.
Natta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
No luck for Mercer with that takedown attempt.
As Mercer tries to get set, Natta tries to push him back and clinch up but Mercer manages to avoid the attempt.
Mercer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mercer lands in his opponent's guard.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natta being controlled here, momentarily.
Natta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Natta trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta clinches up with Mercer and pushes him back against the cage.
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Mercer is proving a slippery customer.
Mercer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mercer defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer shoots in looking for a takedown. Natta tries to sprawl out of it but Mercer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but Natta shows good takedown defense.
Natta is looking to wear down Mercer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mercer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Natta tries to avoid it but Mercer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Natta to the ground. Natta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
Natta rushes Mercer and presses him up against the cage.
Mercer gets control of Natta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mercer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta has gone for a leg lock! Mercer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Natta's guard.
Natta is pulling down on Mercer's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta continues to stall.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mercer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mercer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.
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.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Natta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mercer defends well.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natta seems keen to control Mercer's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mercer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercer.
Natta throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but Natta shows good takedown defense.
Natta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Natta as Mercer shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.
Natta looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Natta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Mercer defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Mercer with that takedown attempt.
Mercer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natta is fending him off so far but Mercer persists. Nope, Natta circles away and we're back to standing.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercer misses with a takedown
and Natta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Natta drives through and clinches with Mercer against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Natta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Natta wants it to stay on the feet.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but Natta shows good takedown defense.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Natta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercer.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta moves into the clinch successfully.
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Natta drives through and clinches with Mercer against the cage.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Natta decides to pull guard.
Mercer trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta is pulling down on Mercer's head. It's preventing any offense from Mercer, at least for the moment.
Kadyn Mercer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mercer wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta controlling the position.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Natta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mercer somewhat.
Mercer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Natta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercer.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Natta.
Marco Natta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Natta misses the target.
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Natta avoids it this time.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
A slow jab from Natta misses its intended target.
Natta takes the fight into the clinch.
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mercer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer shoots in looking for a takedown. Natta tries to sprawl out of it but Mercer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Natta stuffs the takedown.
Mercer moves out of range as Natta strikes.
Natta sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Natta avoids it this time.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natta throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Natta moves into the clinch successfully.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natta gets control of Mercer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta has Mercer pulled in close to control his posture.
Natta'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Natta has Mercer pulled in close to control his posture.
Natta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More hug and hope from Natta.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Natta, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
An out of breath Marco Natta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas McDonald (ranked 524 p4p, 959 weight class) and Marlon Raynard (ranked 20 p4p, 42 weight class). Marlon Raynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Raynard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald connects with a body shot.
McDonald with the inside leg kick.
Raynard is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Raynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raynard takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Raynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and McDonald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald lands a head kick. Raynard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Raynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Raynard.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raynard moves away.
Raynard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raynard's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald wants to slow Raynard down by chopping away at his legs.
Raynard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Raynard off balance momentarily.
Raynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald swinging wildly here.
Raynard misses with a body shot.
Raynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raynard misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
McDonald thumps Raynard with a low kick.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard moved away.
Raynard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Raynard sees coming a mile off.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raynard! But no joy.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Raynard avoids it well.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raynard moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Raynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Raynard saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Raynard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Raynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Raynard.
Raynard misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Raynard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raynard blocks a leg kick.
As McDonald backs off Raynard throws a huge counter combo but McDonald manages to avoid it all.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Raynard off balance momentarily.
McDonald is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald takes a swing at Raynard's ribcage but misses.
Raynard checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Raynard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Raynard scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonald should have avoided that one.
Raynard throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy body kick from McDonald
and Raynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raynard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raynard blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Raynard is just out of range.
Raynard unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raynard throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald motions for Raynard to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald misses with the combination.
It seemed like Raynard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raynard wants to clinch.
Raynard misses the shot to the body.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Raynard moves his leg out of the way.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raynard.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Raynard checks it
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raynard.
Raynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Raynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDonald thinking.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Raynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raynard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raynard takes a step back to recover.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Raynard is out of range.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nicholas McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Raynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald is looking to wear down Raynard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raynard scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald misses with a body shot
and Raynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald throws a jab when Raynard was well out of range.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Raynard.
Nice body punch from Raynard.
Raynard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raynard checks a leg kick.
McDonald cracks a nice hook into Raynard's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raynard looks to land a body kick but McDonald moved away.
Raynard misses with a low kick.
Raynard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Raynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
And McDonald counters with a quick kick to the body but Raynard blocks it.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raynard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raynard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! McDonald slams his shin into Raynard's torso.
Raynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Raynard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by McDonald there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Raynard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McDonald has got the better of the exchanges.
Raynard looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
Raynard misses with the combination.
Raynard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from McDonald. No joy for Raynard on that attempt.
Nicholas McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Raynard.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald throws a low kick but Raynard moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Raynard moves out of range easily.
McDonald is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Raynard's leg but Raynard calmly moves out of range.
Raynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Raynard's knee but Raynard avoids it well.
Raynard cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raynard throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDonald throws a body punch but Raynard moves out of range.
Raynard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raynard missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald moves out of range as Raynard throws a body kick.
Raynard checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raynard checks it well.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raynard can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raynard moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raynard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raynard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonald cracks Raynard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy left from McDonald finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick from Raynard lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Raynard missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raynard throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
Raynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Raynard misses with a looping right.
Raynard walks into a stiff left hand from McDonald.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Raynard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Raynard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Raynard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raynard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
Raynard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald dodges the punch combination from Raynard.
McDonald moves out of range as Raynard throws a body kick.
McDonald connects with a leg kick.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raynard throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Raynard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
Raynard misses the shot to the body.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raynard manages to avoid it.
Raynard misses with a low kick.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raynard's sensitive parts.
Raynard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raynard momentarily.
Raynard checks a low kick from McDonald.
Raynard unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raynard was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a single shot there.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from McDonald misses.
Raynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raynard tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Raynard off balance momentarily.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Raynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Raynard's legs.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raynard misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raynard is able to avoid easily.
Raynard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard jabs McDonald right on the nose. McDonald blinks but takes it well.
McDonald punishes Raynard's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raynard.
McDonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raynard was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Raynard throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Raynard blocks the leg kick.
Raynard is looking for the big counter here.
Marlon Raynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Raynard saw it coming and moves away.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Raynard counters with a leg kick.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Raynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonald misses the target.
Raynard avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Raynard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Raynard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
Raynard misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Raynard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
Raynard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonald thumps Raynard with a low kick.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Raynard avoids them all with ease.
Raynard throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Raynard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
Raynard throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
McDonald connects with the punch.
Nicholas McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald tries to bum rush Raynard with a series of wild strikes but Raynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Raynard blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas McDonald!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 1581 p4p, 428 weight class) and Derrick Bradley (ranked 59 p4p, 16 weight class). Bradley has chosen Sudbury Saturday Night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Caio Victor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derrick Bradley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor throws a body shot but no joy.
Victor throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Victor misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bradley to the mat! Bradley manages to get full guard.
Bradley is wriggling around but Victor manages to pass to half guard.
Victor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victor is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bradley reverses the position - he's now on top in Victor's guard.
Victor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bradley manages to get himself to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Victor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Victor wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Victor content to stall in guard here.
Bradley is adopting a defensive guard.
Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Victor from controlling successfully.
Bradley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Victor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Victor lands a nice hook to Bradley's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor shoots and misses
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Victor misses
and Bradley counters with a huge left! Victor is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bradley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Victor from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bradley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Bradley!
A very excited looking Derrick Bradley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayden Gaines (ranked 24592 p4p, 517 weight class) and Santino Oliviera (ranked 537 p4p, 73 weight class). Ayden Gaines looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayden Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santino Oliviera!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliviera moves into the clinch.
Gaines looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gaines jumps guard but Oliviera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oliviera jumps guard and drags Gaines to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oliviera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oliviera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gaines is aware though and is defending well.
Gaines got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oliviera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gaines has managed to get both his arms back between Oliviera's legs - danger averted.
Gaines definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaines avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaines preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines is sitting in close to Oliviera's body. Oliviera has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gaines is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gaines is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Oliviera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Santino Oliviera!
An out of breath Santino Oliviera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 891 p4p, 579 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 55 p4p, 34 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Vargas. That snapped Meeks's head back.
 It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Vargas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meeks throws a push kick but Vargas slaps the foot to one side.
Vargas lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Meeks - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Vargas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Vargas!
A very excited looking Arturo Vargas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Turner Meeks had this to say: 'I blame the Ivermectin'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 145 p4p, 2199 weight class) and Caleb Jones (ranked 12 p4p, 158 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Taylor lands a jab.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor is adopting a defensive guard.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Taylor keeping hold of Jones's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor misses with a body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Taylor.
Taylor punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taylor pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taylor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor looking for subs off his back but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jones passes into side control, despite Taylor's attempt to control the position.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Taylor looking for a sweep but Jones has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Taylor tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jones's lack of action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taylor stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Caleb Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones keeps trying to improve his position.
Jones looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Taylor throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Taylor swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Colby Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Jones slips a jab from Taylor.
Jones tries to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Taylor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones slips under a jab.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor controlling Jones's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Jones prevents Taylor from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Taylor is trying to control but Jones passes into side control!
Jones just content to control the position.
Taylor is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones has control of an arm but Taylor manages to advance to Jones's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for the choke from the back position but Jones is controlling his hands well.
Taylor biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Taylor.
Jones is in bad spot here.
Good control from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the hands but Taylor breaks the grip.
Taylor controlling from the back.
Jones tries to break free.
Taylor trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jones doesn't escape.
Taylor is not going to allow Jones to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Taylor struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Taylor's arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor controlling well, preventing Jones from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor had his way with Caleb Jones in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Caleb Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones wants to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Taylor shakes him off and moves away.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Colby Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor pulls Jones into guard.
Taylor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Taylor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taylor is not content to let Jones control the position.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taylor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taylor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Taylor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Taylor wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor controlling the position well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Colby Taylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lemon (ranked 560 p4p, 135 weight class) and Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 71 p4p, 4 weight class). McCoy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. YxngB - The Irish kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Lemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gillechriosd McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy lands with a straight right. Lemon didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from McCoy misses the target.
Lemon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
Lemon slips under a jab.
A left lands for McCoy.
McCoy thuds a left hand into Lemon's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy lands a two punch combo.
Lemon wants to clinch
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lemon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon wants to clinch but McCoy slips to the side
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCoy misses with a left hand
so Lemon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemon wanted to stand there but McCoy had control of the position.
McCoy trying to keep a closed guard but Lemon is proving a slippery customer.
McCoy pulls Lemon in close to prevent any damage.
McCoy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lemon escapes and throws McCoy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McCoy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon wants to stand but McCoy is controlling his arm.
McCoy regains half guard.
McCoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCoy wants to improve his position but Lemon is controlling well.
Lemon is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, McCoy manages to get to full guard.
Lemon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCoy is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to control the position but Lemon postures up.
Lemon trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCoy's guard.
McCoy working a defensive guard here.
Lemon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCoy is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut lands for McCoy. That snapped Lemon's head back.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCoy throws out a counter right but Lemon avoids it with no problem.
Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Lemon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lemon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lemon slips under a jab.
Lemon closes the distance but McCoy moves to the side
and Lemon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a jab.
Lemon tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling McCoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemon rushes McCoy and presses him up against the cage.
McCoy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemon just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
Lemon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McCoy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Lemon tries to stand but McCoy is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gillechriosd McCoy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lemon wants to clinch.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCoy lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy feints a jab promting Lemon to slip. McCoy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lemon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Lucky Lemon has been cut.
McCoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemon wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon forces McCoy back against the cage and clinches.
McCoy breaks from the clinch.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
McCoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCoy scores with a nice strike.
McCoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemon wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Gillechriosd McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCoy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lemon moves out of range as McCoy strikes.
McCoy misses with an uppercut. Lemon saw that one coming.
Lemon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lemon wants to clinch
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemon gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon looking to stall.
McCoy breaks the clinch.
Lemon staying out of range there.
Lemon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemon closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
McCoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Lemon should have avoided that one.
Lemon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lemon clinches up with McCoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Lemon wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to stall but McCoy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lemon can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Lemon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lemon is looking to control McCoy's arms but McCoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lemon has his back to the cage.
McCoy jumps guard.
McCoy has his foot on Lemon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lemon works his way back into a safe position though.
Lemon wanted to stand there but McCoy had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemon won't allow McCoy to sweep him here.
McCoy working for submissions but it's allowed Lemon to get to half guard.
Lemon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McCoy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lemon is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to stand and escape but McCoy is controlling the position.
Lemon wants to stand up but McCoy manages to regain full guard.
Lemon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McCoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCoy managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gillechriosd McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucky Lemon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lemon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lucky Lemon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemon tries to clinch up
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Lemon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Lemon's shoulder, as Lemon tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from McCoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Lemon wants to clinch
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
Lemon darts in trying to clinch
and McCoy counters with a single leg into guard. Lemon didn't expect that.
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon trying to control the position.
Gillechriosd McCoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lemon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lemon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lemon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy clobbers Lemon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemon needs to keep his hands up - McCoy had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a head shot.
McCoy throws a hook but Lemon avoids it easily.
Lemon moves into the clinch.
Gillechriosd McCoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lemon tries to stall but McCoy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lemon tries to stall but McCoy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCoy breaks from the clinch.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lemon tries to clinch
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCoy cracks Lemon with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lemon at a distance.
Lemon moves out of range as McCoy strikes.
Lemon defending well as McCoy loads up on a big left hand.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Lemon avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemon moves to clinch but McCoy breaks away
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Lemon's head.
McCoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lemon's head.
Lemon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gillechriosd McCoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCoy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gillechriosd McCoy!
Gillechriosd McCoy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 190 p4p, 569 weight class) and Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 13 p4p, 33 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Old Leg Tartakov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tartakov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
And Tartakov tries to counter it with a takedown but Thompson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tartakov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tartakov.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Tartakov avoids it well.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tartakov's guard.
Our spies down at at BKC Gym inform us that Tartakov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tartakov is controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tartakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tartakov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson wants to control but Tartakov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tartakov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to control Tartakov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Tartakov is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tartakov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tartakov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Tartakov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson is pressing down on Tartakov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tartakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tartakov trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Tartakov preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tartakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is striking from the bottom but Tartakov uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Thompson tries to roll over but Tartakov keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Still in half guard, Tartakov seems content to control.
Tartakov slips a nice elbow through Thompson's hands, connecting with Thompson's forehead.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Tartakov has control of the leg.
Tartakov working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Tartakov is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tartakov trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.
Tartakov working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tartakov prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tartakov wants to pass to mount but Thompson is defending the position.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tartakov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tartakov's back!
You can see the frustration on Tartakov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Thompson wants to control but Tartakov is keeping busy.
Thompson misses with an elbow to the head.
Can Tartakov hold on?! Thompson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Thompson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tartakov. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Tartakov takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has the hooks in. Tartakov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Thompson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tartakov hold on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson cracks Tartakov with a big right hand from the back mount! Tartakov immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Thompson takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
Ricky Thompson very nearly forgot to thank Fantasy Nutrition & Laundry (15%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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