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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simbo Klice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simbo Klice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Bantrell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantrell moves out of range as Klice strikes.
Bantrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bantrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Klice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bantrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klice.
Klice defending well as Bantrell loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Bantrell.
Klice is looking to score with low kicks.
Klice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Bantrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klice.
Nice uppercut lands for Klice. That snapped Bantrell's head back.
Klice works Bantrell's body with a nice hook.
Klice stuns Bantrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simbo Klice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bantrell is looking to land body kicks.
Klice is looking to score with low kicks.
Klice lands a jab to the nose.
Klice throws a leg kick
and Bantrell counters with a left to the body.
Klice throws a combination. Bantrell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Sebastian Bantrell has been cut.
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!
Bantrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bantrell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Klice back to the cage. Bantrell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Klice just misses with a punch to the body.
Klice misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell feints and then cracks Klice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klice down.
Klice throws a lazy head kick
and Bantrell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bantrell.
Klice blocks the elbow strike.
Bantrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Simbo Klice has been cut.
Bantrell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klice is breathing heavily.
Bantrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klice misses with a body punch.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bantrell lands a nice elbow.
Bantrell blocks a body shot from Klice.
Bantrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Bantrell.
Bantrell trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell prevents a body shot from Klice.
Klice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bantrell's elbow.
Klice avoids a wild elbow strike from Bantrell.
Klice takes an elbow to the temple.
Klice can't find room to land a body shot as Bantrell controls the action.
Bantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Klice fails to land.
Klice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bantrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Klice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klice misses with a punch on the inside.
Klice throws a punch but it's blocked by Bantrell.
Klice swings wildly with an uppercut but Bantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bantrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice managing to block the knees to the body from Bantrell.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klice avoiding damage as Bantrell throws knees to the body.
Bantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bantrell blocks a body shot from Klice.
Klice managing to block the knees to the body from Bantrell.
Klice misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klice throws a head punch that misses.
Bantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bantrell presses Klice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Klice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bantrell backwards.
Klice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bantrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Klice avoids the damage to the body.
Bantrell blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bantrell looking to throw knees to the head but Klice is blocking nicely.
Klice digs a right hand into Bantrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bantrell's gas tank.
Klice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klice lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sebastian Bantrell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Bantrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bantrell.
Bantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klice.
Klice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantrell counters with a body kick that stops Klice in his tracks momentarily.
Klice wants to clinch up but Bantrell keeps it at a distance.
Klice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bantrell looks to land a body kick but Klice moved away.
Klice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bantrell counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klice struggles to land a body shot inside as Bantrell controls his hands.
Klice tries to work over Bantrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bantrell misses with the head strike.
Bantrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klice.
Bantrell missing with knees to the body.
Klice dodges an elbow strike from Bantrell.
Bantrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klice misses with some punches.
Klice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bantrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Bantrell misses with a body punch.
Bantrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell blocking some punches.
Sebastian Bantrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bantrell missing with knees to the body.
Klice managing to block the knees to the body from Bantrell.
Bantrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Bantrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Klice controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bantrell blocks a body shot from Klice.
Bantrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klice is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Klice fails to land.
Klice takes an elbow to the temple.
Klice can't find room to land a body shot as Bantrell controls the action.
Bantrell trying to land knees to the body.
Klice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klice lands with a right to the head.
Bantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Bantrell misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klice lands with a light punch inside.
Klice takes an elbow to the temple.
Bantrell missing with knees to the body.
Bantrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bantrell throws an elbow that misses.
Bantrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klice blocks it with crossed arms.
Klice lands a hook that snaps the head of Bantrell backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klice.
Bantrell is breathing heavily.
Klice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klice.
Klice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bantrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bantrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klice is defending well for now.
Bantrell tries a knee to the head but Klice blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Bantrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice has a couple of punches blocked by Bantrell.
Klice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klice lands a hook that snaps the head of Bantrell backwards.
Klice scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bantrell.
A hook to the body from Klice.
Klice scores with a shoulder strike.
Klice lands with a short shot to the head.
Klice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klice works on Bantrell's body with a couple of short punches.
Klice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bantrell backwards.
Klice digs a right hand underneath Bantrell's ribcage. Bantrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klice misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simbo Klice dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Klice lands a big right hand that sends Bantrell crashing to the mat! Klice stays standing though and waves Bantrell back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bantrell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klice drops Bantrell with a beautiful combination! Bantrell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Klice is looking for the KO!
Bantrell is rocked!
Simbo Klice is winning the standup battle so far.
Klice bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bantrell checks a leg kick.
Klice lands a big right hand that sends Bantrell crashing to the mat! Klice stays standing though and waves Bantrell back to his feet!
Bantrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Klice finish him?
Bantrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klice throws a nice looking combination but Bantrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bantrell seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klice. Bantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice throws out a powerful jab.
Klice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klice connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bantrell. That's going to slow Klice down.
Bantrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bantrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bantrell ducks right into an uppercut from Klice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klice connects with a body shot that sends Bantrell's belly button to the back.
Klice misses with a head kick.
Klice thuds a left hand into Bantrell's body.
Klice throws a jab when Bantrell was well out of range.
Bantrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bantrell is looking to land body kicks.
Bantrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klice moves away.
Klice moves out of range as Bantrell strikes.
Klice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice misses with a low kick as Bantrell jumps back.
Klice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bantrell can do to turn this around?
Klice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bantrell throws a low kick but Klice avoids it.
Klice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bantrell.
Klice throws a leg kick
and Bantrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Klice. Those never looked like landing.
Bantrell tries to land a leg kick but Klice saw it coming and moves away.
Klice connects with a body shot that sends Bantrell's belly button to the back.
Klice throws a leg kick but Bantrell checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Klice circles away.
Klice throws a front kick aimed at Bantrell's knee but Bantrell avoids it well.
Klice throws a nice looking combination but Bantrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bantrell with a hook.
Klice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klice misses with a leg kick
and Bantrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bantrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Klice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klice thows a body shot but no joy.
Klice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simbo Klice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simbo Klice!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Simbo Klice waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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