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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Montoya (ranked 2581 p4p, 3137 weight class) and Roman Francis (ranked 301 p4p, 359 weight class). Roman Francis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eusebio Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Francis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Montoya misses.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Good shot there by Montoya.
 It looks like Roman Francis has been cut.
Francis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya lands a jab to the nose.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Montoya misses its intended target.
Montoya throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
Montoya tries to score with a low kick but Francis moves his leg out of the way.
Montoya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Francis slips under a jab.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Montoya does no damage.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eusebio Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya fails to land with a series of punches.
Montoya swings widly with a right hand
and Francis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Montoya breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Montoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Francis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montoya throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Montoya scores with a body shot.
Montoya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Francis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses.
Montoya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Montoya.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Montoya.
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
Montoya looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya missing with a left hand there. Francis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montoya throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Montoya lands with a good body shot.
Montoya throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.
Montoya misses with a series of wild punches.
Montoya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Montoya throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Montoya as he connects with a hook.
Montoya scores with a nice head shot.
Montoya's corner calls for a 1-2. Montoya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Montoya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francis counters by clinching up.
Francis lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya trying to control the position but instead, Francis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montoya into the cage.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as Montoya controls his hands.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montoya misses with a hook.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Montoya throws a hook but Francis avoids it easily.
Francis moves out of range as Montoya strikes.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Francis walks into a jab.
That has opened up Roman Francis's cut even more.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Montoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Francis moves away from the strike by Montoya.
Montoya throws a chopping leg kick but Francis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
Francis slips a straight right by Montoya.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Francis slips a straight right by Montoya.
Montoya lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Montoya misses.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montoya lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eusebio Montoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Francis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Francis defending well as Montoya loads up on a big left hand.
Montoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
Montoya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Montoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montoya connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya misses the jab.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Montoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eusebio Montoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis blocks a head kick by Montoya.
Montoya connects with a leg kick.
Montoya sizes up Francis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montoya can pounce on him.
Montoya misses with a looping left.
Montoya throws a lazy head kick
and Francis moves into the clinch.
Montoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Montoya misses.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Eusebio Montoya is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Montoya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Montoya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Montoya misses its intended target.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya connects with a high kick.
Montoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Left hook, right uppercut from Montoya.
Francis moves away from the strike by Montoya.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
A jab from Montoya misses.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Montoya loads up on a big right hand but Francis slips the punch.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Francis's head backwards.
Montoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for Montoya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya swinging wildly here.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montoya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montoya misses the jab.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Montoya.
Montoya misses with an uppercut.
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tests Francis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montoya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 Francis is rocked!
Montoya tries to bum rush Francis with a series of wild strikes but Francis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Montoya throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Francis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Francis is still on wobbly legs! Can Montoya finish him?
Montoya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Francis seems to have recovered his senses.
Montoya throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
Montoya connects with a leg kick.
Montoya throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
Francis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya misses with a straight left.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Francis walks into a jab.
The cut above Roman Francis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
Montoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montoya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montoya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montoya throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Francis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montoya. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eusebio Montoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Francis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Montoya misses.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montoya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montoya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Francis slips a jab from Montoya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montoya throws a hook but Francis avoids it easily.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Montoya misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Montoya.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya tries a head kick but it misses.
Montoya misses with a looping left.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francis was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya looks to land a combination but Francis avoids it well.
Montoya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Montoya misses.
Montoya throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Montoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montoya misses with a left hand
and Francis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Francis.
Montoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montoya throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to bum rush Francis with a series of wild strikes but Francis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Montoya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Francis backs up against the cage.
Francis defending well as Montoya loads up on a big left hand.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montoya misses with a two punch combination.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francis wants to counter with a clinch but Montoya pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Montoya.
Montoya throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
Montoya throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Montoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab by Montoya.
Francis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Montoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Francis tries to counter with a clinch but Montoya shakes him off and moves away.
Montoya misses with an uppercut. Francis saw that one coming.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Montoya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montoya sets himself, and Francis steps forward looking for the clinch! Montoya avoids it this time.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Montoya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montoya throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Montoya cracks a nice hook into Francis's ribs.
Francis avoids the head kick by Montoya.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Francis slips under a jab.
A jab from Montoya does it's job there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a jab when Francis was well out of range.
Francis wants to counter the offense by Montoya and move into the clinch position.
Montoya throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Montoya.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montoya.
Francis blocks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montoya throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Roman Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eusebio Montoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montoya throws out the jab.
Francis tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eusebio Montoya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montoya, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eusebio Montoya!
Eusebio Montoya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Pennington (ranked 2193 p4p, 3069 weight class) and Chuck Bliss (ranked 260 p4p, 353 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Bliss!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennington lands a front kick.
Bliss swats away the attempt to clinch by Pennington.
Pennington throws a right hand that misses
and Bliss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bliss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Floyd Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Bliss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bliss was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington throws a shot to the body.
Bliss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bliss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Chuck Bliss has been cut.
Bliss cracks Pennington with a good jab.
Pennington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bliss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bliss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bliss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pennington swings widly with a right hand
and Bliss counters by moving into the clinch.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss trying to control the position but instead, Pennington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bliss into the cage.
Bliss presses Pennington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennington controls his hands.
Bliss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bliss lands a nice uppercut.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington blocks an uppercut.
Bliss stalling.
Bliss's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bliss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bliss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bliss continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Pennington lands with a right to the head.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pennington.
Good body shot from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bliss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bliss lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Bliss.
Pennington scores with a shoulder strike.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Pennington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pennington works on Bliss's body with a couple of short punches.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Bliss misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bliss is working Pennington over against the cage.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bliss.
 It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pennington.
Bliss misses with the head strike.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bliss.
Pennington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pennington pushes Bliss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennington lands a body punch.
Pennington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington breaks from the clinch.
Pennington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bliss instigates a clinch.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Bliss - that landed with a thud.
Bliss scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Pennington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pennington lands with a right to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bliss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pennington backwards.
Pennington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Pennington controls the action.
Pennington lands a right hand.
Pennington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pennington.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Bliss controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington lands with a left to the head.
Bliss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bliss is working Pennington over against the cage.
Bliss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Pennington throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Pennington.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bliss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pennington stalling in the clinch but Bliss improves position.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss lands with a left to the head.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pennington backwards.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennington looking to slow down the pace here.
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pennington lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Bliss will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bliss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pennington is looking to counter the offense by Bliss and move into the clinch.
Bliss misses with the combination.
Bliss misses with a hook.
Bliss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pennington on the side of the head.
Bliss 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.
Bliss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennington is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bliss.
Bliss swings widly with a right hand
and Pennington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pennington.
Bliss lands a right hand.
Bliss misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Pennington avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Bliss misses with a body punch.
Pennington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Bliss blocks an uppercut.
Chuck Bliss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennington cracks Bliss with a nice body shot.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss blocks an uppercut.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bliss tries to work over Pennington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pennington fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pennington working aggressively here.
Pennington prevents a body shot from Bliss.
Bliss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pennington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennington scores with a shot to the side of Bliss's head.
Bliss takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bliss tries a body shot but Pennington blocks it.
Bliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennington blocking some punches.
Bliss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Bliss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington misses with some punches.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pennington.
Pennington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennington gets through Bliss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pennington.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Bliss misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bliss as Pennington tries to tie him up.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Bliss.
Pennington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennington's elbow.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws a punch but it's blocked by Bliss.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
A short right from Bliss.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Bliss controls his hands.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Bliss controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Bliss.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
Bliss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pennington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bliss.
A short right from Bliss.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennington's elbow.
Pennington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington prevents a body shot from Bliss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blisss head.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennington's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pennington.
Bliss scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennington working aggressively here.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennington lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bliss.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennington lands a left hand.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Pennington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington lands a hook that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Bliss throws a head punch that misses.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with some punches.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss scores with a shot to the side of Pennington's head.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Bliss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Pennington avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
Bliss pushes Pennington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pennington blocking some punches.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Bliss.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bliss misses with the head strike.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Pennington prevents a body shot from Bliss.
A short right from Bliss on the inside.
Pennington lands a shoulder strike.
Bliss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pennington working aggressively here.
Pennington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington lands a right hand.
Pennington swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Floyd Pennington will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bliss.
Pennington lands with a hook. Bliss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bliss misses with a body shot.
Pennington misses the body punch
and Pennington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Bliss moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bliss scores with a punch to the head.
Bliss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pennington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Pennington finds it's way through Bliss's defenses.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Bliss staying out of range there.
Pennington sets himself, and Bliss steps forward looking for the clinch! Pennington avoids it this time.
Pennington scores with a hook.
Pennington lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bliss looks to throw the jab but Pennington is out of range.
Bliss moves out of range of the strikes.
Bliss let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bliss lands with a hook. Pennington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pennington connects with a single shot there.
Pennington misses with a hook. Bliss ducked under it nicely.
Bliss misses with a lunging right hand
and Pennington counters by moving into the clinch.
Pennington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington throws a head punch that misses.
Pennington has a couple of punches blocked by Bliss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington tries a body shot but Bliss blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Bliss.
Bliss lands a shot to the body.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bliss.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Pennington avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Pennington.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss prevents Pennington from breaking the clinch.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bliss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bliss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bliss - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bliss tries to work over Pennington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bliss.
Pennington blocks a body shot from Bliss.
Bliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennington lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Pennington tries a body shot but Bliss blocks it.
Pennington lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bliss.
Bliss working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Bliss is stalling here.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss stalling in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bliss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bliss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bliss presses Pennington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bliss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Bliss.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bliss struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennington controls his hands.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pennington.
Bliss wants to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bliss.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennington lands a shoulder strike.
Bliss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bliss - that landed with a thud.
Bliss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Bliss.
I think Bliss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chuck Bliss!
After winning the bout, Chuck Bliss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Fielder (ranked 1666 p4p, 2447 weight class) and Luther Socippo (ranked 222 p4p, 303 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Fielder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luther Socippo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socippo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fielder eats them both and turns towards Socippo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fielder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Socippo misses with a right hand
and Fielder counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Luther Socippo has been cut.
Fielder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fielder throwing a counter right hand but Socippo manages to avoid it.
Socippo takes a swing at Fielder's ribcage but misses.
Luther Socippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Fielder.
Fielder scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Fielder's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fielder throws out a loose jab but Socippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socippo jabs Fielder right on the nose. Fielder blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fielder cracks Socippo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fielder has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Socippo to stand back up!
Socippo is rocked!
Fielder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socippo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fielder counters with a right hand from hell and Socippo is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cassius Fielder!
A less than humble Cassius Fielder 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Koli (ranked 1269 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Quentin Hayes (ranked 162 p4p, 194 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sepi Koli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koli darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Koli is working Hayes over against the cage.
Koli working aggressively here.
Koli has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Koli tries to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling the position.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Hayes lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koli is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes pushes Koli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli works on Hayes's body with a couple of short punches.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli lands with a left to the head.
Koli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hayes up against the cage.
Koli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koli tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Koli back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koli.
Koli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Koli.
Hayes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koli backwards.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koli is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koli has his back to the cage.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Koli trying to stall but Hayes improves his position.
Hayes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hayes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hayes can turn it around.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
Koli blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Koli misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Koli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koli.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Koli avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Koli.
Koli lands with a left to the head.
Koli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koli misses with some punches.
Koli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koli throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Koli lands a leg kick that knocks Hayes off balance momentarily.
Koli lands with a good body shot.
Hayes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koli counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koli blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Koli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hayes there.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koli doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koli clinches.
Koli prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Koli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koli working hard to break the clinch.
Koli misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Koli breaks from the clinch.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koli misses with a jab to the body
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a jab when Koli was well out of range.
Koli feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Koli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayes pushes Koli up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Koli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hayes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Koli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Koli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koli avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koli.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koli stalling in the clinch but Hayes improves position.
Hayes tries a body shot but Koli blocks it.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Koli.
Koli digs a right hand into Hayes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hayes's gas tank.
Koli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Hayes.
Koli effectively controlling the action here.
Koli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hayes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin Hayes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
A little feinted left hand from Koli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Koli avoids it.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Hayes misses
and Koli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koli just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Koli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koli throws a lazy uppercut
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Koli.
Koli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koli lands a right hook to the body.
Hayes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koli to score with a decent uppercut.
Koli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koli lands with a slapping head kick.
Koli lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes wants to counter with a clinch but Koli pushes him away.
Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koli misses the shot to the body.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Koli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Koli slips a jab from Hayes.
Koli swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koli.
Koli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Koli shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch but Koli is having none of it.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koli misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepi Koli is winning the standup battle so far.
Koli clinches up against the cage.
Koli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koli controlling the action here for a moment.
Koli blocks a body shot from Hayes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Koli as the two fighters clinch.
Hayes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koli up against the cage.
Koli trying to control the position but instead, Hayes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koli into the cage.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Koli.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koli tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Koli.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Koli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
Koli prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Koli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes tries a body shot but Koli blocks it.
Koli has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Koli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koli misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hayes as Koli tries to tie him up.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Hayes.
Koli lands a left hand.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Quentin Hayes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koli is looking for a counter combo.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koli counters with a low kick, right behind Hayes 's knee.
Koli stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hayes sizes up Koli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Koli is looking to wear down Hayes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Koli is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Koli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koli misses with a low kick.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koli.
Koli is looking to counter the offense by Hayes and move into the clinch.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Koli there.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Koli ducks down to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Koli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hayes gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koli manages to break the clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but Koli is having none of it.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Koli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Koli.
Koli ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Koli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes moves into the clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Sepi Koli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koli has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Koli.
A head punch on the inside from Koli fails to land.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Koli breaks the clinch.
Koli blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Koli moves into the clinch.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Hayes.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Koli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Koli.
Hayes keeps control of Koli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Koli fails to land.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Koli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koli.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Koli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes is leaning against Koli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hayes.
Hayes being controlled against the cage.
Koli lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Koli.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayes.
Koli tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Koli takes a shot to the head.
Koli can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koli.
Hayes lands with a left to the head.
Koli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes blocking some punches.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Koli does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes swings for the body but Koli moves out of range.
Koli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koli throws a sloppy body shot
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Koli misses
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koli counters with a three punch combo that has Hayes backing up. Hayes nods at Koli to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koli slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Koli throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Koli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a lazy uppercut
and Koli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Koli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koli.
Hayes throws a hook but Koli blocks it.
Koli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koli 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 Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koli moves out of range of the strikes.
Koli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Koli.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Hayes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sepi Koli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets a clinch.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli misses with a body punch.
Koli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koli misses with a body punch.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hayes up against the cage.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Koli avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koli is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koli has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hayes.
Koli slowing the pace effectively.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands an uppercut.
Koli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koli.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli stalling.
Koli tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Koli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayes.
Koli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Koli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koli throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
Koli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koli.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koli.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin Hayes!
Quentin Hayes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Knight (ranked 1547 p4p, 2321 weight class) and Emilio Ortega (ranked 190 p4p, 268 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Ortega works Knight's body with a nice hook.
Ortega shoots for a takedown but Knight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight shoots in for a double leg but Ortega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Ortega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Ortega is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Ortega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortega drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knight defends it well.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
A leg kick checked by Knight.
Ortega staying out of range there.
Ortega feints a jab promting Knight to slip. Ortega then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knight slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ortega scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Ortega misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortega won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight looks up at the clock and then as Ortega takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knight smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ortega tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Knight seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ortega is looking for a sweep.
Knight looks up at the clock and then as Ortega takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knight smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Knight is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ortega's shoulder. That is not cool.
Knight scoring with punches and elbows.
Knight working away.
Knight in side control, throwing shots but Ortega defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ortega is pressing down on Knight's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knight is holding on for now.
Knight has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortega is working away from the top position though.
Knight tries to roll over but Ortega keeps him under control.
Knight keeping hold of Ortega's head, controlling as best he can.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Ortega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knight is looking to control Ortega's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
Ortega throwing shots but Knight is blocking nicely.
Ortega controlling the action here.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ortega stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
A jab from Knight misses.
Ortega takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knight shoots in for a double leg but Ortega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Emilio Ortega has been cut.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a takedown attempt - Knight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Ortega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knight attempts a counter takedown but Ortega avoids it well and moves away.
Terrance Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Ortega.
Ortega misses with a combination
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega lands with a cross.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Ortega counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ortega jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Ortega is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Ortega misses.
Knight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Ortega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Ortega lands with a nice combination. Knight backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortega as he avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Ortega counters with a straight right hand.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Ortega's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Ortega.
Knight changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ortega moves away from the strike by Knight.
Ortega lands a jab to the nose.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Ortega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ortega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emilio Ortega's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortega throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Ortega takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight shoots in and drives through. Ortega sprawls well.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Ortega loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortega counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortega stuffs the takedown attempt from Knight. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortega paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ortega moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Knight changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight darts in looking for a takedown but Ortega gets double underhooks and turns Knight into the cage.
Ortega gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
Knight trying to control the position.
Ortega postures up and lands a big shot to Knight's brow.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortega manages to get himself to full guard.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Ortega throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortega is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight content to stall in guard here.
Ortega wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Ortega looking to control.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Ortega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortega trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortega doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortega manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight is trying to control the position but Ortega postures up.
Ortega wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Knight pulls Ortega in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knight digs a good body shot into Ortega's ribs.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Ortega is out of range.
Ortega connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Knight attempts a counter takedown but Ortega avoids it well and moves away.
Ortega throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ortega!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knight is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Knight looks up at the clock and then as Ortega takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knight smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ortega is looking to regain half guard here but Knight keeps moving and retains side control.
Knight scoring with punches and elbows.
Knight scores with punches from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Ortega is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
Ortega is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Knight's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Knight is looking to pass Ortega's guard but actually Ortega recovers to full guard.
Knight seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ortega pulls Knight in close to his closed guard and prevents Knight from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emilio Ortega's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Knight looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ortega!
Knight is trying to ground and pound but Ortega uses the momentary lack of control by Knight to regain half guard.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knight trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega is refusing to be controlled, as Knight sits in half guard.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight stalling.
Ortega is not content to let Knight control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortega does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knight working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ortega knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortega is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Ortega misses.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortega avoids the body shot from Knight.
Ortega tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortega defends it nicely.
Ortega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt - Ortega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortega throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Ortega moved out of range.
Ortega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knight looks for a takedown but Ortega sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ortega throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortega slaps away a takedown attempt from Knight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Ortega moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Ortega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Terrance Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Ortega lands a slapping body shot.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ortega.
Ortega goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortega.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega lands a jab to the head.
Knight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortega counters with a straight right hand.
Knight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
Ortega lands an overhand right.
Knight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ortega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight attempts a counter takedown but Ortega avoids it well and moves away.
Ortega cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ortega looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight shoots in but Ortega avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight feinted with a counter takedown.
Ortega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight cracks Ortega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight walks into a stiff left hand from Ortega.
Ortega cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ortega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Emilio Ortega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight misses with a hook
and Ortega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Ortega!
Emilio Ortega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Terrance Knight spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn... Just Damn...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Arlin (ranked 2012 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 233 p4p, 253 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Arlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee defending well as Arlin loads up on a big left hand.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Arlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arlin if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee lands the left hand.
Arlin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee looks to land a combination but Arlin avoids it well.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Arlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Arlin dodges the punch combination from Lee.
It looked like Arlin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlin swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Arlin was not able to check.
Lee avoids the body shot from Arlin.
Arlin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlin.
It looked like Arlin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Arlin misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arlin takes one on the button.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arlin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arlin throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arlin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looks to land a combination but Arlin avoids it well.
Arlin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlin throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee cracks Arlin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Arlin moved out of range.
Arlin checks a leg kick.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Arlin is out of range.
Arlin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arlin.
Arlin throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Arlin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee pushes Arlin away with a front kick.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Arlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arlin misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee digs a good hook to Arlin's body.
Arlin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee cracks Arlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee throws a head kick that Arlin semi-blocks.
Arlin tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a right hand
letting Arlin counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlin avoids a kick to the body.
Rock Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arlin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lee! Arlin lets Lee back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lee is rocked!
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee looks winded!
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee is looking to chop away at Arlin's legs.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Arlin's ribs.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arlin counters with a huge left! Lee is in big trouble! He's backing up but Arlin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lee from any more damage. A dominating finish by Arlin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Arlin!
Our winner, Jean Arlin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Passel (ranked 696 p4p, 802 weight class) and Alex Gray (ranked 70 p4p, 81 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Passel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passel throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Passel throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Passel dives in and scores a takedown into Gray's guard.
Passel throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
Passel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gray has his hands on Passel's head, controlling the position.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Passel preventing the sweep.
Passel 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.
Passel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gray is controlling Passel's posture.
Passel stopping the sweep attempt from Gray.
Gray pulls Passel in close to prevent any damage.
Passel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Passel is in close to Gray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Passel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Passel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Passel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gray looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray seems keen to control Passel's posture.
Passel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Passel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Passel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've been hearing that Passel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Passel lands a couple of elbows.
Gray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Passel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Passel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Passel lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Passel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Passel is in close to Gray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Passel works over Gray with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray keeping moving, preventing Passel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray trying to control the position.
Passel throws a big right hand that misses.
Passel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Passel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gray controlling Passel's posture.
Gray is trying to keep Passel in close.
Passel throws a big right hand that misses.
Passel stands up over Gray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gray's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Passel connects with a couple of short punches.
Passel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Passel from controlling successfully.
Gray controlling Passel's posture.
Passel preventing the sweep.
Passel is looking to work some ground and pound but Gray has wrist control.
Passel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Passel chips away with some ground and pound.
Gray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Passel from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Passel tries to free his leg and advance position but Gray is retaining full guard.
Gray has Passel pulled in close to control his posture.
Passel landing with the ground and pound.
Passel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gray trying to control the position here.
Passel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Passel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Passel is stalling in the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Passel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Passel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Passel works over Gray with some ground and pound from guard.
Gray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gray is on top in guard.
Passel looking for a sweep. Not yet Passel, not yet.
Gray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Gray has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gray wants to stand but Passel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Passel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Passel wants to sweep but no luck.
Passel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Passel keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
Gray is looking to advance position but Passel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Passel is landing with some decent strikes but Gray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gray tries to hold on but Passel pushes him away.
Passel lands a couple of good shots and Gray has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Passel is landing with strikes. Gray can't take much more of this.
Gray can't escape the position.
Passel is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
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!
Gray is in bad spot here.
Passel is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Passel gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Passel gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Passel apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Passel lands a nice shot that snaps Gray's head back.
Passel moves out of range of the strikes.
Passel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Gray throws a jab when Passel was well out of range.
Gray scores with a jab.
Passel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Gray catches Passel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Passel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Passel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Passel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray lands a body shot.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Passel.
Gray connects with a body shot that sends Passel's belly button to the back.
Passel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Gray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Passel.
Passel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Passel's corner calls for a 1-2. Passel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Passel fails with a takedown attempt.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Passel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Passel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Passel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Passel tries to counter with a takedown but Gray is quick to defend against it.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Passel is just out of range.
Gray lands a head shot.
Gray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Passel counters with a shoot takedown. Gray fights it but they end up in guard.
Passel postures up.
Passel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Gray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Passel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Passel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gray looking to control.
Passel connects with a couple of short punches.
Gray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Passel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray trying to control but Passel is working from the bottom.
Gray stays in close to Passel's body and controls the position.
Gray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Passel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Passel is proving a slippery customer.
Passel trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray is adopting a defensive guard.
Gray controls Passel momentarily but Passel frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Passel throwing strikes but missing.
Passel wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Passel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Passel trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Passel is working Gray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Passel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gray trying to control the position.
Gray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Passel manages to get himself to full guard.
Gray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gray trying to control but Passel is working from the bottom.
Gray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Passel looking for a guillotine here but Gray defends easily.
Passel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four 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.
Passel keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
Passel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gray trying to control but Passel is working from the bottom.
Passel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gray is aware though and is defending well.
Passel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ben Passel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gray pushing down on Passel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Passel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gray is looking to take a break and control but Passel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gray is controlling the pace.
Gray is keen to just control but Passel is a slippery customer.
Passel wants to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Passel keeps working.
Passel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gray pulls his head out easily.
Passel is not content to let Gray control the position.
Gray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Passel wants to control but Gray is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Passel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Passel attempts a counter takedown but Gray avoids it well and moves away.
Gray connects with a right hand. Passel shakes it off.
Gray slips a jab from Passel.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Passel lands a jab.
Alex Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Passel with that takedown attempt.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray lands a jab to Passel's midsection.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray defending well as Passel loads up on a big left hand.
Gray throws a hook but Passel avoids it easily.
Passel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Passel. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Passel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Passel throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Passel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gray on his heels. He'll look to pass Gray's guard now, I'm sure.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Passel is proving a slippery customer.
Passel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Passel throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
Passel with a nice head shot there.
Passel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Passel being controlled here momentarily.
Gray controls Passel momentarily but Passel frees himself.
Gray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Passel wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Passel trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray wants to sweep here but Passel controlling him for the moment.
Gray controls Passel momentarily but Passel frees himself.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
Passel scoring with some ground and pound.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Passel scoring with punches to the head and body.
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 Ben Passel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Passel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gray misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Passel.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Passel moved out of range.
Passel feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Passel.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Passel needs to keep his hands up - Gray had a free shot at his head there.
Passel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gray stuns Passel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Alex Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray 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.
Passel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray avoids the body shot from Passel.
Gray slips a straight right by Passel.
Passel throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Passel thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passel misses with a looping right.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Passel.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Passel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Passel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gray scores with a hook to the body. Passel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray thuds a left hand into Passel's body.
Gray connects with a body shot that sends Passel's belly button to the back.
Passel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Passel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Passel feinted with a counter takedown.
Passel swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Passel misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passel misses with a body shot.
Gray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Passel manages to avoid it.
Passel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Passel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Gray takes the fight into the clinch.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Passel.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Passel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray misses with some punches.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passel blocking some punches.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Passel controls his hands.
Passel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray tries a body shot but Passel blocks it.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Passel's elbow.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Passel controls his hands.
Passel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Passel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Passel throws a head punch that misses.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Passel scores with a shoulder strike.
Passel throws a head punch that misses.
Gray tries a body shot but Passel blocks it.
Gray tries a body shot but Passel blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passel looking for a takedown.
Passel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Passel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Gray.
Gray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Passel is working for takedown but Gray is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Passel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Passel's elbow.
Gray lands a body punch.
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray stuns Passel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Passel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gray can turn it around.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Passel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Passel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Passel.
Passel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gray blocks a body shot from Passel.
Passel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Passel controls the action.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Passel.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Passel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gray is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Passel lands a left hand.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gray wants to break free but Passel has control.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Passel tries for a takedown but Gray manages to get underhooks.
Passel prevents a body shot from Gray.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Passel.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Gray tries to work over Passel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Passel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Passel lands a right hand.
Gray tries to work over Passel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gray.
Passel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Passel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gray regains guard immediately.
Passel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gray controls Passel momentarily but Passel frees himself.
Gray controlling the position.
Gray working a defensive guard here.
Gray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Passel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gray managing to control the position.
Gray keeping full guard, as Passel tries to pass.
Passel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray is adopting a defensive guard.
Ben Passel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Passel tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Passel avoids the body shot from Gray.
Passel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Passel scrambles back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Passel with a nice cross.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Passel ducks down to avoid it.
Passel feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Gray misses.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Passel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gray. Gray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Passel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Passel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Alex Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray misses with a hook to the body
and Passel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gray won't be happy with that.
Passel controlling from side mount.
Passel working away.
Passel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gray down.
Gray tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Passel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gray is not content to let Passel control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Gray.
I think Passel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Passel!
Ben Passel 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 233 p4p, 470 weight class) and Zane Yardow (ranked 33 p4p, 63 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 9 - 1 |
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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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacckson misses with a wild body shot.
Jacckson misses with a leg kick.
Yardow swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacckson.
Yardow unleashes a big counter combination but Jacckson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Yardow as Jacckson shoots in.
Jacckson misses with a leg kick
and Yardow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jacckson lands a really nice looking cross but Yardow seems unphased.
Jacckson wants to clinch.
Jacckson misses with a takedown
letting Yardow counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacckson misses the body punch
and Yardow counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Yardow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacckson throws a leg kick
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Jacckson scores with a jab. Yardow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacckson throws out the jab.
Jacckson misses with a takedown attempt - Yardow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacckson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
KO Jacckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacckson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yardow's guard.
Jacckson stops Yardow from standing up.
Jacckson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yardow is retaining full guard.
Jacckson stays in close to Yardow's body and controls the position.
Jacckson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yardow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jacckson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardow kicks Jacckson off and gets to his feet.
Yardow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacckson.
Jacckson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacckson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yardow's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yardow keeping moving, preventing Jacckson from controlling successfully.
Yardow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacckson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yardow wants to stand and escape but Jacckson is having none of it.
Yardow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yardow wants to stand and escape but Jacckson is having none of it.
Jacckson chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacckson stops Yardow from standing up.
Jacckson working some strikes from top position.
We've been hearing that Jacckson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yardow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jacckson is controlling him.
Yardow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacckson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jacckson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yardow keeping moving, preventing Jacckson from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacckson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yardow keeping moving, preventing Jacckson from controlling successfully.
Jacckson trying to move into half guard but instead Yardow has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yardow is controlling him.
Jacckson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Yardow wants to stand but Jacckson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yardow stops Jacckson from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jacckson misses with the combination.
Jacckson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yardow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yardow circles away.
Jacckson is looking to clinch but Yardow is avoiding it.
Jacckson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jacckson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yardow keeps working.
Yardow is trying to buck Jacckson off.
Jacckson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Jacckson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jacckson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yardow's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yardow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jacckson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yardow is trying to buck Jacckson off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson wants to control but Yardow is keeping him busy.
Jacckson taking a breather here.
Jacckson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yardow wants to get back to his feet.
Jacckson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The strikes coming from Jacckson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jacckson wants to control but Yardow is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson throwing strikes but Yardow manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jacckson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jacckson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardow throws out the jab.
Jacckson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacckson rushes Yardow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yardow breaks from the clinch.
Yardow misses the shot to the body.
Jacckson cracks Yardow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jacckson fails to land the takedown.
Jacckson misses with a left hand
and Yardow counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacckson drives through and clinches with Yardow against the cage.
Yardow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacckson backwards.
Jacckson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yardow.
Jacckson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yardow manages to break the clinch.
Jacckson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yardow's waist but Yardow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacckson off to one side.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yardow lands a big uppercut and Jacckson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jacckson looks OK. Yardow waves Jacckson back to his feet!
Yardow misses the jab.
Jacckson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yardow circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jacckson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yardow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yardow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jacckson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yardow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacckson manages to avoid it.
Jacckson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yardow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yardow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacckson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yardow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jacckson throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Yardow throws out a counter right but Jacckson avoids it with no problem.
Jacckson missing with a left hand there. Yardow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Jacckson. Those never looked like landing.
Yardow wants to clinch up but Jacckson keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zane Yardow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jacckson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Jacckson.
Jacckson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jacckson throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Jacckson tries to clinch but Yardow moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Yardow misses.
Yardow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacckson with a poor takedown
and Yardow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacckson misses with a double jab
and Yardow counters with a left right combination that sends Jacckson crashing to the mat - Yardow wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Jacckson out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Yardow!
Our winner, Zane Yardow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil St. Georges (ranked 431 p4p, 326 weight class) and Arturo Hernandez (ranked 42 p4p, 33 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for St. Georges with that takedown attempt.
Hernandez throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've been hearing reports that St. Georges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as St. Georges shoots in.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Arturo Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.
St. Georges trying to control but Hernandez postures up.
St. Georges looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hernandez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
St. Georges won't allow Hernandez to pass to mount.
Hernandez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St. Georges wants to improve his position but Hernandez is controlling well.
Hernandez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hernandez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for St. Georges!
St. Georges tries to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hernandez fails to move to back control.
St. Georges is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hernandez controlling from mount.
St. Georges is looking to get to half guard.
Hernandez controlling the position easily from mount.
St. Georges tries to control the position but Hernandez now has his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to break free.
St. Georges is working hard here to advance position.
Hernandez has good solid back control here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hernandez.
Hernandez not allowing St. Georges to control his hands.
Hernandez keeps control of the position as St. Georges tries to break free.
St. Georges prevents Hernandez from getting a body triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy St. Georges right now.
Hernandez tries to keep control of the position but St. Georges is staying busy.
St. Georges is in bad spot here.
St. Georges is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.
Hernandez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure St. Georges doesn't escape.
Hernandez avoiding St. Georges 's attempts to control his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has good solid back control here.
St. Georges rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges gets full guard.
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Hernandez is proving a slippery customer.
St. Georges is looking for a triangle but Hernandez pushes his legs off easily.
Hernandez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on St. Georges's face as Hernandez controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom here.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but St. Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez taking a breather here.
Hernandez trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
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.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
St. Georges tries to improve position but can't.
Hernandez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt St. Georges will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St. Georges is defended easily by Hernandez.
Hernandez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
Hernandez jabs St. Georges right on the nose. St. Georges blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Hernandez there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez cracks St. Georges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Hernandez 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.
St. Georges feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Hernandez pulls St. Georges in close to prevent any damage.
St. Georges is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St. Georges won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hernandez punishes St. Georges's body with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St. Georges rather than just go for the knockout.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
St. Georges with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
St. Georges attempts a counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it well and moves away.
Hernandez works St. Georges's body with a nice hook.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy left from Hernandez finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges attempts a counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it well and moves away.
Hernandez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges fails with the takedown
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez sizes up St. Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hernandez controls the pace.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hernandez is aware though and is defending well.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Hernandez is proving a slippery customer.
St. Georges is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hernandez defends well.
Hernandez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Georges, not yet.
St. Georges has an active guard here but Hernandez has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St. Georges looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St. Georges slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is stalling in the full guard.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez misses with a body punch
and St. Georges counters with a takedown into side control.
St. Georges controlling the position.
Hernandez struggling a bit here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hernandez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hernandez sneaks back into half guard.
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
St. Georges is trying to control. Hernandez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St. Georges is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hernandez is looking to control St. Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Hernandez defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
Arturo Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St. Georges trying to control from the bottom.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges looking for submissions off his back.
Hernandez prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. St. Georges manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges is trying to keep Hernandez in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St. Georges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St. Georges looking for a guillotine here but Hernandez defends easily.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hernandez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Hernandez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hernandez lands a slapping body shot.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hernandez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but St. Georges defends well and Hernandez ends up having to push St. Georges into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
St. Georges feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges feinted with a counter takedown.
St. Georges throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hernandez was covering up waiting for the punch and St. Georges finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hernandez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hernandez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hernandez!
Hernandez controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to control Hernandez's posture but Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez just content to control the position.
St. Georges manages to get back to half guard.
Hernandez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
St. Georges looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hernandez controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is continuing to stall.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
Hernandez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hernandez trying to mount his opponent but St. Georges defends it.
St. Georges looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hernandez trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hernandez wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into St. Georges's body.
Phil St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses the jab.
St. Georges shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arturo Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hernandez as he avoids it easily.
Hernandez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St. Georges as he avoids it easily.
St. Georges attempts a counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it well and moves away.
St. Georges shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Georges needs to keep his hands up - Hernandez had a free shot at his head there.
Hernandez lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges darts in looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets double underhooks and turns St. Georges into the cage.
St. Georges manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St. Georges being controlled here, momentarily.
St. Georges is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
St. Georges working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking for a triangle but Hernandez pushes his legs off easily.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and St. Georges has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between St. Georges's legs - danger averted.
Hernandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez won't allow St. Georges to sweep him here.
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hernandez passes St. Georges's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hernandez 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Hernandez!
An out of breath Arturo Hernandez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 120 p4p, 715 weight class) and Chad Hammer (ranked 19 p4p, 89 weight class). Heraclio Cabrera had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera slips a straight right by Hammer.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabrera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammer. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Hammer.
Nice body punch from Hammer.
Cabrera swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer dips to his left and cracks Cabrera with an uppercut!
It looks like Heraclio Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera slips a jab from Hammer.
Cabrera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've been told by Cabrera's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hammer tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Hammer catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Hammer swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Hammer.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Hammer lands with a straight right. Cabrera didn't see that one coming.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Cabrera misses its target.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammer misses.
A head kick from Cabrera lands but Hammer takes it in his stride.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Hammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
A lazy left from Hammer finds it's target.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Cabrera avoids them all with ease.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cabrera back to the cage. Hammer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cabrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer misses with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Cabrera ducks right into an uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera counters with a crisp one two that drops Hammer! Cabrera thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hammer to his feet! Hammer is in big trouble!
Hammer is rocked!
Hammer walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Cabrera swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heraclio Cabrera!
Heraclio Cabrera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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