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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucaerys Strong (ranked 2685 p4p, 3491 weight class) and Elton Sparks (ranked 330 p4p, 413 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucaerys Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elton Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong misses with the body kick
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Lucaerys Strong has been cut.
Sparks misses with a hook. Strong ducked under it nicely.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Sparks misses.
Strong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Strong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparks.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparks circles away.
Sparks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong sizes up Sparks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been told by Strong's head coaches at Ragnarok\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sparks throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Sparks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sparks avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Sparks misses.
Sparks misses with a body shot.
Strong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparks takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Sparks checks a leg kick.
Sparks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong slips under a jab from Sparks.
Sparks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong tries to clinch but Sparks is having none of it.
Lucaerys Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Strong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong scores with a nice head shot.
Strong thuds his shin into the meat of Sparks's side.
Strong throws a low kick, looking for Sparks's leg but Sparks calmly moves out of range.
Strong with the inside leg kick.
Strong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Strong duly obliges.
Good leg kick by Strong.
Strong scores with a head kick. Sparks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sparks looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strong.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Strong defending well as Sparks loads up on a big left hand.
Strong throws a shot to the body.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Sparks moves away and avoids it.
Strong tries to clinch up but Sparks circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Sparks misses.
Strong is looking to score with low kicks.
Sparks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Strong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strong walks into a stiff left hand from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a hook
and Sparks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sparks slips under a jab from Strong.
Strong lands with an uppercut that bounces Sparks off the cage and back into range.
Strong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sparks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sparks scores with a body shot.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
A shot to the liver by Strong. Beautiful body shot.
Strong drives through and clinches with Sparks against the cage.
Sparks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparks avoids the damage to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparks working Strong over with knees to the body.
Sparks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Strong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sparks misses with a hook. Strong ducked under it nicely.
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong throws a push kick but Sparks slaps the foot to one side.
Strong throws a lazy head kick
and Sparks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Sparks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Strong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sparkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Strong moves out of range of the strikes.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick and Sparks moves out of range easily.
Strong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparks misses the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Strong blocks a jab.
Strong throws a leg kick but Sparks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sparks misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Sparks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong throws a leg kick but Sparks moved away.
Sparks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Strong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sparks is able to avoid easily.
Strong throws a head kick that misses.
Sparks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sparks flicks out a counter leg kick but Strong steps away.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
Sparks misses with a straight right.
Strong fakes the leg kick and cracks Sparks in the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Sparks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Sparks misses.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Sparks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strong lands with a kick to the temple. Sparks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strong tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Sparks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sparks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick lands for Strong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Strong.
Strong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strong lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Strong avoids them all with ease.
Sparks missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparks misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.
Strong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sparks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lucaerys Strong's cut is getting worse.
Sparks moves out of range of the body kick.
Sparks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sparks throws a low kick but Strong moves out of range easily.
Sparks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strong checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Strong.
Strong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparks slips a straight right by Strong.
Sparks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparks.
Strong walks into a left hand.
Strong throws a shot to the body.
A head kick from Strong lands but Sparks takes it in his stride.
Strong misses with a body kick.
Strong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sparks misses with the combination.
Strong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucaerys Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucaerys Strong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sparks lands with a shot to the body.
Sparks throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sparks misses the jab.
Strong throws a quick counter head kick but Sparks was just out of range.
Sparks slips a straight right by Strong.
Strong cracks a nice hook into Sparks's ribs.
Sparks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Strong to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparks throws a leg kick but Strong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sparks blocks a head kick by Strong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Sparks misses
and Strong counters with a head kick. That will keep Sparks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Strong checks the leg kick.
Strong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Sparks blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strong.
Sparks motions for Strong to come forward. Sparks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Strong lands with a shot to the body.
Sparks moves out of range of the leg kick from Strong.
A slow jab from Strong misses its intended target.
Sparks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Strong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sparks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strong misses with a hook
and Sparks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strong lands a head kick!
Sparks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strong counters with a low kick, right behind Sparks 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong throws a head kick that misses
and Sparks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strong.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Strong slips under a jab from Sparks.
Strong with the inside leg kick.
Sparks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strong counters with a big head kick but Sparks shrugs it off.
Sparks swings widly with a right hand
and Strong counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong avoiding damage as Sparks throws knees to the body.
Sparks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparks lands a nice looking body shot.
Strong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strong slips a jab and a cross from Sparks.
Strong lands a head kick!
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
A punch lands to the side of Strong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sparks can do to turn this around?
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucaerys Strong is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Strong misses
and Sparks counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucaerys Strong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Strong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Sparks.
Sparks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strong under the eye.
 Strong is rocked!
Sparks moves in close and cracks Strong with a massive right hand! Strong, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sparks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elton Sparks!
Elton Sparks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunda Punch (ranked 1160 p4p, 2139 weight class) and Aaron Goodson (ranked 148 p4p, 263 weight class). Goodson has chosen HonestKey- The Unseen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Goodson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Punch misses.
Goodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punch was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodson.
It looked like Punch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goodson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Punch connects with a body shot.
Punch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 It looks like Aaron Goodson has been cut.
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
Punch misses with an uppercut. Goodson saw that one coming.
Punch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodson moves away.
Punch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goodson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Punch misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Punch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goodson doesn't seem phased though.
Punch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punch lands a big right hand that sends Goodson crashing to the mat! Punch stays standing though and waves Goodson back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goodson doesn't seem bothered though.
Goodson misses with a looping right.
Punch throws a body punch but Goodson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodson! But no joy.
Goodson throws a lazy uppercut
and Punch counters with a big right hand! Oh Goodson is in trouble here! Punch follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thunda Punch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deebo Samuel (ranked 1023 p4p, 1586 weight class) and Robby Cloud (ranked 128 p4p, 196 weight class). Robby Cloud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samuel at a distance.
Samuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cloud circles away quickly and effectively.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Samuel slips the punch.
Cloud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cloud.
It looks like Deebo Samuel has been cut.
Cloud fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Samuel to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Samuel looks to clinch but Cloud throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Samuel taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Robby Cloud!
A very excited looking Robby Cloud rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finley McPherson (ranked 845 p4p, 1017 weight class) and Léo Saint-Clair (ranked 107 p4p, 127 weight class). Saint-Clair has chosen Seine Saint-Denis Style - Suprême NTM as his entrance music. Léo Saint-Clair is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finley McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Léo Saint-Clair!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson throws a lazy head kick
and Saint-Clair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McPherson misses with a looping right.
Saint-Clair throws a lazy right hand but McPherson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - McPherson coming out on top.
It looks like Léo Saint-Clair has been cut.
McPherson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saint-Clair sprawling to the canvas! Saint-Clair rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McPherson finish him?!
 Saint-Clair is rocked!
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!
McPherson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Saint-Clair drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McPherson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Saint-Clair's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finley McPherson!
A very excited looking Finley McPherson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokoni Soaki (ranked 1664 p4p, 919 weight class) and Julius Howell (ranked 206 p4p, 119 weight class). Soaki comes to the cage accompanied by Le Manu - Shepherds Reign. Howell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- The Unseen 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell lands a big head kick that sends Soaki tumbling to the mat! Howell takes a step backwards and waves Soaki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Soaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howell finds it's way round the side to connect with Soaki's head.
Jab from Soaki.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Howell connects with a looping right hand.
Soaki is rocked!
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!
Soaki misses with a shot to the body
and Howell counters with a big left hand that crumples Soaki! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Howell!
A relieved looking Julius Howell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tokoni Soaki was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 1035 p4p, 1135 weight class) and Leandro Leao (ranked 131 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Joukahainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joukahainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leao.
Leao takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Leandro Leao has been cut.
Joukahainen throws a hook to the side of Leao's head but Leao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joukahainen throws a chopping leg kick but Leao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joukahainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joukahainen throws an overhand right that lands on Leao's shoulder, as Leao tries to avoid the shot.
Leao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Leao moves out of range.
Leao throws out a counter right but Joukahainen avoids it with no problem.
Joukahainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joukahainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leao. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Joukahainen does no damage.
Leao avoids the body shot from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leao tests Joukahainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leao scores with a nice head shot.
Jouni Joukahainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joukahainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao with a hook.
Leao lands with an uppercut that bounces Joukahainen off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jouni Joukahainen has been cut.
Leao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joukahainen throws a leg kick
and Leao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joukahainen looks for the body kick but Leao saw that one coming.
A big left from Joukahainen misses.
Leao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joukahainen wants to land a leg kick but Leao is out of range.
Joukahainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leao cracks Joukahainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joukahainen throws the left hand but Leao avoids the punch easily.
Joukahainen throws a big shot that misses.
Joukahainen checks the leg kick.
Leao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joukahainen.
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!
Joukahainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leao circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Joukahainen to the canvas! Joukahainen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Leao keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Leao!
Leandro Leao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Marlin (ranked 800 p4p, 633 weight class) and Joel Osmond (ranked 99 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Osmond!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlin misses with a straight left.
Osmond misses with a combination
letting Marlin counter with a right hand.
Osmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Marlin lands the left hand.
It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.
Marlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osmond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marlin dips to his left and cracks Osmond with an uppercut!
Marlin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marlin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osmond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Marlin misses.
Osmond moves away from the strike by Marlin.
Osmond cracks Marlin with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Marlin finds it's way through Osmond's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Marlin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marlin.
Nice shot lands for Osmond.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osmond. Marlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keanu Marlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osmond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Osmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marlin throws out the jab.
Marlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marlin throws out the jab.
Marlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Osmond doesn't seem bothered though.
Marlin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marlin cracks Osmond with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Osmond misses.
It looked like Marlin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marlin throws a shot from downtown. Osmond moves away and avoids it.
Osmond tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Osmond ducks under a wild hook from Marlin.
Osmond changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marlin slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Marlin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osmond misses with a hook. Marlin ducked under it nicely.
Osmond loads up on a big right hand but Marlin slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osmond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marlin misses with a series of wild punches.
Osmond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Osmond misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Osmond lands a jab to Marlin's midsection.
Osmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmond drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marlin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Osmond's best efforts.
Osmond prevents Marlin from improving his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Osmond working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Osmond is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Osmond wants to control but Marlin is keeping him busy.
Marlin is trying to control but can't.
Osmond prevents Marlin from standing back up.
Osmond wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marlin keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osmond not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marlin tries to kick Osmond off but Osmond keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Osmond trying to pass the guard but Marlin defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marlin misses with an uppercut.
Osmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Marlin lands a nice shot to the body.
Osmond loads up on a big right hand but Marlin slips the punch.
Marlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osmond.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Osmond.
Osmond tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marlin. Osmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Marlin misses.
Marlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marlin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Osmond misses with a left hand
and Marlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good shot there by Osmond.
Osmond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Marlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osmond misses with a head kick.
Marlin stuns Osmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marlin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Osmond connects with a right hand. Marlin shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osmond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Osmond lands a slapping body shot.
Marlin throws a hook to the side of Osmond's head but Osmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marlin lunges at Osmond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Osmond's hand.
Marlin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Joel Osmond's cut even more.
Osmond throws the left hand but Marlin avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Osmond as he connects with a hook.
Osmond connects with a looping right hand.
Marlin walks into a jab.
Marlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Osmond is just out of range.
Marlin misses with an uppercut. Osmond saw that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Osmond will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osmond gets a takedown into half guard.
Osmond seems to be working for a kimura but Marlin defends the submission attempt.
Marlin is looking for a sweep. Osmond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Osmond throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Osmond is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marlin is controlling Osmond's trapped leg to prevent Osmond from advancing to side control.
Osmond is looking for a kimura but Marlin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Osmond to get the leverage.
Osmond prevents Marlin from improving his position.
Osmond looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Osmond is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marlin won't allow Osmond to pass to mount.
Marlin tries to get to full guard but Osmond has control of the leg.
Osmond looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marlin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Marlin gets full guard.
Marlin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Marlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Osmond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keanu Marlin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joel Osmond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marlin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Osmond misses with an uppercut. Marlin saw that one coming.
Osmond with a jab.
Osmond lands a nice hook to Marlin's body. Marlin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Osmond throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Marlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Keanu Marlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Osmond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marlin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Osmond at a distance.
Osmond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marlin missing with a left hand there. Osmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marlin throws the left hand but Osmond avoids the punch easily.
Osmond shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marlin's guard.
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!
Marlin keeping moving, preventing Osmond from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin pushes Osmond off and gets back to his feet.
Marlin jabs Osmond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marlin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marlin loads up on a big right hand but Osmond slips the punch.
Osmond with the counter takedown but Marlin avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osmond.
An attempted straight right counter from Marlin misses the target.
A combination from Osmond does no damage.
Marlin throwing a counter right hand but Osmond manages to avoid it.
Osmond slips a jab from Marlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Marlin swings widly with a right hand
and Osmond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marlin thinking.
Osmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Osmond throws out a counter right but Marlin avoids it with no problem.
Osmond moves away from the strike by Marlin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Osmond! But no joy.
Marlin throws an overhand right that lands on Osmond's shoulder, as Osmond tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marlin misses with a right hand
and Osmond decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marlin's guard.
Osmond wants to control from the top but Marlin keeps moving.
Osmond postures up in Marlin's guard and throws a big left but Marlin blocks it.
Marlin is trying to hold Osmond in close to prevent damage but Osmond has managed to pass into half guard.
Osmond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmond is pressing down on Marlin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marlin is holding on for now.
Osmond stalling away here and it's allowed Marlin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marlin is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Osmond is on top in guard.
Marlin is trying to control the position but Osmond postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osmond looking to pass the guard.
Marlin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Osmond's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marlin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Osmond throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marlin uses it to pass to side control.
Osmond is trying to control Marlin's posture but Marlin avoids it.
Marlin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin wants to control but Osmond is keeping him busy.
Osmond is looking to reverse the position.
Marlin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Osmond is looking to regain half guard here but Marlin keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six 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.
Osmond looking for a sweep but Marlin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marlin controlling his opponent.
Osmond is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Osmond is trying to escape the mount but Marlin keeps good control and instead manages to take Osmond's back.
Marlin is hanging on to Osmond's back as he tries to escape.
Osmond looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Osmond is keeping busy.
Marlin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Osmond wants to control his opponent's hands but Marlin gets his hands free.
Osmond rolls, trying to escape but Marlin keeps control of the position.
Marlin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Osmond tries to escape but Marlin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Osmond breaks Marlin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Marlin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marlin keeping moving, preventing Osmond from controlling successfully.
Marlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Osmond is one step ahead there.
Osmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marlin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Osmond puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Marlin wants to get back to his feet.
Marlin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keanu Marlin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joel Osmond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marlin throws the left hand but Osmond avoids the punch easily.
Marlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Osmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marlin throws a right hand that misses
and Osmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marlin misses with a body shot
and Osmond counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marlin!
Marlin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Marlin misses with an uppercut
and Osmond counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marlin tries to kick Osmond off in order to stand up. Osmond Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osmond lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marlin down.
Marlin is trying to work for a sweep but Osmond has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Osmond is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Osmond is landing with some decent strikes but Marlin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Osmond lands a nice shot to the head.
Marlin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Osmond.
Osmond looking for a guillotine from mount but Marlin is having none of it.
Osmond avoids the attempt from Marlin to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osmond content just to control the position here.
Osmond in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Osmond breaks from Marlin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Osmond wants to control the pace but Marlin is squirming around nicely.
Marlin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Osmond throws some wild stikes that Marlin manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin wants to control but Osmond is having none of it.
Osmond lands a nice shot to the head.
Marlin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Osmond lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marlin hang on?
Marlin is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Osmond connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Osmond goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Marlin is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osmond wants to improve his position but instead Marlin has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Marlin seems content to control.
Osmond is looking to improve his position.
Osmond gets full guard.
Marlin gets to his feet. Osmond looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osmond.
Osmond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Osmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Osmond with the counter takedown but Marlin avoids it easily.
Marlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Osmond will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Osmond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marlin throws a lazy right hand but Osmond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Osmond swings widly with a right hand
and Marlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Osmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marlin takes a swing at Osmond's ribcage but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marlin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Osmond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Osmond ducks right into an uppercut from Marlin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Marlin misses.
Osmond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Osmond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marlin.
Marlin misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Osmond.
Osmond feints the counter takedown.
Osmond misses with a wild combination.
Osmond shoots for a takedown but Marlin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marlin misses the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marlin throws a right hand that misses
and Osmond counters with a two punch combo.
Marlin lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Marlin misses.
And Osmond tries to counter it with a takedown but Marlin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sloppy strikes from Marlin. Those never looked like landing.
Marlin looks to land a right hand but Osmond moved out of range.
Marlin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marlin throws the left hand but Osmond avoids the punch easily.
Osmond looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marlin is fending him off so far but Osmond persists. Nope, Marlin circles away and we're back to standing.
Marlin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keanu Marlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Osmond.
A telegraphed right hand from Marlin misses the target.
Osmond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marlin in his tracks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marlin looks to land a right hand but Osmond moved out of range.
Osmond drives through with a takedown into Marlin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marlin kicks Osmond off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Marlin misses.
Osmond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marlin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Osmond, as that shot connected.
Joel Osmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marlin looks to land a left hand but Osmond moved out of range nicely.
Osmond catches Marlin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Osmond.
Marlin is looking to regain half guard here but Osmond keeps moving and retains side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Osmond goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marlin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Osmond but great work by Marlin.
Osmond manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Marlin trying to control here.
Osmond is looking to advance position but Marlin won't allow it.
Marlin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Keanu Marlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marlin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osmond manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joel Osmond.
I think Marlin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keanu Marlin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelardo De Leon (ranked 243 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 38 p4p, 154 weight class). De Leon comes to the cage accompanied by Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove. Abelardo De Leon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Leon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah moves away from the strike by De Leon.
As De Leon backs off Abdullah throws a huge counter combo but De Leon manages to avoid it all.
De Leon throws a jab when Abdullah was well out of range.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Leon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Leon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Leon.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but De Leon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Leon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for De Leon.
De Leon misses with a hook. Abdullah ducked under it nicely.
De Leon throws an overhand right that lands on Abdullah 's shoulder, as Abdullah tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Leon tried to counter with a leg kick but Abdullah avoided it.
De Leon connects with a body shot that sends Abdullah 's belly button to the back.
Abdullah tries to bum rush De Leon with a series of wild strikes but De Leon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Leon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abdullah just manages to avoid it.
Abdullah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Leon.
A big left from De Leon misses.
Abdullah feints the counter takedown.
Abdullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leon.
Abdullah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah moves forwards but De Leon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Leon swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon thumps Abdullah with a low kick.
De Leon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Leon scores with the left hand. Abdullah knows he should have avoided that one.
Abelardo De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Leon counters with a nice right hand that sends Abdullah toppling to the canvas! Abdullah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Leon finish him?!
De Leon looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well.
De Leon lands a big uppercut and Abdullah crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Abdullah looks OK. De Leon waves Abdullah back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abdullah digs a good hook to De Leon's body.
De Leon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Abdullah sprawling to the canvas! Abdullah rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Leon finish him?!
De Leon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdullah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Leon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdullah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Leon drops Abdullah with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abdullah looks back up at him and smiles so De Leon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdullah shoots and misses
and De Leon counters with a big right hand! Oh Abdullah is in trouble here! De Leon follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abelardo De Leon!
Abelardo De Leon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hunter (ranked 547 p4p, 689 weight class) and Lenny King (ranked 68 p4p, 86 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny King!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter slips a straight right by King.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
A big left from King misses.
Hunter thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Lenny King has been cut.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunter there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Saul Hunter has been cut.
King tries to move into range but Hunter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunter looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
King scores with a body shot.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
That has opened up Lenny King's cut even more.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Hunter swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a big left hand that crumples Hunter! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lenny King!
An out of breath Lenny King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Woerner (ranked 113 p4p, 391 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 19 p4p, 49 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner with a hook.
It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woerner throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Woerner throws a lazy head kick
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woerner misses with a straight right.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woerner was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Woerner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Woerner tries to land a leg kick but Graves saw it coming and moves away.
Woerner connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Graves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Woerner throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves slips under a jab.
Woerner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves throws a body punch but Woerner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner throws a lazy body kick
and Graves counters with a series of strikes. Woerner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woerner misses with an uppercut.
Graves lands a jab to Woerner's midsection.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Woerner.
A jab from Woerner does it's job there.
Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woerner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Woerner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Graves.
Woerner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Woerner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Graves throws out a counter right but Woerner avoids it with no problem.
Woerner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
Woerner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Woerner.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woerner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woerner.
Graves clinches.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
Woerner blocks an uppercut.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Woerner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Woerner misses with a head kick.
Woerner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves thuds a left hand into Woerner's body.
Gigi Woerner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woerner misses with a hook
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Graves sizes up Woerner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woerner blocks a jab.
Graves slips a jab from Woerner.
Woerner slips a jab from Graves.
Woerner misses with a hook.
Graves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woerner tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woerner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves moves to clinch but Woerner breaks away
and Woerner counters with a nice body shot.
Woerner throws out a powerful jab.
Graves slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woerner throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Woerner feints and then cracks Graves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graves down.
Woerner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Woerner tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Woerner breaks the clinch.
Woerner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woerner misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Woerner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woerner throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woerner throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves jabs Woerner right on the nose. Woerner blinks but takes it well.
Graves defending well as Woerner loads up on a big left hand.
Woerner throws a right hand that misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woerner misses with a left hand
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Woerner misses with a looping left.
Woerner lands a jab to Graves's midsection.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woerner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woerner is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Woerner.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Woerner misses with a low kick as Graves jumps back.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woerner.
Graves just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWoerner.
Woerner throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Graves.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to clinch.
Woerner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Woerner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A punch lands to the side of Graves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Woerner misses its intended target.
Woerner swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves slips under a jab from Woerner.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woerner doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a kick to the side of the head.
Woerner lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woerner slips under a jab from Graves.
Woerner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woerner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Woerner misses with an uppercut.
Graves gets a clinch.
Woerner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woerner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Woerner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Graves misses with a hook.
Woerner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Graves if he has to take too many more of those.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a body shot but no joy.
Woerner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
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!
Graves checks a leg kick.
Woerner staying out of range there.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Woerner pushes him off.
Woerner throws a big shot that misses.
Woerner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Woerner tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Woerner.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woerner.
Graves lands a jab to Woerner's midsection.
Graves pushes Woerner up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves is stalling here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Woerner is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Graves is leaning against Woerner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Woerner is breathing heavily.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woerner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Woerner throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves punishes Woerner's body with a nice straight punch.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves has managed to clinch.
Graves has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Woerner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Graves can turn it around.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
Graves avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Woerner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graves breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woerner at a distance.
Woerner missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woerner throws a right hand that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woerner.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Graves in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Woerner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Woerner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Woerner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Good shot there by Graves.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woerner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woerner manages to avoid it.
Woerner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Graves just manages to avoid it.
Woerner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graves finds it's way round the side to connect with Woerner's head.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woerner misses with a shot to the body
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves punishes Woerner's body with a nice straight punch.
Woerner tried to score with a low kick but Graves checks it.
Graves jabs at Woerner's body.
Graves digs a good body shot into Woerner's ribs.
Woerner moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Woerner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woerner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Graves backs up against the cage.
Woerner throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woerner throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Woerner throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Woerner is just out of range.
Graves slips under a jab.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves cracks Woerner with a good jab.
Woerner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Woerner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woerner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woerner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Woerner misses with an uppercut.
Woerner looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Woerner throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Woerner wants to break free but Graves has control.
Graves has Woerner pressed against the cage, preventing Woerner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
Woerner being controlled against the cage.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Woerner is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woerner tries to land a leg kick but Graves saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Woerner.
Woerner scores with a nice body kick.
Tyrone Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves clinches up with Woerner and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Woerner.
Woerner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woerner.
Woerner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graves checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Woerner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Woerner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woerner at a distance.
Jab, jab by Woerner - just one landing.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woerner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Woerner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Woerner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woerner defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick from Woerner.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woerner.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Woerner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woerner misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woerner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Woerner
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Graves throws a good cross that connects.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Woerner throws a big shot that misses.
Woerner throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Woerner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woerner cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woerner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves throws a jab when Woerner was well out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves slips under a jab from Woerner.
The fighters circling - Woerner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woerner looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves swings for the body but Woerner moves out of range.
Woerner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woerner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Woerner throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves wants to clinch up but Woerner keeps it at a distance.
Graves punishes Woerner's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Woerner.
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Woerner throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves walks into a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Woerner with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves looks to land a combination. Woerner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Woerner is rocked!
Woerner throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Woerner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Woerner looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Woerner throws a low kick but Graves avoids it.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Woerner saw that one coming.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woerner cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
Graves lands a really nice looking cross but Woerner seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings for the body but Woerner moves out of range.
Graves blocks a head kick by Woerner.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
Woerner misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Woerner misses with a wild body shot.
Woerner moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Woerner misses.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Woerner back into the cage.
Woerner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Woerner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woerner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woerner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Woerner throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
Woerner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Graves finds it's way through Woerner's defenses.
Woerner throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Woerner misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Woerner.
Woerner throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Graves jabs Woerner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves lands an overhand right.
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner avoids the body shot from Graves.
Woerner scores with a jab.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woerner throws out the jab.
Woerner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woerner throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Graves with a nice cross.
Woerner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Graves if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circling - Woerner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woerner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woerner.
Woerner connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves works the jab nicely.
Woerner throws a head kick that misses.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Woerner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woerner throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woerner throws out the jab.
Woerner lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Woerner thumps Graves with a low kick.
Woerner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Woerner finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
The cut above Tyrone Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Woerner misses with a low kick.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woerner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woerner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woerner.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Woerner.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woerner moves away.
Graves moves out of range as Woerner strikes.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woerner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Woerner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graves finds it's way round the side to connect with Woerner's head.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves clinches up with Woerner and pushes him back against the cage.
Woerner breaks from the clinch.
Woerner lands a glancing blow to the side of Graves's head.
Graves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves blocks a head kick by Woerner.
Graves misses with a hook. Woerner ducked under it nicely.
Graves slips under a jab from Woerner.
A big right from Woerner misses.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woerner can pounce on him.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Woerner throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Woerner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Woerner misses with a hook.
Woerner thows a leg kick but Graves checks it
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves digs a good hook to Woerner's body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woerner tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woerner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Woerner is just out of range.
Woerner throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Woerner throws a body kick that misses
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Graves has Woerner up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves has Woerner pressed against the cage, preventing Woerner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woerner blocks an uppercut.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Woerner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves digs a right hand into Woerner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woerner's gas tank.
Woerner breaks from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves slips under a jab from Woerner.
Graves lands with a straight right. Woerner didn't see that one coming.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Woerner.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woerner moves away.
Woerner throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Woerner defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Woerner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woerner swings widly with a right hand
and Woerner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Gigi Woerner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woerner lands a body shot.
A big left from Graves misses.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woerner was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Woerner dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Woerner lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Woerner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves scores with a jab to the head.
Graves clobbers Woerner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Woerner misses with a jab to the body
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woerner missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Woerner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Woerner.
Graves tries to clinch but Woerner is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Woerner misses the target.
Graves lands a really nice looking cross but Woerner seems unphased.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Woerner's head but Woerner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Woerner misses.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Woerner ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Oh Woerner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woerner lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Woerner seems to have got his legs back now.
Graves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woerner was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Woerner throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Woerner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woerner jabs at Graves's body.
Woerner misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Woerner.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves has Woerner pressed against the cage, preventing Woerner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves stalls.
Graves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woerner is trying to force a seperation but Graves has the dominant position.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves tries to clinch but Woerner is having none of it.
Graves staying out of range there.
Tyrone Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woerner.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Graves swings for the body but Woerner moves out of range.
Graves clinches.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Woerner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woerner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyrone Graves.
Well Graves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Graves!
Tyrone Graves is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Tyrone Graves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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