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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Ares (ranked 25368 p4p, 3588 weight class) and Marc Horton (ranked 467 p4p, 321 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Horton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares throws a lazy uppercut
and Horton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ares!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Horton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Horton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ares will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Ares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Horton 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.
Horton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Horton happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Horton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Horton scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Horton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Horton working the head and body with strikes.
Horton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Horton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Horton is working to tighten his grip on Ares's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ares has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Horton is really squeezing tight and eventually Ares passes out! Horton breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marc Horton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lito Harrison (ranked 3239 p4p, 3795 weight class) and Bray Jeffries (ranked 305 p4p, 338 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lito Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bray Jeffries!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison blocks a jab.
Harrison defending well as Jeffries loads up on a big left hand.
Jeffries checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Harrison.
 It looks like Bray Jeffries has been cut.
Jeffries's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jeffries's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harrison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jeffries misses with a right hand
and Harrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeffries lunges at Harrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrison's hand.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeffries feints the counter takedown.
Jeffries uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries lands with an overhand left.
Jeffries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
Jeffries scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jeffries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison is looking to chop away at Jeffries's legs.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jeffries throws out the jab.
Jeffries lands a nice looking body shot.
Jeffries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jeffries throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Jeffries looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Harrison is looking to counter with head kicks.
Good work by Jeffries as he checks the leg kick.
Jeffries on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Jeffries misses.
Harrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jeffries just manages to avoid it.
Jeffries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jeffries throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison thuds his right hand into Jeffries's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Jeffries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison tried to score with a low kick but Jeffries checks it.
Lito Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeffries defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
Harrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jeffries misses with a body shot
and Harrison counters with a thumping low kick.
Harrison throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison digs a good body shot into Jeffries's ribs.
Jeffries just misses with a punch to the body.
Bray Jeffries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison tries to score with a low kick but Jeffries moves his leg out of the way.
Jeffries lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeffries misses with a double jab.
Jeffries scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jeffries working away.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeffries wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Jeffries throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jeffries throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jeffries grinds an elbow into Harrison's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee asks Jeffries politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jeffries prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harrison tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Harrison tries to hold on but Jeffries postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries lands a couple of good shots and Harrison has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Will Jeffries go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jeffries. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Harrison looking to control the position.
Jeffries missing with strikes from the back.
Jeffries wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy.
Well, with Jeffries on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Harrison is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harrison covering up well under a series of strikes from Jeffries.
Jeffries lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Harrison hold on?!
Jeffries cracks Harrison with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Harrison from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Jeffries punishes Harrison with strikes from the back mount.
Jeffries scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Harrison is looking for a way out.
Harrison looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jeffries working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison avoids the strikes from Jeffries.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries controlling from the back.
Jeffries punches Harrison on the ear.
Harrison trying to control but not successfully.
Jeffries scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Harrison is keeping busy.
Jeffries is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Harrison. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Harrison rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.
Jeffries not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jeffries working the head and body with strikes.
Harrison trying to control here.
Harrison actively working from the bottom here.
Harrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison moves into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Jeffries trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Jeffries landing some decent shots from guard.
Jeffries postures up and lands a big shot to Harrison's brow.
Jeffries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jeffries is now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bray Jeffries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bray Jeffries's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jeffries drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bray Jeffries seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeffries misses with a left hand
and Harrison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jeffries has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jeffries checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeffries lands a jab to Harrison's midsection.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jeffries lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries gets the takedown into side control.
Harrison throws Jeffries to one side and escapes!
Jeffries fails with the takedown
and Harrison counters with a thumping low kick.
Jeffries looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
It looked like Harrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jeffries swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrison counters with a straight right hand.
Jeffries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries misses with a hook.
Jeffries blocks a jab.
Jeffries misses with a body punch
and Harrison counters with a head kick that drops Jeffries to the mat! Jeffries scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That has opened up Bray Jeffries's cut even more.
Harrison gets in close and tags Jeffries with a short punch that almost sends Jeffries to the mat! Oh Jeffries is in big trouble! He turns his back on Harrison, trying to create some distance but Harrison rushes him, striking wildly and Jeffries goes down! The referee tackles Harrison into the cage to end the fight! Harrison is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lito Harrison!
A very excited looking Lito Harrison 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Lindeman (ranked 1554 p4p, 2076 weight class) and Zap Pushkin (ranked 218 p4p, 283 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geronimo Lindeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zap Pushkin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkin misses with a low kick.
Pushkin throws a lazy body kick
and Lindeman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lindeman is looking to clinch.
Lindeman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindeman backing away here, and Pushkin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lindeman misses with a left hand
and Pushkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pushkin misses the jab.
Lindeman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindeman misses with a hook to the body
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin drops his hands momentarily and Lindeman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lindeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pushkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lindeman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pushkin thuds his shin into the meat of Lindeman's side.
Pushkin scores with a push kick.
Pushkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pushkin throws a lazy right hand but Lindeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pushkin throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pushkin.
Pushkin throws a body kick that misses
and Lindeman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lindeman misses
and Pushkin counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pushkin cracks Lindeman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lindeman closes the distance but Pushkin moves to the side
and Pushkin counters with a nice body shot.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindeman checks a leg kick.
Lindeman scores with a jab to the body.
Pushkin misses with a low kick.
Lindeman is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lindeman misses.
Lindeman wants to clinch.
Lindeman wants to clinch but Pushkin slips to the side
and Pushkin counters with a left and a right that stings Lindeman.
Lindeman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin scores with a shot to the body.
Pushkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lindeman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pushkin.
Pushkin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pushkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindeman.
Pushkin throws a front kick that sends Lindeman stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Pushkin looks to throw a body kick
and Lindeman counters with a nice body shot.
Pushkin misses with a leg kick.
Lindeman blocks a low kick nicely.
Pushkin misses with a wild body shot.
Lindeman is looking to counter punch.
Lindeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindeman is looking to counter punch.
Lindeman rushes Pushkin and presses him up against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin breaks the clinch.
Lindeman misses the jab.
It seemed like Pushkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pushkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Pushkin looks for the body kick but Lindeman saw that one coming.
Pushkin misses with a head kick.
Pushkin with a jab.
Lindeman throws a right and a left that Pushkin avoids nicely.
Lindeman misses with a shot to the body
and Pushkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Lindeman tenderised Pushkin's leg. Pushkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pushkin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pushkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Lindeman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pushkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lindeman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lindeman misses
and Pushkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lindeman moves into range and clinches up with Pushkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pushkin's elbow.
Lindeman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pushkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindeman is looking to clinch but Pushkin is avoiding it.
Pushkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pushkin misses with a right hand
and Lindeman counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindeman slips a jab and a cross from Pushkin.
Lindeman lands a head kick. Pushkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lindeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pushkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman checks a leg kick nicely.
Lindeman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pushkin throws a fast counter high kick but Lindeman manages to duck under it in time.
Lindeman misses with a wild combination.
Lindeman throws a chopping leg kick but Pushkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lindeman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pushkin.
Pushkin misses with a looping right.
Pushkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lindeman's head.
Lindeman is looking to clinch but Pushkin is avoiding it.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindeman.
Lindeman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pushkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Lindeman.
Lindeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Lindeman.
Lindeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lindeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pushkin.
Pushkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindeman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Pushkin misses.
Lindeman misses with a looping right.
Pushkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pushkin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pushkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lindeman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lindeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindeman sizes up Pushkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zap Pushkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lindeman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pushkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lindeman thinking.
Lindeman throws an overhand right that lands on Pushkin's shoulder, as Pushkin tries to avoid the shot.
Lindeman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pushkin has time to react.
Pushkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lindeman throws a shot from downtown. Pushkin moves away and avoids it.
Lindeman moves out of range as Pushkin strikes.
Lindeman slips a straight right by Pushkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindeman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crunch! Pushkin slams his shin into Lindeman's torso.
Lindeman wants to clinch
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindeman tries to clinch up.
Pushkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pushkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pushkin 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.
Pushkin fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Pushkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pushkin dodges the punch combination from Lindeman.
Pushkin throws a hook to the side of Lindeman's head but Lindeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman rushes Pushkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindeman.
Lindeman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lindeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pushkin has him pressed against the cage.
Lindeman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lindeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pushkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pushkin lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushkin manages to break the clinch.
Pushkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindeman is just out of range.
Lindeman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pushkin lands a really nice looking cross but Lindeman seems unphased.
Pushkin punishes Lindeman's body with a nice straight punch.
Pushkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin slips under a jab from Lindeman.
Pushkin misses with a head kick.
Lindeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pushkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pushkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Lindeman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lindeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pushkin.
Lindeman forces Pushkin back against the cage and clinches.
Lindeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin lands with a left to the head.
Lindeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pushkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pushkin.
Pushkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindeman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pushkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pushkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindeman throws a jab when Pushkin was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Lindeman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindeman blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Lindeman misses its target.
Pushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lindeman looks to throw the jab but Pushkin is out of range.
Lindeman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman tries to clinch up
and Pushkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindeman misses the body punch
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pushkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lindeman's head.
Pushkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pushkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pushkin scores with a nice body kick.
Pushkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindeman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindeman as he connects with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pushkin 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.
Lindeman misses with a straight right.
Pushkin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lindeman blocks it well.
Lindeman takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pushkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lindeman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindeman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lindeman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pushkin comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Lindeman stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Pushkin is on him like rabid pit bull! Lindeman slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zap Pushkin!
An out of breath Zap Pushkin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 1539 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Nicholas Sartre (ranked 215 p4p, 154 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Sartre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix misses with a jab to the body
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Sartre is out of range.
Sartre moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Sartre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sartre gets tackled into the cage by Phoenix. Phoenix maintains the clinch.
Sartre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but Sartre blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sartre tries to pull guard but Phoenix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a knee to the head.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Sartre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartre tries to pull guard but Phoenix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phoenix tries to work over Sartre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sartre is trying to pull guard but Phoenix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gerald Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Sartre.
Sartre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phoenix just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sartre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sartre fails to pull guard.
Sartre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phoenix just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phoenix scores a nice knee to the body.
Sartre jumps into guard, dragging Phoenix to the mat.
Sartre working a defensive guard here.
Sartre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sartre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix stopping the sweep attempt from Sartre.
Sartre keeping moving, preventing Phoenix from controlling successfully.
Sartre looking for a triangle here. Phoenix is fighting it but it looks tight! Sartre pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Phoenix is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nicholas Sartre!
Nicholas Sartre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Watts (ranked 1434 p4p, 1604 weight class) and Noah Diaz (ranked 199 p4p, 222 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: OPULENT. Muhammad Watts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts misses with a looping right.
Diaz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
 It looks like Muhammad Watts has been cut.
Diaz misses with a hook.
It looked like Watts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watts scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Noah Diaz has been cut.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Watts.
Watts throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Watts cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Muhammad Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watts sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watts thumps Diaz with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watts throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Watts's defenses.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Watts backing away here, and Diaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Watts.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watts swinging wildly here.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Watts's corner calls for a 1-2. Watts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Watts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Watts counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Watts definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Watts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Noah Diaz's cut even more.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watts thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Watts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watts cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watts throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Watts scores with a nice head shot.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Watts with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Watts counter with a right hand.
 Diaz is rocked!
Diaz tries to land a body kick
and Watts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Watts steps away.
Watts has managed to clinch.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Watts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Watts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz presses Watts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Watts blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Watts lands a left hand.
Watts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with some punches.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watts smiles and moves away.
Watts lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Noah Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Watts tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Watts with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Watts. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Watts cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noah Diaz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Diaz throws a jab when Watts was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watts misses with a looping left.
Watts throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz slips under a jab.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz moves out of range as Watts strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Watts misses.
Diaz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Watts blocks it well.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watts finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Watts is rocked!
Watts glances at the clock... BAM! Diaz nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Watts crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Watts is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Diaz!
A very excited looking Noah Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maverick (ranked 1465 p4p, 2000 weight class) and Fiya Patron (ranked 206 p4p, 273 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiya Patron!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patron throws a looping overhand right but Maverick ducks down to avoid it.
Maverick half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patron misses with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
Patron misses the jab.
Patron swings for the body but Maverick moves out of range.
Maverick looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Patron lands a jab to the head.
Maverick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maverick at a distance.
Maverick throws a head kick but Patron moves out of range.
Patron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maverick.
Maverick lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maverick throws a push kick but Patron slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Patron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maverick doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Maverick. Those never looked like landing.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patron.
Maverick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patron has time to react.
Maverick walks into a stiff left hand from Patron.
Patron connects with a jab.
Maverick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maverick lands a big head kick that sends Patron tumbling to the mat! Maverick takes a step backwards and waves Patron back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick slips a straight right by Patron.
Patron throws a sloppy body shot
and Maverick counters with a huge left! Patron is in big trouble! He's backing up but Maverick isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Patron from any more damage. A dominating finish by Maverick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Maverick!
Daniel Maverick spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kealin Bishop (ranked 579 p4p, 555 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 85 p4p, 81 weight class). Bishop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kealin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic walks into a left hand.
Jovanovic misses with a hook.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jovanovic blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Jovanovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bishop.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jovanovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jovanovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jovanovics head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jovanovic as Bishop tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic blocking some punches.
Jovanovic blocks the elbow strike.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jovanovic blocks the elbow strike.
Bishop can't break the clinch.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Kealin Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovanovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Kealin Bishop has been cut.
A left lands for Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Jovanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jovanovic blocks the body kick.
Jovanovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Jovanovic moves out of range easily.
Jovanovic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Jovanovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bishop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jovanovic moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Jovanovic unleashes a big counter combination but Bishop bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bishop tries to move into range but Jovanovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jovanovic blocks a jab.
A jab from Jovanovic does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop jabs Jovanovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jovanovic clinches up with Bishop and pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop works on Jovanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop just leaning against Jovanovic, taking a breather.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Jovanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bishop's efforts to push away.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Jovanovic lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jovanovic.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Bishop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
Jovanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Kealin Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Jovanovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jovanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jovanovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jovanovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jovanovic moves away.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jovanovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jovanovic's sensitive parts.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Jovanovic wants to clinch.
Jovanovic is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bishop misses.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Jovanovic. Jovanovic maintains the clinch.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jovanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Jovanovic. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jovanovic moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kealin Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kealin Bishop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Jovanovic is out of range.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovanovic can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic scores with the left hand. Bishop knows he should have avoided that one.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jovanovic blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Jovanovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop throws a low kick but Jovanovic moves out of range easily.
Jovanovic misses with a looping left.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jovanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Jovanovic down.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
A low kick from Bishop misses
enabling Jovanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Jovanovic wants to slow Bishop down by chopping away at his legs.
Jovanovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Jovanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jovanovic! But no joy.
Bishop throws a body punch but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Jovanovic closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Jovanovic misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop cracks Jovanovic with a nice body shot.
Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jovanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kealin Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Jovanovic slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Jovanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop throwing a counter right hand but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Jovanovic moved out of range.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Jovanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jovanovic misses with a straight left.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Jovanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jovanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jovanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a leg kick
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Jovanovic walks into a jab.
Jovanovic misses with a low kick.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Jovanovic off balance momentarily.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Jovanovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Jovanovic throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Jovanovic thows a leg kick but Bishop checks it
and Bishop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jovanovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses
and Jovanovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jovanovic.
A head kick misses from Jovanovic.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Jovanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Jovanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jovanovic looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic scores with a punch to the head.
Jovanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Jovanovic moves out of range easily.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Jovanovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic cracks Bishop with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jovanovic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bishop to stand back up!
Bishop is rocked!
Kealin Bishop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jovanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jovanovic is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Jovanovic darts in and clinches Bishop up against the cage.
Jovanovic misses with some punches.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Jovanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop with a hook.
Jovanovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bishop, as that shot connected.
Bishop misses with a body shot
and Jovanovic moves into the clinch.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with the head strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jovanovic ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Jovanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jovanovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jovanovic circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gavrilo Jovanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kealin Bishop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head but Jovanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Jovanovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jovanovic is out of range.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Jovanovic.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jovanovic clinches with his opponent.
Jovanovic prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic blocking some punches.
Jovanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic lands a left hand.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic lands an uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Bishop stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jovanovic blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
A shot in the inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic being controlled against the cage.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Jovanovic is working Bishop over against the cage.
A short left from Jovanovic.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jovanovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Jovanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop throws a sloppy body shot
and Jovanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Jovanovic. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Jovanovic does it's job there.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Despite the aggression on Jovanovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jovanovic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bishop sprawling to the canvas! Bishop rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jovanovic finish him?!
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!
Jovanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Jovanovic closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bishop! Jovanovic dives in looking to finish! Bishop is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavrilo Jovanovic!
Gavrilo Jovanovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 661 p4p, 1406 weight class) and Legend Debonaire (ranked 92 p4p, 195 weight class). Gibbons's entrance music is HonestKey- Raw Dog. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Legend Debonaire!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Debonaire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Roydell Gibbons has been cut.
Debonaire misses with a right hand
and Gibbons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Debonaire misses with a shot to the body
and Gibbons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Debonaire misses with a hook. Gibbons ducked under it nicely.
Gibbons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Debonaire counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibbons slips under a jab.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Debonaire misses with a body shot
and Gibbons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gibbons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Debonaire.
Gibbons scores with a jab.
Gibbons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Debonaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Debonaire throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debonaire throws out a loose jab but Gibbons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibbons lands a slapping body shot.
Debonaire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Debonaire digs a good hook to Gibbons's body.
Debonaire misses with a body kick.
Debonaire thuds his shin into the meat of Gibbons's side.
Gibbons looks to land a left hand but Debonaire moved out of range nicely.
Gibbons loads up on a big right hand but Debonaire slips the punch.
Debonaire swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gibbons to counter with a crisp jab.
Gibbons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Debonaire moves away from the strike by Gibbons.
Debonaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Debonaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibbons moves away.
Debonaire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Debonaire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gibbons doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibbons misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Debonaire ducks under a wild hook from Gibbons.
Debonaire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Debonaire lands a nice hook to Gibbons's body. Gibbons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gibbons on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Debonaire cracks Gibbons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Debonaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbons manages to avoid it.
Debonaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gibbons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gibbons scores with a punch to the head.
Debonaire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Debonaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibbons avoids the body shot from Debonaire.
Gibbons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Debonaire! But no joy.
Debonaire misses with a body punch
enabling Gibbons to counter with a crisp jab.
Gibbons misses with an uppercut
and Debonaire counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Debonaire.
Gibbons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Debonaire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Debonaire's corner calls for a 1-2. Debonaire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Debonaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Debonaire swings widly with a right hand
and Gibbons counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibbons scores with a shot to the body.
Debonaire moves out of range as Gibbons strikes.
Debonaire throws a right hand that misses
and Gibbons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legend Debonaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibbons throws an overhand right that lands on Debonaire's shoulder, as Debonaire tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Gibbons misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire slips under a jab.
Debonaire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Debonaire misses with the combination.
Debonaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibbons.
Debonaire misses with a body kick.
Gibbons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Debonaire momentarily.
Gibbons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Debonaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibbons connects with a body shot that sends Debonaire's belly button to the back.
Debonaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gibbons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire throws a low kick, looking for Gibbons's leg but Gibbons calmly moves out of range.
Debonaire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Debonaire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gibbons on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Gibbons.
Gibbons drops Debonaire with a beautiful combination! Debonaire stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gibbons is looking for the KO!
Debonaire is rocked!
Nice body punch from Debonaire.
Debonaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibbons finish him?
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!
Gibbons slips a straight right by Debonaire.
Gibbons throwing a counter right hand but Debonaire manages to avoid it.
Debonaire seems to have recovered his senses.
Debonaire throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Gibbons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibbons lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibbons feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Debonaire sprawling to the canvas! Debonaire rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gibbons finish him?!
Debonaire looks to land a right hand but Gibbons moved out of range.
Gibbons seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Debonaire with a nice cross.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Debonaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibbons throws out a loose jab but Debonaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibbons misses with a two punch combination.
Debonaire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gibbons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gibbons throws an off balance right hand
and Debonaire counters with a straight right hand.
Debonaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibbons is just out of range.
Gibbons cracks Debonaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Debonaire misses the target.
A head kick misses from Debonaire.
Gibbons scores with a hook to the body. Debonaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Debonaire misses its intended target.
Debonaire misses with a right hand
and Gibbons counters with a crisp right hand that drops Debonaire! Gibbons lets Debonaire back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gibbons blocks a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire motions for Gibbons to come forward. Debonaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Debonaire moves away from the strike by Gibbons.
Debonaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Debonaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibbons is just out of range.
Gibbons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Debonaire.
Gibbons scores with a body shot.
Gibbons lands with a cross.
Debonaire drops his hands momentarily and Gibbons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gibbons throws a shot to the body.
Debonaire looks winded!
Gibbons lands a lovely overhand right.
Gibbons steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Debonaire is out on his feet! Gibbons sets himself and nearly takes Debonaire's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roydell Gibbons!
An out of breath Roydell Gibbons 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Soap (ranked 214 p4p, 841 weight class) and Zane Yardow (ranked 33 p4p, 114 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soap might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clean Up - Barney The Purple Dinosaur. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Soap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yardow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soap.
Yardow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Soap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yardow moves away.
Soap changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yardow gets tackled into the cage by Soap. Soap maintains the clinch.
Soap misses with a body punch.
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Zane Yardow has been cut.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soap gets through Yardow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Soap has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yardow blocks the elbow strike.
Soap throws an elbow but it misses.
Soap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soap tries to work over Yardow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Soap.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Yardow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soap misses with the head strike.
Yardow throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Yardow controls the action.
Yardow blocks a body shot from Soap.
Yardow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soap throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Soap throws a leg kick which misses Yardow's front leg but catches the back leg as Yardow tries to avoid it.
Simon Soap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yardow blocks a jab.
Yardow throws a counter combo.
Yardow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yardow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soap. That's going to slow Yardow down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soap.
Soap misses with a low kick.
Yardow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soap.
A telegraphed right hand from Soap misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardow blocks a leg kick.
Soap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yardow.
Soap throws out a loose jab but Yardow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Soap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yardow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yardow.
Soap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yardow throws an off balance right hand
and Yardow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yardow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soap counters with a leg kick.
Soap looks to throw the jab but Yardow is out of range.
Yardow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yardow misses with a hook. Soap ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yardow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soap punishes Yardow's body with a nice straight punch.
Soap wants to land a leg kick but Yardow is out of range.
Soap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Yardow. Those never looked like landing.
Yardow swings widly with a right hand
and Soap counters with a straight right hand.
Yardow misses with a lunging right hand
and Soap counters with a stiff right hand.
Yardow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yardow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yardow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws out a leg kick but Yardow moves out of range and Soap only half commits.
Yardow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soap misses with an uppercut.
Soap with a nice calf kick.
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!
Soap scores with a jab. Yardow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soap with a nice calf kick.
Soap throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yardow on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soap.
Yardow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soap backs up against the cage.
Soap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yardow misses with an uppercut.
Soap misses with a leg kick
and Yardow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Yardow misses its intended target.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soap with a nice calf kick.
Yardow throws an overhand right that lands on Soap's shoulder, as Soap tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Yardow.
Soap attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yardow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soap.
Soap dodges the punch combination from Yardow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yardow throws a right hand that misses
and Soap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Yardow does no damage.
Soap defending well as Yardow loads up on a big left hand.
Soap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Soap misses the target.
A jab from Yardow finds it's way through Soap's defenses.
Yardow misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yardow misses with a looping left.
Yardow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yardow walks into a stiff left hand from Soap.
Soap throws a leg kick but Yardow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soap connects with an inside leg kick.
Yardow throws a lazy uppercut
and Soap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Soap.
Yardow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soap.
Yardow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soap misses with a hook. Yardow ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yardow throws a jab when Soap was well out of range.
Soap cracks Yardow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yardow throws out a loose jab but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soap looks to land a combination. Yardow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yardow misses with an uppercut.
Yardow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soap.
Yardow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yardow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soap.
A nice leg kick from Soap, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soap throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yardow throws a right hand that misses
and Soap counters with a thumping low kick.
Soap is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Soap takes one to the side of the head.
Yardow slips a jab from Soap.
Yardow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soap throws a solid leg kick but Yardow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soap.
Yardow misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soap fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soap scores with a three punch combo!
Yardow slips under a jab.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from Soap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soap.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Soap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yardow.
Soap with a jab.
Soap lands an overhand right.
Soap lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soap lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yardow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zane Yardow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yardow slips a straight right by Soap.
Yardow throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Yardow.
Yardow wants to counter the offense by Soap and move into the clinch position.
Yardow throws a jab but it's blocked by Soap.
Soap motions for Yardow to come forward. Soap throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yardow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soap.
A nice leg kick from Soap, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soap connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow throws a lazy right hand but Soap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soap throwing a counter right hand but Yardow manages to avoid it.
Yardow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soap lunges at Yardow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yardow's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yardow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soap moves out of range as Yardow strikes.
Soap dips to his left and cracks Yardow with an uppercut!
Yardow misses with a looping right.
Yardow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soap connects with a leg kick.
Soap throws out a loose jab but Yardow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yardow lands an overhand right.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
Soap misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soap lands a really nice looking cross but Yardow seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap looks to land a right hand but Yardow moved out of range.
Soap connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yardow.
Yardow checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soap tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soap misses with a hook. Yardow ducked under it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soap.
Soap misses with a hook
and Yardow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yardow can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a straight right.
Yardow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yardow slips a straight right by Soap.
Simon Soap is winning the standup battle so far.
Yardow misses with a lunging right hand
and Soap counters with an outside leg kick.
Soap swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Soap lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Yardow.
Soap cracks Yardow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yardow throws a jab but it's blocked by Soap.
Soap smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yardow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yardow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soap throws a leg kick but Yardow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yardow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soap is looking to score with low kicks.
Yardow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soap works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Yardow.
Soap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yardow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soap lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yardow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yardow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soap throws a front kick aimed at Yardow's knee but Yardow avoids it well.
Yardow throws a hook to the side of Soap's head but Soap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow just misses with a punch to the body.
Soap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yardow takes a swing at Soap's ribcage but misses.
Soap misses with a hook.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yardow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soap.
Yardow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soap cracks Yardow with a good jab.
Yardow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Yardow.
Soap connects with a right hand. Yardow shakes it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yardow moves out of range as Soap strikes.
Yardow defending well as Soap loads up on a big left hand.
Yardow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soap scores with a leg kick.
Soap cracks Yardow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yardow.
It looked like Soap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yardow lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soap throws a hook but Yardow avoids it easily.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from Soap.
Yardow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soap slips under a jab from Yardow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Soap misses its intended target.
Yardow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Soap misses with a hook
and Yardow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soap scores with a nice head shot.
Yardow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yardow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soap.
Soap appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A left lands for Yardow.
Nice straight punches there by Soap. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soap.
Soap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yardow counters with a nice uppercut.
Soap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Soap.
Yardow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Soap stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yardow misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Soap misses the target.
Soap throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soap listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soap moves away from the strike by Yardow.
Yardow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soap throws a looping overhand right but Yardow ducks down to avoid it.
Soap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yardow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yardow walks into a left hand.
Soap misses with an uppercut.
Yardow is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Soap misses with a left hand
and Yardow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soap scores with a shot to the body.
Soap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yardow throws a jab but it's blocked by Soap.
Soap was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yardow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zane Yardow'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yardow.
Yardow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
You can see that Yardow has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A jab from Yardow misses.
Soap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yardow.
Soap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Yardow swats away the attempt to clinch by Soap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow slips under a jab from Soap.
Yardow misses with a wild body shot.
Soap was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soap swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick from Soap, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yardow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soap.
Soap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yardow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soap misses with a looping right.
That kick from Soap tenderised Yardow's leg. Yardow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yardow misses the shot to the body.
Soap scores with the left hand. Yardow knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Soap.
Soap takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soap swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Soap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soap throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yardow counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Soap.
Soap wants to clinch up but Yardow keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Yardow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yardow walks into a straight right hand from Soap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yardow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soap misses with a leg kick
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yardow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yardow.
A punch combination from Yardow misses.
Yardow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soap looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yardow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soap attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yardow throws out a counter right but Soap avoids it with no problem.
Soap throws a hook but Yardow blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a straight left.
Soap connects with a leg kick.
Soap scoring well with a low kick there.
Yardow misses with a straight right.
Soap 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.
Yardow drops Soap with a beautiful combination! Soap stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yardow is looking for the KO!
Soap is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Soap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Soap.
Yardow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soap manages to avoid it.
Yardow blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Soap.
Yardow avoids the head kick by Soap.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soap seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soap throws a body shot but no joy.
Soap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yardow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soap lands a leg kick that knocks Yardow off balance momentarily.
Soap connects with an inside leg kick.
Yardow looks to throw the jab but Soap is out of range.
Soap's corner calls for a 1-2. Soap obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yardow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soap was well out of range. Poor timing from Yardow.
Yardow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soap wants to land a leg kick but Yardow is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yardow! But no joy.
Soap defending well as Yardow loads up on a big left hand.
Soap swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soap moves into range and clinches up with Yardow.
Soap blocking some punches.
Yardow lands with a light punch inside.
Soap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Yardow.
Soap lands a shot to the body.
Soap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yardow throws a punch but it's blocked by Soap.
Soap tries to work over Yardow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soap throws a punch but it's blocked by Yardow.
Soap misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yardow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yardow lands a hook that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Yardow avoids the elbow strike from Soap, against the cage.
Soap struggles to land a body shot inside as Yardow controls his hands.
Soap lands a body shot in the clinch.
Soap pushes Yardow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yardow blocks an elbow strike.
Soap prevents a body shot from Yardow.
Yardow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simon Soap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yardow.
Soap tries to throw a body punch but Yardow avoids it by throwing Soap back against the cage.
Soap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zane Yardow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soap lands a shot to the body.
Soap lands a nice shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soap working aggressively here.
Yardow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap lands a shoulder strike.
Soap keeps control of Yardow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Yardow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Soap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Soap.
Soap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yardows head.
Yardow letting Soap take a breather here.
Soap lands a nice elbow.
Yardow is rocked!
That has opened up Zane Yardow's cut even more.
Soap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simon Soap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Yardow controls the action.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Yardow controls the action.
Soap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yardow is still on wobbly legs! Can Soap finish him?
Soap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soap blocking some punches.
Soap misses with a body punch.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yardow seems to have recovered his senses.
Yardow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yardow misses with a punch on the inside.
Soap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yardow's defenses.
Yardow blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Yardow controls the action.
Soap lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Zane Yardow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soap blocks an uppercut.
Yardow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Soap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Soap!
Simon Soap decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 259 p4p, 691 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 43 p4p, 97 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popizicki swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a three punch combo that has Popizicki backing up. Popizicki nods at Cabrera to acknowledge the strikes.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popizicki throws out the jab.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Popizicki slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Popizicki feints the counter takedown.
Cabrera missing with a left hand there. Popizicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera is looking to clinch.
Popizicki connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popizicki looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Popizicki moved out of range.
Popizicki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cabrera instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to work over Popizicki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popizicki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cabrera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Popizicki blocks an uppercut.
Popizicki blocks a body shot from Cabrera.
Popizicki is working for takedown but Cabrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Popizicki tries to pull guard but Cabrera holds him up against the cage and eventually Popizicki drops back down to his feet.
Heraclio Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Popizicki.
Cabrera being controlled against the cage.
Cabrera cracks Popizicki with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Cabrera.
Popizicki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Popizicki wants a takedown.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki is working Cabrera over against the cage.
Cabrera pushes Popizicki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera.
Popizicki scores with a shot to the side of Cabrera's head.
Popizicki jumps guard but Cabrera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cabrera lands a shot to the body.
Popizicki tries to pull guard but Cabrera holds him up against the cage and eventually Popizicki drops back down to his feet.
Popizicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popizicki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popizicki takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Cabrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Cabrera coming out on top.
Popizicki lands an overhand right.
Cabrera thows a leg kick but Popizicki checks it
and Popizicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera rushes Popizicki and presses him up against the cage.
Cabrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popizicki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabrera tries to throw a body punch but Popizicki avoids it by throwing Cabrera back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cabrera as the two fighters clinch.
Popizicki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popizicki.
Cabrera lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrera misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popizicki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popizicki.
Popizicki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Cabrera.
Popizicki just leaning against Cabrera, taking a breather.
Cabrera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Popizicki.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a head punch that misses.
Popizicki has had enough of the clinch but Cabrera keeps him there for the moment.
Popizicki slows down the pace here.
Cabrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Popizicki backwards.
Cabrera lands a right hand.
A short right from Cabrera.
A short left from Cabrera.
Cabrera gets through Popizicki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popizicki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Popizicki is trying to force a seperation but Cabrera has the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cabrera.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Popizicki.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popizicki blocking some punches.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the side of Popizicki's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popizicki wants to break free but Cabrera has control.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Popizicki is trying to pull guard but Cabrera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Popizicki blocking some punches.
Cabrera lands a shot to the body.
Popizicki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cabrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popizicki's elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Popizicki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Popizicki is working for takedown but Cabrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Popizicki.
Cabrera is leaning against Popizicki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Popizicki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popizicki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cabrera's waist but Cabrera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Popizicki off to one side.
Cabrera clinches.
Popizicki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabrera misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Good body shot from Cabrera.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
Popizicki blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrera struggles to land a body shot inside as Popizicki controls his hands.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Popizicki fails to pull guard.
Popizicki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cabrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Popizicki is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera passes into half guard.
Popizicki looking for submissions off his back.
Cabrera is working for a kimura but Popizicki is defending it quite comfortably.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Popizicki to get to his feet.
Cabrera throws a hook but Popizicki avoids it easily.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrera has Popizicki up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Cabrera tries to throw a body punch but Popizicki avoids it by throwing Cabrera back against the cage.
Cabrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popizicki backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heraclio Cabrera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
Popizicki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Popizicki misses.
Cabrera thinks about countering with a head kick.
Popizicki throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Popizicki takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Popizicki moves out of range.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Cabrera cracks Popizicki with an open hand slap.
Popizicki is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to clinch.
Popizicki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
Popizicki is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him?
Cabrera sends Popizicki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cabrera is motioning to the referee to let Popizicki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Popizicki circles away and keeps his distance.
Popizicki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Cabrera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cabrera moves into range and clinches up with Popizicki.
Popizicki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popizicki seems to have recovered his senses.
Popizicki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cabrera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Popizicki lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera is working Popizicki over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Popizicki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popizicki.
Cabrera is looking to clinch.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popizicki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
Popizicki lands a body shot.
Cabrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popizicki avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera throws a hook but Popizicki avoids it easily.
Popizicki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popizicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera lands a big head kick that sends Popizicki tumbling to the mat! Cabrera takes a step backwards and waves Popizicki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Popizicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
A left lands for Popizicki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popizicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Popizicki feints the counter takedown.
Cabrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Popizickis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Popizicki seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Cabrera shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Popizicki is backing up but Cabrera catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Popizicki covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Cabrera Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heraclio Cabrera!
Heraclio Cabrera 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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