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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bengan Bengtsson (ranked 3544 p4p, 23803 weight class) and Tyson King (ranked 284 p4p, 376 weight class). Tyson King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bengan Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson King!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King takes a swing at Bengtsson's ribcage but misses.
Bengtsson tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bengtsson.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bengtsson scoring well with a low kick there.
King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bengtsson's guard.
Bengtsson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bengtsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King won't allow Bengtsson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bengtsson is controlling King's posture.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bengtsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bengtsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
King preventing the sweep.
King being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King defending well as Bengtsson loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bengtsson as he jumps to the side.
Bengtsson misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Bengtsson.
King walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson 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.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bengtsson misses with a few strikes there.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bengtsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bengtsson manages to avoid it.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King moves out of range as Bengtsson strikes.
Bengtsson looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bengtsson sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Bengtsson does it's job there.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson dodges the ground and pound from King.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bengtsson tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Bengtsson is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
Bengtsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bengtsson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by King.
Bengtsson tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ground and pound from King seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bengtsson gets back to half guard.
King passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bengtsson tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bengtsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
King thows a huge punch but Bengtsson dodges it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bengtsson to regain full guard.
Bengtsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bengtsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
King is pulling down on Bengtsson's head to control his posture.
Bengtsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King is pulling down on Bengtsson's head to control his posture.
Bengtsson postures up.
Bengtsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bengtsson continues to stall.
King working a defensive guard but Bengtsson manages to pass into side control anyway.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King is being controlled here.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bengtsson happy to just control the position for now.
Bengtsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King darts in and clinches Bengtsson up against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Bengtsson pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bengtsson effectively controlling the action here.
Bengtsson cracks King with a nice body shot.
Bengtsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Bengtsson has King pushed against the cage.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to control Bengtsson's arms but Bengtsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Bengtsson avoids the damage to the body.
King is trying to stall.
Bengtsson stalling.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bengtsson stalling the fight.
King wants a takedown.
King trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bengtsson misses with a punch to the body.
Bengtsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Bengtsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bengan Bengtsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bengtsson scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King takes a swing at Bengtsson's ribcage but misses.
Bengtsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bengtsson throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Bengtsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Bengtsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Bengtsson missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King looks for the body kick but Bengtsson saw that one coming.
Bengtsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bengtsson throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Bengtsson.
Bengan Bengtsson is winning the standup battle so far.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bengtsson on the side of the head.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bengtsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Bengtsson tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the head kick by Bengtsson.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bengan Bengtsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bengtsson was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Bengtsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bengtsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Bengtsson throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King throws out a counter right but Bengtsson avoids it with no problem.
Bengtsson walks into a jab.
Bengtsson scoring well with a low kick there.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bengtsson lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Bengtsson misses with a looping left.
Bengtsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bengtsson doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws an overhand right that lands on Bengtsson's shoulder, as Bengtsson tries to avoid the shot.
Bengtsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King blocks a jab.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bengtsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Bengtsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from King misses.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Tyson King has been cut.
Bengtsson throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bengtsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bengtsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
King looks for the body kick but Bengtsson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses the jab.
It looked like Bengtsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King catches Bengtsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bengtsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A swing and a miss from King.
Bengtsson misses with a looping left.
Bengtsson jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson digs a good hook to King's body.
King blocks a jab.
Bengtsson swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 Bengtsson is rocked!
Bengtsson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bengtsson limp body while King jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shingen Takeda (ranked 2293 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Topf Deckel (ranked 228 p4p, 260 weight class). Takeda comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. The key to victory for Shingen Takeda has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent boxer
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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 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shingen Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Topf Deckel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deckel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takeda!
It looks like Topf Deckel has been cut.
Takeda throws a head kick but Deckel moves out of range.
Deckel moves out of range as Takeda throws a body kick.
Deckel blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Deckel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takeda scores with a nice head shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Deckel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Deckel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deckel moves away.
Takeda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Deckel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deckel dives in and grabs Takeda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takeda pushes down on Deckel's head and hops out.
Takeda is pawing at Deckel, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Deckel's nose. Deckel is badly hurt! Takeda pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Deckel tries desperately to hold on but Takeda is relentless in his assault! As Deckel receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Takeda away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shingen Takeda!
A relieved looking Shingen Takeda thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bang (ranked 1417 p4p, 24241 weight class) and Darrell Wooten (ranked 116 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darrell Wooten!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bing Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang misses with a straight left.
Bang scores with a hook.
Bang misses with an uppercut
and Wooten counters with a nice body kick.
Wooten misses with a body kick.
Bang lands a jab to the nose.
Wooten defending well as Bang loads up on a big left hand.
Wooten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bang looks to land a left hand but Wooten moved out of range nicely.
Wooten throws a head kick that misses.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and Wooten counters with a good, hard body kick but Bang shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Wooten.
Bang takes a swing at Wooten's ribcage but misses.
Bang cracks Wooten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wooten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooten throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Wooten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang looks to land a left hand but Wooten moved out of range nicely.
Bang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bang swings widly with a right hand
and Wooten counters with a solid body kick.
Wooten's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wooten's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bang throws a big shot that misses.
Wooten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bang.
Wooten is looking to chop away at Bang's legs.
Wooten misses with the body kick
and Bang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang motions for Wooten to come forward. Bang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bang.
Wooten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and Wooten counters with a thumping low kick.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but Wooten shows good takedown defense.
Wooten throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
A big left from Bang misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang throws a looping overhand right but Wooten ducks down to avoid it.
Wooten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang lands with a nice combination. Wooten backs away looking to recover.
Wooten misses with a head kick.
Bang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wooten's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wooten.
Wooten misses with a low kick.
Bang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wooten.
A swing and a miss from Bang.
Bang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wooten.
Bang throws a hook but Wooten blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooten ducks right into an uppercut from Bang.
Bang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bang misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Wooten.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bang.
Nice body kick from Wooten.
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Bang.
Bang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooten tries to land a front kick but Bang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooten throws a push kick but Bang slaps the foot to one side.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with an uppercut.
Bang moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooten staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang connects with a jab.
Wooten tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooten 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.
Bang avoids the head kick by Wooten.
Bang throws a nice head kick!
Bang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bang misses with a hook to the body
and Wooten counters with a body kick.
Wooten ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Wooten blocks a jab.
Wooten tries a quick counter leg kick but Bang is wise to it.
A head kick by Wooten misses
and Bang counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a leg kick but Wooten checks it.
Bang blocks a low kick nicely.
It appears Bang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice jab there from Bang.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bang.
Bang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wooten.
Bang blocks a head kick by Wooten.
Bang scores with a punch to the head.
Wooten lands a head kick. Bang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooten slips under a jab.
Wooten takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wooten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a right and a left that Wooten avoids nicely.
Bang misses with a right hand
and Wooten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bang really felt that one!
Bang moves out of range as Wooten throws a body kick.
Bang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wooten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bang avoids the head kick by Wooten.
Bang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wooten.
Wooten throws a head kick that half lands.
Bang scores with a jab to the head.
Bang will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bang as he connects with a hook.
Bang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooten thinks about the counter body kick.
Wooten throws a leg kick but Bang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wooten slips under a jab from Bang.
Nice defenses there by Wooten.
Bang thuds his right hand into Wooten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooten tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Wooten slips the punch.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Wooten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooten throws the kick towards the body but Bang avoids it.
Bang misses with a body kick.
Bang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooten misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Bang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooten throws the kick towards the body but Bang avoids it.
Bang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wooten.
Bang works the jab nicely.
Bang looks to land a right hand but Wooten moved out of range.
Wooten misses with a right hand
and Bang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wooten slips a straight right by Bang.
And Wooten responds with a good body kick, but Bang manages to step out the way in time.
Wooten slips a straight right by Bang.
A punch combination from Bang misses.
A big right from Bang misses.
Wooten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bang throws out a loose jab but Wooten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang with a nice calf kick.
Bang blocks a head kick by Wooten.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a leg kick but Wooten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bang missing with a left hand there. Wooten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bang looks to throw the jab but Wooten is out of range.
Bang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wooten's sensitive parts.
Bang misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Bang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooten throws out a leg kick but Bang moves out of range and Wooten only half commits.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Bang blocks a head kick by Wooten.
A little feinted left hand from Bang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooten looks to land a body kick but Bang moved away.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Wooten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Bang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bang misses with a body shot.
Wooten feints a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Wooten, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wooten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wooten at a distance.
Wooten misses with a body kick.
Wooten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bang trying to control from half guard but Wooten is working away.
Wooten wants to get back to full guard.
Wooten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wooten is in trouble now - Bang has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten can't escape the position.
Bang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bang with a couple of short strikes.
Wooten is in a horrible position here. Bang smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bang with the ground and pound from mount.
Bang raining down shots from the mount!
Bang wants to control the pace but Wooten is squirming around nicely.
Wooten in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooten gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bang tries to pass to full mount but Wooten defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wooten can do to turn this around?
Wooten trying to control here.
Bang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wooten doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bang.
Wooten is trying to maintain the position but Bang is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooten is staying active underneath Bang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooten is defending against the submission attempts here by Bang.
Bang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wooten is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bang scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bang is keen to just control but Wooten is a slippery customer.
Bing Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang working Wooten over with strikes.
Bang is nestled in close to Wooten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bang passes to full mount!
Bang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bang landing shots from mount.
Bang is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wooten is surviving well by controlling Bang's body position as best he can.
Wooten is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Bang locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Wooten is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bing Bang!
Bing Bang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 1125 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Marc Horton (ranked 118 p4p, 131 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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Excellent boxer
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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 44 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Horton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horton shoots in but no luck this time.
Kim tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Horton manages to circle out of the way.
Kim misses with a hook
and Horton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Horton lands a couple of elbows.
Kim has control of Horton's left arm, preventing Horton from doing any damage.
Kim is looking to sweep but instead, Horton has passed into half guard.
Horton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Horton wants to pass to mount but Kim is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton throws a strike but Kim avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Horton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Horton forces his way into half guard.
Horton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Horton is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kim reverses the position - he's now on top in Horton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Horton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horton is pulling down on Kim's head to control his posture.
Kim trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Horton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Horton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
Horton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Horton is keen to just control but Kim is a slippery customer.
Horton stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kim is controlling Horton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horton.
Kim is staying active underneath Horton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kim wants to improve his position but Horton is controlling well.
Horton passes to full mount!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Horton jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Kim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kim and Horton has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Horton throwing strikes but Kim manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Horton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Horton is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kim is staying active.
Horton is not content to let Kim control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Horton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Horton is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horton can't do much from the bottom here.
Horton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Horton winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Horton is stalling here. Kim is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Horton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kim has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Kim are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Horton gets back to half guard.
Kim trying to pass the guard but Horton defending well.
Horton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Horton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Horton's legs - danger averted.
Horton has his foot on Kim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kim works his way back into a safe position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Horton is looking to advance position but Kim has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Horton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Horton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Horton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Horton is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control from half guard but Horton is working away.
Horton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kim wants to take a breather but Horton is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim throwing shots but Horton is blocking nicely.
Horton gets back to full guard.
Horton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Horton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kim moves out of range as Horton strikes.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Horton's knee but Horton avoids it well.
Kim cracks Horton with an open hand slap.
Kim connects with a body shot.
A cross from Kim lands.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Horton is just out of range.
Horton throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Horton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim lands the left hand.
Horton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Horton is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Kim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Horton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kim.
Horton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horton checks a leg kick.
Horton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim drives through and clinches with Horton against the cage.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
I was talking to Kim's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Horton controls the action.
Horton digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton blocks an uppercut.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from Horton.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim is pressed up against the cage. Horton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kim down to the mat. Kim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Horton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
Yasol Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Horton catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim blocks a head kick by Horton.
Kim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Horton looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to clinch but Horton is avoiding it.
Horton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kim defends it well.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Horton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horton with the counter takedown but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim tries a low kick but Horton avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Horton blocks the low kick.
Horton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horton takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horton lands a head kick!
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horton checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim throws a body punch but Horton moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horton misses with a low kick.
Horton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Horton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marc Horton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Horton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Horton prevents Kim from improving his position.
Horton works his way into full mount!
Kim is trying to escape the mount.
Horton lands a couple of good shots and Kim has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Horton is striking from the back but Kim escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
Horton seems to be looking for submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Horton working his ground and pound in the gym.
Horton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kim sees it coming and defends easily.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Horton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Horton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Horton is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Horton trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Horton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Horton is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kim as he works his way to full guard.
Horton throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horton's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Horton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Horton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horton is keeping the position for now.
Horton is trying to keep Kim in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yasol Kim will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kim tries to clinch there but Horton circles away.
Horton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Horton is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horton checks a leg kick.
Horton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horton.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Horton's ribs.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Horton misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Horton shrugs it off.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Horton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kim defends it well.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Yasol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Horton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Horton lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton checks a leg kick.
Horton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton with the counter takedown but Kim avoids it easily.
Horton looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horton throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Kim wants to clinch but Horton slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg 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!
Horton lands with a slapping head kick.
Kim tries to clinch but Horton moves out of range.
Horton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kim blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Horton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horton feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Horton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kim's sensitive parts.
Horton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kim looks for a takedown but Horton sprawls well.
Kim 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.
Horton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Kim misses.
Horton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horton. That did some damage!
Horton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horton with the counter takedown but Kim avoids it easily.
Horton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Kim instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Horton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kim is defending well.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from Horton.
Yasol Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Horton.
Horton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horton can't get the takedown.
Horton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Horton jumps guard but Kim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton wants the takedown. Kim is fighting it off but Horton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kim's guard against the cage.
Horton preventing the sweep.
Horton is looking to pass into half guard but Kim pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kim is in guard.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Horton is retaining full guard.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horton is keeping the position for now.
Horton pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
Kim is posturing up here but Horton has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kim tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kim has to tap! Slick submission there by Horton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marc Horton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 1009 p4p, 1523 weight class) and Bing Chilling (ranked 101 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bing Chilling!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chilling avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray tries to bum rush Chilling with a series of wild strikes but Chilling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Chilling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chilling throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Chilling looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Gray lands a body shot.
Chilling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chilling misses with a two punch combination.
Chilling takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gray does it's job there.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray is looking to wear down Chilling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gray throws a hook but Chilling avoids it easily.
As Gray backs off Chilling throws a huge counter combo but Gray manages to avoid it all.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Chilling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Gray scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gray.
Gray clinches.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chilling.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chillings head.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gray.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray works on Chilling's body with a couple of short punches.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gray breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chilling walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chilling moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chilling moves away.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Chilling misses the target.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Chilling misses with the combination.
Gray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Chilling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray looks to throw the jab but Chilling is out of range.
Chilling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray throws a hook but Chilling blocks it.
Gray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Gray looks to throw the jab but Chilling is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Chilling's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chilling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chilling, pushing him back against the cage.
Gray tries a body shot but Chilling blocks it.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray is leaning against Chilling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gray.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chilling backwards.
 Chilling is rocked!
Chilling tries to throw a body punch but Gray avoids it by throwing Chilling back against the cage.
Chilling is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chilling backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chilling fails to pull guard.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chilling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gray to keep the fight standing.
Gray gets underhooks to prevent Chilling's takedown attempt.
Alex Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bing Chilling.
Gray unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Chilling! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gray is unloading with more strikes now! Chilling drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Gray!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jackacy (ranked 1309 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Koen Bauweraerts (ranked 138 p4p, 158 weight class). Jackacy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nkolo Akosunga - Lokua Kanza. Bauweraerts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dj Coone - Eating Donuts. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Mark Jackacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koen Bauweraerts!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackacy throws a looping overhand right but Bauweraerts ducks down to avoid it.
Bauweraerts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackacy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bauweraerts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackacy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackacy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackacy throws out a loose jab but Bauweraerts uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Bauweraerts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mark Jackacy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackacy throws the left hand but Bauweraerts avoids the punch easily.
Bauweraerts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackacy counters with a two punch combo.
Jackacy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bauweraerts counters with a big uppercut that knocks Jackacy off his feet! Bauweraerts dives into side control looking to finish!
Jackacy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bauweraerts scores with punches from side control.
Oh Jackacy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackacy is looking for a sweep.
Bauweraerts 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.
Bauweraerts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackacy to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackacy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bauweraerts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bauweraerts landing a few strikes.
Bauweraerts in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jackacy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bauweraerts turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koen Bauweraerts!
An out of breath Koen Bauweraerts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Mark Jackacy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Parrish (ranked 658 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Yuuki Brixton (ranked 75 p4p, 132 weight class). Brixton has chosen Otherworld as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Parrish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuuki Brixton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brixton wants to clinch.
Brixton throws out a leg kick but Parrish moves out of range and Brixton only half commits.
Brixton feints and then cracks Parrish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parrish down.
Jab by Brixton.
Brixton misses with a left hand
and Parrish counters with a nice uppercut.
Parrish takes a swing at Brixton's ribcage but misses.
Brixton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parrish checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brixton.
A head kick misses from Brixton.
Brixton ducks under a wild hook from Parrish.
Brixton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brixton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrish avoids the head kick by Brixton.
Brixton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parrish missing with a left hand there. Brixton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brixton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parrish.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brixton lands a shoulder strike.
Brixton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parrish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Parrish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brixton swings wildly with an uppercut but Parrish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixton misses with a punch to the body.
Parrish has a couple of punches blocked by Brixton.
Brixton lands a nice knee to the body.
Parrish tries to throw a body punch but Brixton avoids it by throwing Parrish back against the cage.
Parrish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parrish fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brixton prevents a body shot from Parrish.
Brixton prevents a body shot from Parrish.
Brixton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parrish.
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!
Parrish blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parrish.
Brixton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parrish is trying to break the clinch but Brixton is controlling him.
Brixton working aggressively here.
Brixton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parrish.
Brixton has a couple of punches blocked by Parrish.
Brixton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brixton struggles to land a body shot inside as Parrish controls his hands.
Parrish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parrish avoiding damage.
Parrish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brixton's elbow.
Parrish tries a body shot but Brixton blocks it.
Brixton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrish takes a shot to the head.
Parrish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parrish lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Parrish's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brixton misses with the head strike.
Parrish dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brixton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parrish.
Parrish manages to break the clinch.
Brixton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parrish, pushing him back against the cage.
Brixton pushes off an throws an elbow but Parrish leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parrish lands an uppercut.
Parrish is looking to control Brixton's arms but Brixton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parrish has his back to the cage.
Brixton throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parrish - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Parrish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuuki Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brixton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brixton thumps Parrish with a low kick.
Brixton moves into range and clinches up with Parrish.
Parrish blocks the elbow strike.
Parrish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brixton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Parrish seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brixton can turn it around.
Brixton missing with knees to the body.
Parrish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brixton throws an elbow but it misses.
Brixton lands a shot to the body.
Brixton lands an elbow inside that Parrish shrugs off.
Parrish is pushing Brixton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brixton working aggressively here.
Parrish stalling in the clinch.
Parrish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parrish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brixton.
Brixton has a couple of punches blocked by Parrish.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parrish avoids it.
Parrish can't find room to land a body shot as Brixton controls the action.
Brixton missing with knees to the body.
Parrish blocks an elbow strike.
Parrish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brixton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brixton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parrish avoids the elbow strike from Brixton, against the cage.
Parrish managing to block the knees to the body from Brixton.
A head punch on the inside from Brixton fails to land.
Brixton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parrish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brixton tries to clinch but Parrish moves out of range.
Brixton scores with a punch to the head.
Parrish checks a leg kick.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parrish moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Parrish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parrish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parrish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parrish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brixton thows a leg kick but Parrish checks it
letting Parrish counter with a right hand.
Brixton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parrish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brixton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parrish in his tracks.
Brixton wants to clinch.
Parrish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brixton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parrish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parrish throws a big counter combination but Brixton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brixton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brixton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brixton throws a head kick but Parrish moves out of range.
Brixton misses with a low kick.
Parrish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parrish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brixton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parrish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brixton moves into the clinch.
Parrish tries to break free but Brixton pushes him back against the cage.
Brixton tries to land knees in the clinch but Parrish avoids the damage to the body.
Brixton misses with an elbow over the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brixton being controlled against the cage.
Brixton lands a left hand.
Brixton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parrish managing to block the knees to the body from Brixton.
Brixton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parrish scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton swings wildly with an uppercut but Parrish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parrish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brixton throws a head punch that misses.
Parrish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parrish working hard to break the clinch.
Brixton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parrish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parrish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brixton misses with a leg kick
and Parrish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brixton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brixton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parrish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Brixton is predictable there
and Parrish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brixton thinking.
Parrish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brixton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parrish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parrish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parrish throws a lazy right hand but Brixton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brixton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parrish missing with a left hand there. Brixton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parrish walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuki Brixton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parrish misses with a straight right.
Yuuki Brixton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parrish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parrish throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Parrish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parrish misses with a hook
and Brixton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parrish's knee momentarily.
Brixton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brixton clinches up against the cage.
Brixton tries to land knees in the clinch but Parrish avoids the damage to the body.
Parrish stalling the fight.
Parrish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brixton throws a punch but it's blocked by Parrish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Parrish.
Brixton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brixton misses with the head strike.
Brixton prevents a body shot from Parrish.
Brixton working aggressively here.
Parrish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Parrish.
Parrish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brixton misses with the head strike.
Parrish can't find room to land a body shot as Brixton controls the action.
Parrish lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brixton fails to land.
Brixton misses with some punches.
Parrish breaks from the clinch.
Brixton moves in looking to clinch but Parrish pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Brixton.
Brixton moves into range and clinches up with Parrish.
Parrish blocks an elbow strike.
Parrish misses with a punch to the body.
Brixton lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parrish.
Parrish stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Brixton.
Parrish scores with a shot to the side of Brixton's head.
Parrish tries to circle away but Brixton has him pinned against the cage.
Parrish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brixton thumps Parrish with a low kick.
Parrish blocks a leg kick.
Brixton wants to land a leg kick but Parrish is out of range.
Parrish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brixton tries to clinch
and Parrish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brixton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parrish keeps the fight on the outside.
Parrish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brixton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Parrish tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parrish looks to land a left hand but Brixton moved out of range nicely.
Parrish feints a jab promting Brixton to slip. Parrish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brixton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parrish lands a body punch.
Brixton misses with the head strike.
Parrish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parrish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brixton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parrish blocks an uppercut.
Brixton throws a punch but it's blocked by Parrish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parrish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brixton backwards.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parrish avoids 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!
Parrish is trying to stall.
Brixton trying to land knees to the body.
Brixton throws a head punch that misses.
Yuuki Brixton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brixton missing with knees to the body.
Parrish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parrish misses with a body punch.
Brixton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brixton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parrish.
Parrish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parrish throws out a loose jab but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brixton.
Brixton scores with a jab. Parrish acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brixton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parrish appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Parrish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parrish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brixton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parrish misses with a looping right.
Brixton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parrish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brixton 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 Parrish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parrish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parrish. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brixton throws out a counter right but Parrish avoids it with no problem.
Parrish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parrish misses with a hook.
Brixton misses with a leg kick
and Parrish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brixton throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Parrish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brixton.
Brixton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brixton thows a leg kick but Parrish checks it
and Parrish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parrish throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brixton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brixton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parrish checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch combination from Brixton misses.
Parrish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brixton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parrish. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuuki Brixton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brixton wants to slow Parrish down by chopping away at his legs.
Brixton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parrish blocks a head kick by Brixton.
Parrish misses with a right hand
and Parrish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parrish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Brixton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brixton tries to land a leg kick but Parrish saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Parrish misses the target.
Brixton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brixton looks to land a combination but Parrish avoids it well.
Brixton tries to clinch but Parrish moves away
and Parrish counters with a two punch combo.
Brixton throws a leg kick
letting Parrish counter with a right hand.
Brixton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parrish swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parrish misses with a straight left.
Brixton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brixton tries to clinch but Parrish is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brixton moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brixton throws a punch but it's blocked by Parrish.
Brixton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brixton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brixton lands a nice knee to the body.
Parrish looking to slow down the pace here.
Brixton misses with the head strike.
Parrish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brixton lands a knee to the body.
Brixton blocks a body shot from Parrish.
Brixton lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parrish managing to block the knees to the body from Brixton.
Parrish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brixton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Parrish there.
Brixton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brixton closes the distance but Parrish moves to the side
and Parrish counters with a stiff right hand.
Brixton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parrish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brixton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parrish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brixton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brixton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Parrish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parrish throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parrish is out of range and Brixton settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Parrish will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Parrish.
Parrish misses with a hook. Brixton ducked under it nicely.
Parrish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Brixton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parrish misses with a looping left.
Brixton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brixton misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Parrish tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brixton tries a low kick but Parrish avoids it.
Brixton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Parrish.
Brixton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parrish.
Brixton throws a leg kick that misses.
Parrish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brixton.
Parrish misses with a right hand
and Brixton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Parrish is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Parrish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brixton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parrish.
Brixton lands a jab.
Brixton connects with a nice looking jab.
Brixton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Parrish misses the target.
Brixton wants to slow Parrish down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Parrish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parrish throws out the jab.
Parrish checks the leg kick.
Brixton throws a leg kick but Parrish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parrish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brixton slips under a jab.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Parrish throws a shot from downtown. Brixton moves away and avoids it.
Brixton feints and then cracks Parrish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parrish down.
A telegraphed right hand from Brixton misses the target.
It looked like Parrish was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brixton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parrish scores with a decent looking hook.
Brixton is looking to slow Parrish down with leg kicks.
Brixton ducks under a wild hook from Parrish.
Parrish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parrish there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brixton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parrish throwing a counter right hand but Brixton manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton lands a leg kick that knocks Parrish off balance momentarily.
Parrish swats away the attempt to clinch by Brixton.
Brixton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brixton feints a jab promting Parrish to slip. Brixton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parrish slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Parrish misses with a looping right.
Parrish misses with a looping left.
Parrish misses with an uppercut.
Parrish blocks a leg kick.
Parrish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries to close the distance and clinch but Parrish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parrish connects with a body shot that sends Brixton's belly button to the back.
Brixton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parrish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Brixton looks to move away, Parrish throws a big counter combo but Brixton just gets out of the way.
Brixton wants to slow Parrish down by chopping away at his legs.
Parrish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parrish checks a low kick from Brixton.
Brixton moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Parrish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brixton tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Parrish to counter with a crisp jab.
Brixton throws a leg kick
and Parrish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brixton walks into a jab.
Brixton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parrish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Parrish lands a nice shot to the body.
Parrish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brixton throws a fast counter high kick but Parrish manages to duck under it in time.
Parrish throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Brixton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brixton doesn't manage to clinch there - Parrish circles away.
Parrish went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Parrish ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Parrish is looking to counter punch.
Brixton connects with a leg kick.
Parrish misses with a hook. Brixton ducked under it nicely.
Brixton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parrish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brixton.
Brixton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brixton tries to land a leg kick but Parrish saw it coming and moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parrish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Brixton slips a jab and a cross from Parrish.
Brixton tries to clinch there but Parrish circles away.
Brixton wants to clinch.
Brixton scores with a head kick. Parrish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brixton throws a leg kick which misses Parrish's front leg but catches the back leg as Parrish tries to avoid it.
Brixton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parrish throws a right hand that misses
and Brixton counters with a nice body shot.
Brixton is looking to clinch.
Brixton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parrish keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Parrish misses the target.
Brixton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parrish counters with a nice uppercut.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Brixton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parrish counters with a nice uppercut.
Brixton forces Parrish back against the cage and clinches.
Parrish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Brixton.
Brixton scores with a shot to the side of Parrish's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brixton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parrish.
Parrish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parrish gets through Brixton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parrish wants to stall.
Brixton gets through Parrish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parrish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parrish lands a hook that snaps the head of Brixton backwards.
Brixton lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Parrish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parrish blocking some punches.
Parrish misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parrish avoids it.
Parrish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parrish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Parrish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brixton connects with a leg kick.
Brixton tries to clinch but Parrish is having none of it.
Brixton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parrish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Parrish misses.
A swing and a miss from Brixton.
Brixton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brixton tries to clinch but Parrish moves out of range.
Brixton with the inside leg kick.
Brixton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parrish.
Despite the aggression on Brixton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brixton moves into the clinch.
Parrish avoids a wild elbow strike from Brixton.
Parrish jumps guard but Brixton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brixton lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuki Brixton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brixton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuki Brixton!
Yuuki Brixton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Barry Parrish had this to say: 'No worries, I just wanted to see what showed up in my TOTT!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trayvon Lewis (ranked 338 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Ryk Anders (ranked 52 p4p, 180 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryk Anders!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders lands a front kick.
Anders wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lewis scrambles back to his feet.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis dips to his left and cracks Anders with an uppercut!
Anders loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Anders swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anders!
Anders regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Anders is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura but Anders is defending well.
Anders manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis stands up over Anders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lewis is one step ahead there.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Anders.
We've been hearing that Lewis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anders lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Anders postures up.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Anders from controlling successfully.
Anders won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders advances position into side control!
Anders working away.
Lewis tries to buck Anders off but Anders is having none of it.
Anders trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Anders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lewis is looking to regain half guard here but Anders keeps moving and retains side control.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis is trying to improve his position.
Anders creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lewis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anders working the head and body with strikes.
Anders wants to control for a moment but Lewis uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Anders passes to full mount!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anders trying to control but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis is working to get back to half guard.
Lewis is bucking up trying to escape but Anders cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anders looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anders breaks from Lewis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lewis is trying to escape the mount.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis tries to hold on but Anders pushes him away.
Anders looking to finish Lewis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lewis!
Anders is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lewis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lewis is working to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
Lewis is working to get back to half guard.
Anders trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anders wants to take Lewis's back here but Lewis is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Anders working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lewis is trying to escape the mount.
Anders wants to finish this one by submission but Lewis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anders.
Lewis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control but Anders is keeping busy.
Anders passes to side control.
Anders tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lewis is not content to let Anders control the position.
Anders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lewis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anders advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Anders connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lewis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lewis won't allow Anders to get back to his feet.
Lewis pushing down on Anders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anders is trying to get back to full guard.
Anders keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryk Anders dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lewis shoots in and drives through. Anders sprawls well.
Anders misses with a straight left.
A low kick lands for Anders.
Anders misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Anders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but Anders has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Anders.
Anders lands an elbow inside.
Anders lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anders gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trayvon Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anders to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anders scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Anders is pushing Lewis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anders is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lewis can't fight it off and eventually Anders manages to take the fight to the floor. Lewis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anders wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Lewis controls Anders momentarily but Anders frees himself.
Anders wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders landing some decent shots from guard.
Anders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anders has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
Anders wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Anders wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Anders throws an elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anders's guard. Nice move by Lewis!
Anders wants to stand but Lewis is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Anders with a solid left hand.
Anders trying to control the position.
Anders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
Anders is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Anders postures up.
Anders wants to stand but Lewis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lewis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anders uses it to pass to side control.
Lewis is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders working away.
Lewis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anders seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lewis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anders moves into full mount! Lewis won't be happy about that!
Anders putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lewis is looking to get to half guard.
Lewis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lewis trying to hold on to Anders's head to control him but Anders postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anders trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anders wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Lewis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anders manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryk Anders has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Anders manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short right from Anders.
Anders is pressed up against the cage. Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anders down to the mat. Anders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lewis moves forwards but Anders connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Anders tries to strike from the bottom.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Anders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anders engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anders.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anders defends well.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anders is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anders throwing strikes but missing.
Anders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anders trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Anders uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Anders throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anders is chipping away with strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anders is working Lewis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Anders has knee on belly momentarily but Lewis bucks him off and regains half guard.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anders.
Lewis gets full guard.
Anders forces his way into half guard.
Anders lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anders drops an elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to pass to mount but Lewis is defending the position.
Anders tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Anders is pressing down on Lewis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lewis is holding on for now.
Anders is looking to stall here but Lewis recovers full guard.
Lewis is controlling Anders's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anders preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryk Anders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Anders swinging wildly here.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Anders throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anders takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lewis scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis wants to control but Anders is keeping him busy.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anders is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lewis blocks the strikes from Anders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anders is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anders regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis postures up.
Anders looking for a sweep. Not yet Anders, not yet.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
Lewis controlling Anders's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anders stands and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anders advances to full mount.
Anders with good strikes from the mount here!
Anders avoids the attempt from Lewis to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anders.
Anders goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Lewis turns into him and now he's in Anders's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Anders managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Anders.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Lewis is pushing down on Anders's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anders is fighting to maintain full guard but Lewis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lewis is keen to just control but Anders is a slippery customer.
Trayvon Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is pressing down on Anders's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anders is holding on for now.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anders keeps working.
Anders holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Anders misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lewis prevents Anders from improving his position.
Anders is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anders throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anders sprawls and moves away.
Anders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Anders didn't expect that.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anders trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anders's head.
Anders is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anders is keeping the position for now.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anders lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anders distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis is looking to cinch up a triangle. Anders throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lewis's body to avoid the submission. Lewis has instead reached around Anders's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lewis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Trayvon Lewis!
A less than humble Trayvon Lewis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Soap (ranked 157 p4p, 712 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 24 p4p, 100 weight class). Soap comes to the cage accompanied by Clean Up - Barney The Purple Dinosaur. 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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Soap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soap misses with the combination.
Soap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soap connects with a crisp jab.
Jovanovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jovanovic is defended easily by Soap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soap misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jovanovic! But no joy.
Jovanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jovanovic with the counter takedown but Soap avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soap lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soap gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soap pushes off an throws an elbow but Jovanovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soap tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Soap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap takes a shot to the head.
Soap working aggressively here.
Jovanovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Jovanovic dodges an elbow strike from Soap.
Soap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
A right hook to the body lands for Soap.
Soap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
Soap lands a nice uppercut.
Soap swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Soap gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soap lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jovanovic.
Soap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Soap prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simon Soap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavrilo Jovanovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soap.
Soap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Soap.
Soap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soap lands an elbow that stopped Jovanovic in his tracks for a moment.
Jovanovic wants to take the fight to the mat but Soap manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jovanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soap lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Soap fails to land.
Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Soap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jovanovic tries to break the clinch but Soap is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soap lands with a right to the head.
Jovanovic breaks the clinch.
Soap with the inside leg kick.
We've been told by Soap's head coaches at Dorito Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simon Soap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soap connects with a nice looking jab.
Soap dips to his left and cracks Jovanovic with an uppercut!
Jovanovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Soap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soap scores with a punch to the head.
Soap delivers a nice body kick.
Jovanovic misses with a right hand
and Soap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soap turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soap connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soap is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jovanovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soap.
Soap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jovanovic. That did some damage!
Soap is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soap smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soap jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jovanovic scores with a nice right hand.
Soap throws a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head but Jovanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jovanovic scores with a punch to the head.
Soap throws a hook but Jovanovic blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Jovanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Soap to counter with a crisp jab.
Jovanovic misses with the combination.
Soap swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jovanovic throws a lazy head kick
and Soap counters with an inside leg kick.
Soap pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jovanovic is out of range and Soap settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Jovanovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soap loads up on a big right hand but Jovanovic slips the punch.
Jovanovic swinging wildly here.
Soap looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soap tests Jovanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soap on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soap misses with a hook.
Soap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soap jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soap jabs Jovanovic right on the nose. Jovanovic blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Soap.
Soap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jovanovic.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic slips under a jab.
Jovanovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soap's head.
Jovanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jovanovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soap feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jovanovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soap moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soap is looking to clinch.
Soap works over Jovanovic's head and body with a nice combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soap blocks a jab.
Jab from Jovanovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jovanovic.
Soap throws a jab when Jovanovic was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Soap.
Soap lands a head shot.
Soap lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soap looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soap is looking to slow Jovanovic down with leg kicks.
Soap connects with a body shot that sends Jovanovic's belly button to the back.
Jovanovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soap finds it's way round the side to connect with Jovanovic's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soap forces Jovanovic back against the cage and clinches.
Soap digs a right hand into Jovanovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jovanovic's gas tank.
Jovanovic tries to circle away but Soap has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
A left hand lands to the body for Soap.
Jovanovic can't get the takedown.
Jovanovic looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Soap.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Soap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Soap lands an elbow inside.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soap swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap lands with a short shot to the head.
Jovanovic blocks a body shot from Soap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut lands for Soap. That snapped Jovanovic's head back.
Jovanovic 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.
Jovanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soap throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soap 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.
Soap misses with a hook
and Jovanovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Jovanovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soap lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soap moves into range and clinches up with Jovanovic.
Soap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jovanovic avoids the elbow strike from Soap, against the cage.
Soap lands an elbow inside that Jovanovic shrugs off.
Jovanovic blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
Simon Soap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic gets through Soap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Soap.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Soap blocks an uppercut.
Soap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Soap has a couple of punches blocked by Jovanovic.
Soap lands a nice elbow.
Soap misses with an elbow strike.
Jovanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Soap lands with a light punch inside.
Jovanovic avoids the elbow strike from Soap, against the cage.
Soap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soap blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Soap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovanovic can do to turn this around?
Soap prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Soap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Soap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Soap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soap digs a right hand underneath Jovanovic's ribcage. Jovanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jovanovic is breathing heavily.
Soap lands an elbow just above Jovanovic 's eye.
Soap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Jovanovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soap misses with the head strike.
Soap keeps control of Jovanovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jovanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soap tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Soap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soap lands an elbow just above Jovanovic 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Jovanovic blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
Soap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soap lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soap.
Soap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic tries to work over Soap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Soap.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Soap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jovanovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soap lands with a right to the head.
Soap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
Jovanovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soap lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jovanovic's sensitive parts.
Soap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic slips a jab and a cross from Soap.
Jovanovic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Soap does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic scores with a hook.
Jovanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jovanovic. That did some damage!
Donk. Soap catches Jovanovic right on the button with a cross.
Soap looks to land a right hand but Jovanovic moved out of range.
Jovanovic throws a right hand that misses
and Soap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soap throws a leg kick
and Jovanovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jovanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soap keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soap wants to get back to his feet.
Jovanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soap keeps working.
Jovanovic drops an elbow to the side of Soap's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jovanovic working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jovanovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soap defending well though.
Jovanovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jovanovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Jovanovic prevents Soap from standing back up.
Jovanovic throwing shots but Soap is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, if Jovanovic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Jovanovic stops Soap from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jovanovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jovanovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soap half committed to a counter leg kick.
Soap fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jovanovic on the side of the head.
Jovanovic misses with a wild combination.
Soap doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soap tries to move into range but Jovanovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jovanovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soap moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jovanovic moves out of range as Soap strikes.
Soap looks to land a left hand but Jovanovic moved out of range nicely.
Jovanovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Soap clinches with his opponent.
Jovanovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Soap.
Soap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jovanovic gets through Soap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands an elbow that stopped Jovanovic in his tracks for a moment.
Soap lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jovanovic's defenses.
Soap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Soap.
Jovanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jovanovic is leaning against Soap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jovanovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jovanovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
Soap tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Jovanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Jovanovic wants a takedown.
Jovanovic blocks the elbow strike.
Soap is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jovanovic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Soap to the mat. Soap regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Soap manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovanovic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Soap is avoiding damage well.
Jovanovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jovanovic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jovanovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jovanovic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Soap sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jovanovic wants to control but Soap is keeping him busy.
Jovanovic just content to control the position.
Jovanovic grinds an elbow into Soap's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jovanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jovanovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soap defends it well.
Jovanovic looks to land a right hand but Soap moved out of range.
Soap moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jovanovic blocks a jab.
Soap throws a leg kick but Jovanovic moved away.
Simon Soap is winning the standup battle so far.
Soap turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jovanovic throws a lazy head kick
and Jovanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soap lands with a straight right. Jovanovic didn't see that one coming.
Soap misses with a looping left.
Jovanovic defending well as Soap loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Jovanovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Soap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Jovanovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jovanovic.
Jovanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Soap thumps Jovanovic with a low kick.
Jovanovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soap checks a leg kick.
Soap scores with the left hand. Jovanovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Soap lands a right hook to the body.
Soap bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses the shot to the body.
Soap leaves Jovanovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soap pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovanovic.
Soap is looking to slow Jovanovic down with leg kicks.
Soap fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jovanovic checks it well.
Jovanovic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soap scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soap missing with a left hand there. Jovanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soap.
Jovanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Soap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jovanovic throws out the jab.
Jovanovic tries to bum rush Soap with a series of wild strikes but Soap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soap swings widly with a right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jovanovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soap.
Soap misses with a looping left.
Jovanovic throws a body kick that misses.
Soap throws a sloppy head kick and Jovanovic moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Jovanovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Simon Soap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a big shot that misses.
Jovanovic throws out a counter right but Soap avoids it with no problem.
Soap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jovanovic moves away.
Jovanovic slips a jab and a cross from Soap.
It seemed like Jovanovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jovanovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic feints and then cracks Soap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soap down.
Nice sprawl there from Soap as Jovanovic shoots in.
Soap with a nice calf kick.
Soap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gavrilo Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jovanovic.
Soap connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jovanovic's hands.
Soap throws a right hand that misses
and Jovanovic counters with a left and a right that stings Soap.
The fighters circling - Soap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jovanovic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jovanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soap to score with a decent uppercut.
Soap lands with a slapping head kick.
Soap throws a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head but Jovanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jovanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jovanovic blocks a head kick by Soap.
Jovanovic misses with a two punch combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic has his takedown stuffed
and Soap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simon Soap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavrilo Jovanovic.
Jovanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic drops his hands momentarily and Soap takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jovanovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jovanovic is rocked!
Soap misses with a body kick.
Jovanovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soap lands a jab to the nose.
Soap chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jovanovic tries for a takedown but Soap circles away easily
enabling Soap to counter with a crisp jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soap punishes Jovanovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Jovanovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Soap lands a leg kick that knocks Jovanovic off balance momentarily.
Soap scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jovanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soap thumps Jovanovic with a low kick.
Jovanovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soap looks to land a left hand but Jovanovic moved out of range nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soap slips a jab from Jovanovic.
It looked like Soap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jovanovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soap looks to throw the jab but Jovanovic is out of range.
Jovanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soap to score with a decent uppercut.
Jovanovic with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jovanovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jovanovic.
Soap attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jovanovic! But no joy.
Soap lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jovanovic. Soap does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 looks to land a left hand but Jovanovic moved out of range nicely.
Soap lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jovanovic's sensitive parts.
Soap throws a looping overhand right but Jovanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Soap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jovanovic throws a counter combo.
Jovanovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Jovanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Jovanovic there.
Jovanovic blocks a jab.
Jovanovic avoids the body shot from Soap.
Soap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jovanovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Soap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Soap!
A less than humble Simon Soap misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Graves (ranked 90 p4p, 638 weight class) and Roydell Gibbons (ranked 12 p4p, 92 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by I Bring The Darkness.. Gibbons has chosen HonestKey- Raw Dog as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibbons was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibbons! But no joy.
Graves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gibbons misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbons throws a right hand that misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Gibbons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Graves thumps Gibbons with a low kick.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Gibbons.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Gibbons just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGraves.
Gibbons missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibbons controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gibbons pulls guard successfully.
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gibbons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Gibbons's legs - danger averted.
Graves content to stall in guard here.
Gibbons is controlling Graves's posture.
Gibbons looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gibbons is looking for a triangle but Graves pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbons is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gibbons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves darts in and clinches Gibbons up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Gibbons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gibbons fails to land.
Graves has Gibbons pressed against the cage, preventing Gibbons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves prevents a body shot from Gibbons.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Gibbons avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Gibbons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graves walks away with a smile on his face. Gibbons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibbons was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Gibbons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gibbons misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibbons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves lunges at Gibbons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gibbons's hand.
Phil Graves 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.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Graves moves into range and connects with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Graves!
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Gibbons throws a right hand that misses
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gibbons misses with a combination
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graves, as that shot connected.
Graves lands a lovely overhand right.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Graves.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibbons tries to bum rush Graves with a series of wild strikes but Graves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Gibbons slips the punch.
Gibbons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Graves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves tries to move into range but Gibbons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Gibbons misses its intended target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses with a kick to the body
and Gibbons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gibbons counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbons looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Gibbons throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves drives through and clinches with Gibbons against the cage.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Gibbons tries to pull guard but Graves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibbons 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.
Gibbons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Gibbons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gibbons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbons lands a body shot.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibbons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters by clinching up.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibbons tries to pull guard but Graves won't allow it.
Phil Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roydell Gibbons.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibbons takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Roydell Gibbons has been cut.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gibbons.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Gibbons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves works on Gibbons's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibbons jumps guard but Graves stands there with Gibbons around his waist. Gibbons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gibbons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
Gibbons looks winded!
Gibbons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibbons controls his hands.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons tries to pull guard but Graves won't allow it.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gibbons tries to break free but Graves pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbons tries to pull guard but Graves holds him up against the cage and eventually Gibbons drops back down to his feet.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Graves.
Gibbons prevents a body shot from Graves.
Gibbons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Gibbons's head.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Gibbons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roydell Gibbons's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graves clinches up with Gibbons and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbons throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves scores with a hook to the body.
Gibbons prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a body shot.
Gibbons tries to pull guard but Graves won't allow it.
Gibbons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
Crunch! Graves slams his shin into Gibbons's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Gibbons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves connects with a jab.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Gibbons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Graves.
Gibbons swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Gibbons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gibbons to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Graves.
Gibbons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gibbons throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibbons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Gibbons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves misses with a low kick as Gibbons jumps back.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gibbons ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Gibbons back into the cage.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibbons can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibbons is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Graves.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibbons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
Phil Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roydell Gibbons.
Gibbons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Gibbons avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves thumps Gibbons with a low kick.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Graves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Gibbons moves forwards but Graves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gibbons keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves slips a straight right by Gibbons.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a head kick that Gibbons semi-blocks.
Gibbons cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
Graves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibbons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gibbons lands a jab to the head.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gibbons on the side of the head.
Gibbons is rocked!
Gibbons throws a big shot that misses.
Gibbons is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves steps in with a hook that catches Gibbons right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Graves follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gibbons looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Graves!
Phil Graves retains his welterweight title!
Phil Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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