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CFC 172: Heart Breakers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt the wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by Brujeria by La Coka Nostra. the wrestler has chosen Call On Me - Eric Pyrdz as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt the wrestler!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
the wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Escobar moves away from the strike by the wrestler.
the wrestler shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense.
the wrestler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
the wrestler tries to clinch up.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from the wrestler.
Escobar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. the wrestler did well to prevent Escobar getting side control.
Escobar is thwarting the wrestler's attempts to control the position.
Escobar works his way into side control.
Escobar tries to move to mount but the wrestler blocks the move with his legs.
Escobar tries to score with some ground and pound. the wrestler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by the wrestler, who protects the arm well.
Escobar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, the wrestler has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Escobar but great work by the wrestler.
Escobar is trying to get back to half guard.
the wrestler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
the wrestler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Escobar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
the wrestler tries to score with some ground and pound. Escobar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
the wrestler tries to advance to mount but Escobar denies him.
Escobar is trying to improve his position.
the wrestler working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar manages to get back to half guard.
Escobar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. the wrestler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. the wrestler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
the wrestler lands a couple of digs.
the wrestler postures up and lands a big shot to Escobar's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells the wrestler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and the wrestler defends well.
Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. the wrestler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
the wrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
the wrestler advances to half guard.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. the wrestler connects with a nice short shot to Escobar's temple.
Escobar wants to improve his position but the wrestler is controlling well.
Escobar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but the wrestler scores with a couple of nice shots.
the wrestler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
the wrestler prevents Escobar from improving his position.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with the wrestler in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
the wrestler throwing shots but Escobar is blocking nicely.
the wrestler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
the wrestler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
the wrestler wants to take a breather but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
the wrestler stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Escobar has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! the wrestler manages to get his head free but now Escobar has transitioned to an armbar! the wrestler grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Escobar! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Escobar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill McBrody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBrody has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill McBrody!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantyne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballantyne.
McBrody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballantyne connects with a solid leg kick.
McBrody throws a leg kick
and Ballantyne counters with an outside leg kick.
McBrody looks gassed!
Ballantyne misses with an attempted mid kick.
McBrody swings for the body but Ballantyne moves out of range.
McBrody sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballantyne lands a big uppercut and McBrody crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McBrody looks OK. Ballantyne waves McBrody back to his feet!
McBrody is rocked!
It looks like Bill McBrody has been cut.
Ballantyne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McBrody is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballantyne finish him?
Ballantyne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McBrody seems to have recovered his senses.
Ballantyne throws a body punch but McBrody moves out of range.
Ballantyne cracks McBrody with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ballantyne has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McBrody to stand back up!
Ballantyne cracks McBrody with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garrick Ballantyne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gassey Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up like a hurricane. Sanderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dope - Debonair kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gassey Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanderson misses with an uppercut.
Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanderson circles away.
Jack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Jack defending well as Sanderson loads up on a big left hand.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Sanderson.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack swings for the body but Sanderson moves out of range.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Sanderson lands a really nice looking cross but Jack seems unphased.
Jack misses with a body punch
and Sanderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack looking to control.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cael Sanderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sanderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanderson is fighting to break Jack's control of his arms but Jack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanderson is one step ahead there.
Sanderson throws and elbow that misses. Jack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Jack!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment.
Sanderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jack passes into side control.
Jack is looking to take a break and control but Sanderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jack has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jack misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sanderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson blocking the ground and pound.
Jack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanderson?
Sanderson can't escape the position.
Jack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanderson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jack takes a swing at Sanderson's ribcage but misses.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanderson.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up with Jack, looking for a takedown. Sanderson pushes Jack against the cage but Jack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Sanderson misses.
Jack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanderson throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanderson's head backwards.
Jack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanderson.
Gassey Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Jack slips a jab from Sanderson.
Sanderson misses with a wild combination.
Sanderson throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack works over Sanderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanderson.
Sanderson scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanderson misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to clinch
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
Sanderson is rocked!
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanderson.
Sanderson misses with a body punch
and Jack counters with a big right hand! Oh Sanderson is in trouble here! Jack follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gassey Jack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony D Amico had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Um changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. D Amico looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
D Amico looking for a sweep but Um has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Um cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Amico is wriggling around trying to escape.
D Amico might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Um with shots to the head and body - D Amico looks very uncomfortable down there.
Um tries to control but D Amico wriggling away.
Um fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
D Amico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
D Amico can't escape the position.
Um looking to control but D Amico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
D Amico tries to reverse the position but Um maintains control.
Um has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of D Amico's face.
D Amico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um working D Amico over with strikes here.
Um connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Um scoring with strikes but D Amico is staying in there.
D Amico is trying desperately to improve position.
Um looking to control but D Amico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Um lands a heavy elbow.
D Amico is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Um looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Um working the ground and pound effectively.
Um lands with some strikes.
Um looking to finish D Amico with some ground and pound. This is bad for D Amico!
Um landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Amico in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Um in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amico is in all sorts of trouble here.
D Amico throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
D Amico is in a horrible position here. Um smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
D Amico is rocked!
Um has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of D Amico's face.
Oh D Amico is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Um! That's really hurt D Amico and he's turned his back - Um keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Um jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phal Um!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagal has chosen Cripple Fight by Droon as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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277 lbs
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seagal.
Seagal throws the left hand but Connely avoids the punch easily.
Seagal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Connely momentarily.
Connely lands a really nice looking cross but Seagal seems unphased.
Seagal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connely at a distance.
Connely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seagal was well out of range. Poor timing from Connely.
Connely throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seagal was covering up waiting for the punch and Connely finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Connely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connely won't allow Seagal to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connely prevents Seagal from getting back to his feet.
Seagal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seagal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Connely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connelyis looking to pass into half guard but Seagal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Seagal is in guard.
Seagal postures up in Connely's guard and throws a big left but Connely blocks it.
Connely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seagal.
Connely is trying to keep Seagal in close.
Connely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seagal tries to free his leg and advance position but Connely is retaining full guard.
Seagal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Connely has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seagal has managed to get both his arms back between Connely's legs - danger averted.
Connely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seagal has his hands clasped together around Connely's back. He's all about the action.
Connely throwing shots but Seagal is blocking nicely.
Seagal is trying to stand back up but Connely is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Connely is working for a kimura but Seagal is defending it quite comfortably.
Connely lands strikes from half guard.
Connely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seagal is trying to get back to full guard.
Connely winds up and cracks Seagal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Connely throwing shots but Seagal is blocking nicely.
Seagal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Connely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connely is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Connely won't allow Seagal to sweep him here.
Connely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connely postures up in Seagal's guard and throws a big left but Seagal blocks it.
Seagal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Connely!
Seagal prevents Connely from getting the reversal.
Seagal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Connely is looking to escape.
Connely might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Connely keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Seagal landing punches.
Connely is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely tries to lock up and control but Seagal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Connely is working to get back to half guard.
Connely is working hard here to advance position.
Seagal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Connely is trying to escape the mount.
Seagal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Connely is looking to escape.
Seagal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Seagal raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagal working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal dominated that round.
That's time! Connely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seagal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Connely throws a shot from downtown. Seagal moves away and avoids it.
Seagal looks to land a right hand but Connely moved out of range.
Connely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seagal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seagal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seagal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seagal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Seagal.
Seagal gets caught flat footed, as Connely shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seagal trying to control the position.
Connely looking to pass the guard.
Seagal seems keen to control Connely's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely throws a big right hand that misses.
Connely is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Connely throws and elbow that misses. Seagal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Connely's guard. Nice move by Seagal!
Seagal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Connely is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seagal defends well.
Connely working for a triangle but Seagal defends it easily.
Connely is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seagal is aware though and is defending well.
Seagal connects with a couple of short punches.
Connely is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Connely is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seagal defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Connely wants to control but Seagal passes easily into half guard.
Connely looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Connely 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.
Seagal wants to pass to mount but Connely is defending the position.
Connely moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Seagal looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely has his foot on Seagal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seagal works his way back into a safe position though.
Connely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Connely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Connely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seagal is one step ahead there.
Seagal lands a couple of digs.
Connely escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seagal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seagal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seagal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Connely keeping moving, preventing Seagal from controlling successfully.
Connely is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagal trying to control the position from guard on top but Connely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connely keeping full guard, as Seagal tries to pass.
Steven Seagal has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Seagal.
Seagal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Connely throws the left hand but Seagal avoids the punch easily.
Seagal lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connely tries for a takedown but Seagal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steven Seagal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connely shoots in but Seagal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seagal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Connely with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seagal to score with a decent uppercut.
Seagal digs a good hook to Connely's body.
Seagal gets caught flat footed, as Connely shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Connely throws a strike but Seagal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Seagal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Connely is trying to get back to half guard.
Steven Seagal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seagal landing strikes.
Connely is trying to get back to half guard.
Seagal working the head and body with strikes.
Connely is looking for a sweep.
Seagal gets to mount! Connely was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely is squirming around, avoiding Seagal's attempts to control the action.
Seagal working Connely over with strikes here.
Seagal wants to control the pace but Connely is squirming around nicely.
Seagal controlling from mount.
Seagal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Connely is looking to escape.
Connely regains half guard.
Connely actively working from the bottom here.
Seagal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dan Connely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely is trying to get back to full guard.
Seagal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Connely is refusing to be controlled, as Seagal sits in half guard.
Connely has his hands clasped together around Seagal's back. He's all about the action.
Connely is trying to get back to full guard.
Connely is staying active underneath Seagal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Connely regains full guard. Nicely done.
Connely is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seagal is aware though and is defending well.
Seagal wants to pass the guard but Connely is keeping the position.
Connely is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Connely keeping moving, preventing Seagal from controlling successfully.
Connely working for a triangle but Seagal defends it easily.
Seagal throwing strikes from guard but Connely blocks nicely.
Connely keeping moving, preventing Seagal from controlling successfully.
Connely is looking for a triangle but Seagal pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seagal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seagal tries to free his leg and advance position but Connely is retaining full guard.
Seagal wants to control from the top but Connely keeps moving.
Seagal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Connely being controlled here, momentarily.
Connely has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Seagal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connely is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Seagal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seagal 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Seagal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cockpunch Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayoui has chosen nWo Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cockpunch Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriyuki Nayoui!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Nayoui avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Nayoui ducked under it nicely.
Jones looks for a takedown but Nayoui sprawls well.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones looks to land a combination but Nayoui avoids it well.
Nayoui looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Nayoui lands with a good body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nayoui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Cockpunch Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayoui misses with a combination
and Nayoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nayoui misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Nayoui.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nayoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nayoui swinging wildly here.
Nayoui lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Noriyuki Nayoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nayoui looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Nayoui blocks a jab.
Nayoui scores with a body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Nayoui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Nayoui.
Nayoui throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Nayoui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cockpunch Jones's cut is getting worse.
Nayoui throws a monster overhand right that drops Jones! Nayoui follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noriyuki Nayoui!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whistle Robin. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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193 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiroshi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Hood!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato connects with a solid leg kick.
Sato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Sato swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
Hood throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sato. That snapped Hood's head back.
Sato moves away from the strike by Hood.
Hood tries a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Hood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato is looking to wear down Hood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Hood.
Hood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato works Hood's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Sato.
Sato scores with a shot to the body.
Hood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hood throws a solid leg kick but Sato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hood tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato misses with a leg kick
and Hood counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato takes a swing at Hood's ribcage but misses.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Hood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hood.
Hood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hood duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato throws a one two combo.
Hood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Hood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sato's knee momentarily.
A jab from Hood does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a right hand to the body.
Sato darts in and clinches Hood up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Sato is controlling him.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Sato gets through Hood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato prevents Hood from breaking the clinch.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Sato is controlling him.
Sato gets through Hood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hood takes a shot to the head.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hood wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Sato looking to slow down the pace here.
Hood dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Hood is trying to force a seperation but Sato has the dominant position.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Hood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hood blocks an elbow strike.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Sato lands an elbow just above Hood 's eye.
That has opened up Robin Hood's cut even more.
Hood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Sato.
Sato lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hood.
Sato gets through Hood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Hood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hood's brow.
Hood avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the cage.
Hood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hood's efforts to push away.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Robin Hood's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hood blocks an uppercut.
Hood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Hood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Hood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Hood swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato has closed the distance and engaged Hood in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sato throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hood's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hood throws an elbow but misses.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato lands an elbow inside that Hood shrugs off.
Hood blocks the elbow strike.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Hood in his tracks for a moment.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato lands a left hand.
Sato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robin Hood's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robin Hood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hiroshi Sato!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elio Mohorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabreros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Elio Mohorovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elio Mohorovic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabreros shoots in but Mohorovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cabreros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabreros misses with a takedown attempt - Mohorovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cabreros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mohorovic swings for the body but Cabreros moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Mohorovic.
Mohorovic scores with a nice right hand.
Cabreros misses with a jab to the body
and Cabreros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohorovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
Cabreros throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohorovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cabreros. Mohorovic shrugs it off though.
Cabreros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabreros misses with a leg kick
and Mohorovic counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros tests Mohorovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mohorovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabreros rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabreros cracks the inside of Mohorovic's front leg.
Mohorovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabreros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mohorovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabreros scores with a head kick.
Cabreros throws a series of punches but Mohorovic avoids them all with ease.
Mohorovic is looking to clinch.
Cabreros has his takedown stuffed
and Mohorovic counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mohorovic.
Mohorovic misses with a hook.
Mohorovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohorovic is just out of range.
Cabreros punishes Mohorovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Mohorovic avoids a kick to the body.
Cabreros takes the fight into the clinch.
Mohorovic blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cabreros changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mohorovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cabreros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohorovic moves away.
Good shot there by Cabreros.
Mohorovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabreros misses with a low kick.
Cabreros throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cabreros throws a lazy right hand but Mohorovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic takes a swing at Cabreros's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mohorovic. That snapped Cabreros's head back.
Mohorovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cabreros tries to avoid it but Mohorovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cabreros to the ground. Cabreros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cabreros doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohorovic circles away.
Cabreros clinches up against the cage.
Cabreros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mohorovic lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Mohorovic.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabreros lands a shot to the body.
Mohorovic tries to work over Cabreros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabreros looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Cabreros.
Mohorovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabreros or not.
Cabreros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohorovic managing to block the knees to the body from Cabreros.
Mohorovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabreros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabreros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mohorovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Cabreros is predictable there
and Mohorovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabreros just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabreros was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohorovic.
Mohorovic digs a good hook to Cabreros's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabreros has his takedown stuffed
and Mohorovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabreros thinking.
Cabreros takes a swing at Mohorovic's ribcage but misses.
Cabreros throws a hook but Mohorovic blocks it.
Mohorovic stuffs the takedown.
A slow jab from Cabreros misses its intended target.
Cabreros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabreros is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Caleb Cabreros will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mohorovic cracks Cabreros with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabreros tries to clinch but Mohorovic is having none of it.
Cabreros delivers a nice body kick.
Cabreros connects with a looping right hand.
Cabreros moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabreros shoots in and drives through. Mohorovic sprawls well.
Cabreros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohorovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabreros.
Cabreros gets the takedown into side control.
Mohorovic defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabreros wants to take a breather but Mohorovic manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cabreros.
Cabreros postures up in Mohorovic's guard and throws a big left but Mohorovic blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros trying to control but Mohorovic is working from the bottom.
Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mohorovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mohorovic, not yet.
Cabreros slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Caleb Cabreros just wasn't active enough.
Cabreros connects with a body shot.
Cabreros looks to land a body kick but Mohorovic moved away.
Mohorovic walks into a stiff left hand from Cabreros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabreros pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mohorovic is out of range and Cabreros settles back down.
Mohorovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabreros doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohorovic circles away.
Mohorovic misses with a jab to the body
and Cabreros counters with a low kick, right behind Mohorovic 's knee.
Cabreros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cabreros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cabreros slows the pace down.
Cabreros wants to control but Mohorovic is keeping him busy.
Cabreros tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cabreros wants to control but Mohorovic is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mohorovic regains half guard.
Mohorovic is positioning himself well to prevent Cabreros advancing to mount.
Cabreros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mohorovic defending well though.
Cabreros prevents Mohorovic from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is just content to waste time from the top position. Mohorovic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cabreros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabreros wants to stand but Mohorovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cabreros sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mohorovic's guard.
Cabreros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabreros is keen to just control but Mohorovic is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Cabreros dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cabreros moves into the clinch.
Cabreros misses with some punches.
Mohorovic managing to block the knees to the body from Cabreros.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohorovic.
Cabreros taking a breather.
Mohorovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabreros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mohorovic lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Cabreros.
Cabreros taking a breather.
Mohorovic avoiding damage as Cabreros throws knees to the body.
Cabreros swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohorovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabreros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabreros lands with a light punch inside.
Cabreros tries to work over Mohorovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabreros misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabreros with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cabreros blocks a body shot from Mohorovic.
Cabreros is working Mohorovic over against the cage.
Mohorovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabreros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mohorovic or not.
Cabreros digs a right hand into Mohorovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mohorovic's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabreros wants a takedown but no success here.
Cabreros lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabreros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabreros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabreros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabreros tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohorovic avoids the damage to the body.
Cabreros gets through Mohorovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caleb Cabreros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cabreros presses Mohorovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a shot to the body.
Mohorovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cabreros.
Cabreros is trying to stall.
Cabreros lands a nice uppercut.
Cabreros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cabreros trying to land knees to the body.
Cabreros works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mohorovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cabreros manages to get himself to full guard.
Cabreros has his feet on Mohorovic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cabreros fails with the takedown
and Mohorovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cabreros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mohorovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabreros circles away.
Cabreros lands a nice shot that snaps Mohorovic's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohorovic misses with a shot to the body
and Cabreros counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mohorovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cabreros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohorovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabreros moves away.
Mohorovic moves out of range as Cabreros strikes.
Cabreros ducks under a wild hook from Mohorovic.
Cabreros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic blocks a head kick by Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good exchange - Cabreros coming out on top.
Cabreros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elio Mohorovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caleb Cabreros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabreros.
Mohorovic is looking to clinch but Cabreros is avoiding it.
Cabreros tries for a takedown but Mohorovic circles away easily
and Mohorovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabreros has his takedown stuffed
and Mohorovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohorovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cabreros doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mohorovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros tries to clinch up.
Mohorovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabreros.
Cabreros tries to clinch up but Mohorovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cabreros.
Cabreros trying to control the action but Mohorovic is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Mohorovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Cabreros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabreros has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Cabreros!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle comes to the cage accompanied by VICTORY REMIX. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Battle.
Battle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Battle scores with a body shot.
Battle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Battle misses with a shot to the body
and Sagat counters with a straight right hand.
Sagat takes one to the chin there.
Sagat misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Battle counters with a straight right hand.
Sagat throws a shot to the body.
Battle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Battle lands with a right hand.
Sagat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Battle misses.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Battle looks to land a right hand but Sagat moved out of range.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Battle's head but Battle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
Sagat scores with a hook to the body. Battle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battle. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle slips a straight right by Sagat.
Battle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.
Battle misses with a looping right.
Dre Battle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat lands a body shot.
Battle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sagat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sagat finds it's way round the side to connect with Battle's head.
Sagat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sagat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Battle rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle throws a hook but Sagat blocks it.
Sagat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sagat swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Battle to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle walks into a left hand.
Battle throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Battle digs a good body shot into Sagat's ribs.
Sagat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Battle throws a jab when Sagat was well out of range.
Sagat misses the body punch
and Battle counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Sagat takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Sagat scores with a jab to the head.
Battle moves out of range as Sagat strikes.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagat fails to land with a series of punches.
Battle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Sagat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Battle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Sagat cracks Battle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Battle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battle takes one on the button.
Sagat swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
A jab from Battle finds it's way through Sagat's defenses.
Sagat shoots in and bounces Battle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sagat 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.
Battle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws and elbow that misses. Battle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sagat's guard. Nice move by Battle!
Sagat has his hands on Battle's head, controlling the position.
Sagat's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sagat is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Sagat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Battle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sagat throws a jab when Battle was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Battle.
Battle misses with a looping left.
Battle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sagat at a distance.
Sagat misses with a shot to the body
and Battle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat has his takedown stuffed
and Battle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat stuns Battle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but Battle moved out of range nicely.
Battle walks into a stiff left hand from Sagat.
Sagat slips under a jab from Battle.
Battle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dre Battle is winning the standup battle so far.
Battle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Battle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Battle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle moves out of range of the strikes.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
Battle cracks Sagat with an open hand slap.
Sagat's corner calls for a 1-2. Sagat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sagat needs to keep his hands up - Battle had a free shot at his head there.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
Battle misses with a looping right.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Battle throws a big shot that misses.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagat throws out the jab.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battle connects with a single shot there.
Battle throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Sagat throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Sagat scores with the left hand. Battle knows he should have avoided that one.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Battle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sagat clobbers Battle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sagat throws a jab but it's blocked by Battle.
Sagat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Sagat.
Sagat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Sagat does it's job there.
Battle throws a jab when Sagat was well out of range.
Battle takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Sagat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battle takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Battle moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sagat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sagat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Battle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle is controlling Sagat's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Battle keeping moving, preventing Sagat from controlling successfully.
Sagat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Battle slips under a jab from Sagat.
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.
Battle lands a jab.
Sagat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sagat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Battle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battle defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
Battle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sagat on the side of the head.
Sagat lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Battle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sagat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sagat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sagat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battle's hands.
A slow jab from Battle misses its intended target.
Sagat misses with a straight right.
Sagat misses with a double jab
and Battle counters with a three punch combo that has Sagat backing up. Sagat nods at Battle to acknowledge the strikes.
Battle misses with a shot to the body
letting Sagat counter with a right hand.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat tries for a takedown but Battle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sagat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battle looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Battle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Battle moves away and avoids it.
Sagat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battle.
Battle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Battle lands a lovely overhand right.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Battle avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat works Battle's body with a nice hook.
Sagat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battle throws out the jab.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Battle.
Battle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battle throws a big shot that misses.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sagat counters with a stiff right hand.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Battle misses with a jab to the body
and Sagat counters with a nice uppercut.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but Battle is out of range.
Sagat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sagat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sagat misses with an uppercut. Battle saw that one coming.
Sagat lands a jab.
Battle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle lands a jab to Sagat's midsection.
Battle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Battle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battle. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sagat cracks Battle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Battle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sagat doesn't seem bothered though.
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sagat slips under a jab from Battle.
Sagat throws a jab when Battle was well out of range.
Sagat lands a two punch combo.
Battle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sagat counters with a nice uppercut.
Battle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Sagat looks to land a combination. Battle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagat throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sagat.
Sagat throws a right hand that Battle ducks under and follows up with a left that Battle also avoids with ease.
Battle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagat scores with a shot to the body.
Battle fails to land with a series of punches.
Battle ducks right into an uppercut from Sagat.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Battle.
Battle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Battle throws a sloppy body shot
and Sagat counters with a left and a right that stings Battle.
Sagat lands with a cross.
Sagat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Battle.
Sagat moves forwards but Battle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battle throws out the jab.
Sagat moves forwards but Battle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sagat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Battle.
Sagat misses with a hook.
Battle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Battle loads up on a big right hand but Sagat slips the punch.
Battle scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat misses with an uppercut.
Sagat cracks a nice hook into Battle's ribs.
No joy there for Sagat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Battle missing with a left hand there. Sagat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sagat misses the jab.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Bob Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Battle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sagat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sagat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Sagat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dancing Queen. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment I!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumonte moves out of range of the leg kick from Experiment I.
Nice body punch from Dumonte.
Paul Dumonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment I lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dumonte works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Dumonte is predictable there
and Experiment I holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dumonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Paul Dumonte has been cut.
Dumonte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Experiment I takes a jab right on the kisser.
Experiment I tries to land a leg kick but Dumonte saw it coming and moves away.
Dumonte lands a right hook to the body.
Dumonte cracks Experiment I with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Dumonte misses
and Experiment I counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumonte misses with a hook.
Dumonte thows a leg kick but Experiment I checks it
and Experiment I cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Dumonte.
Dumonte looks to land a right hand but Experiment I moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dumonte misses with a leg kick.
Experiment I fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dumonte is out of range.
Dumonte throws a front kick aimed at Experiment I's knee but Experiment I avoids it well.
Dumonte misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dumonte lands with a hook. Experiment I tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dumonte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Experiment I. That did some damage!
Dumonte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dumonte lands a jab.
It looks like Russian Experiment I has been cut.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
Experiment I avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dumonte misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte lands a nice shot to the body.
Experiment I keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Experiment I takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Experiment I takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dumonte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Experiment I looks gassed!
Experiment I looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Experiment I.
A shot to the liver by Dumonte. Beautiful body shot.
Dumonte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dumonte scores with a hook to the body. Experiment I takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dumonte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dumonte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Experiment I looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dumonte lands a head shot.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment I is just out of range.
Dumonte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dumonte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dumonte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Experiment I has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left lands for Dumonte.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dumonte.
Dumonte sizes up Experiment I with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Experiment I staying out of range there.
Dumonte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Experiment I.
Experiment I moves away from the strike by Dumonte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dumonte.
Experiment I staying out of range there.
Dumonte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dumonte lands a slapping body shot.
Dumonte lands with a cross.
Dumonte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment I looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dumonte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumonte looks to land a right hand but Experiment I moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment I looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dumonte dominated that round.
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!
Dumonte lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul Dumonte is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dumonte. Experiment I shrugs it off though.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Experiment I steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
Experiment I checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dumonte throws a low kick but Experiment I moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Experiment I throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Experiment I checks a leg kick.
Dumonte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dumonte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dumonte lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment I off the cage and back into rage.
Experiment I is breathing heavily.
Dumonte lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Experiment I chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dumonte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dumonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumonte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dumonte lands a really nice looking cross but Experiment I seems unphased.
Dumonte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment I can do to turn this around?
Dumonte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumonte lands with a good body shot.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment I is just out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Experiment I in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dumonte.
Experiment I's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dumonte connects with a body shot.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Experiment I slips the punch.
Dumonte throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumonte.
Dumonte is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Experiment I.
A good leg kick by Dumonte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumonte scoring well with a low kick there.
Dumonte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dumonte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment I.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dumonte.
An inside leg kick lands from Dumonte.
Experiment I takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dumonte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dumonte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte swings for the body but Experiment I moves out of range.
A big right from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte lands a leg kick that knocks Experiment I off balance momentarily.
Experiment I uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Experiment I counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dumonte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment I.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dumonte.
Experiment I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dumonte.
Experiment I checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dumonte throws a lazy right hand but Experiment I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dumonte.
Experiment I has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Dumonte tenderised Experiment I's leg. Experiment I is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dumonte throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dumonte.
Experiment I avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Experiment I ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dumonte connects with a crisp jab.
Dumonte throws a leg kick which misses Experiment I's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment I tries to avoid it.
Jab from Dumonte.
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!
Dumonte misses with a looping right.
Experiment I throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Dumonte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dumonte.
Dumonte is looking to score with low kicks.
Dumonte scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dumonte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! 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.
Dumonte throws a looping overhand right but Experiment I ducks down to avoid it.
Experiment I walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dumonte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dumonte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dumonte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Experiment I at a distance.
Experiment I gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dumonte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dumonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumonte looks to land a right hand but Experiment I moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dumonte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Experiment I sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dumonte missing with a left hand there. Experiment I was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dumonte moves out of range of the leg kick from Experiment I.
Experiment I takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte tried to score with a low kick but Experiment I checks it.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment I is just out of range.
Dumonte dips to his left and cracks Experiment I with an uppercut!
Dumonte punishes Experiment I's body with a nice straight punch.
Experiment I walks into a jab.
Experiment I moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Dumonte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Experiment I tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumonte throws a leg kick
and Experiment I counters with a big head kick but Dumonte shrugs it off.
Dumonte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russian Experiment I has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dumonte.
Experiment I throws a leg kick which misses Dumonte's front leg but catches the back leg as Dumonte tries to avoid it.
Experiment I scores with a body shot.
Dumonte misses with a straight right.
Dumonte lands a body shot.
Dumonte connects with a nice looking jab.
Dumonte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dumonte connects with a single shot there.
Experiment I fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a wild body kick that Experiment I sees coming a mile off.
Experiment I staying out of range there.
Experiment I ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Experiment I looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dumonte misses with a low kick.
Dumonte lands a nice shot that snaps Experiment I's head back.
Dumonte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Experiment I.
Dumonte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Experiment I makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Experiment I chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dumonte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment I. Experiment I obviously looking to wear him down.
Experiment I scores with the left hand. Dumonte knows he should have avoided that one.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment I is just out of range.
Experiment I tries to score with a low kick but Dumonte moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dumonte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dumonte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Experiment I's head backwards.
Experiment I throws a leg kick
and Dumonte counters with a nice leg kick.
Experiment I tries to clinch up.
Dumonte is looking to slow Experiment I down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Dumonte.
Experiment I takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment I takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumonte is looking to slow Experiment I down with leg kicks.
Experiment I drops his hands momentarily and Dumonte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Dumonte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dumonte, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Dumonte!
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