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CFC 229: Redemption PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's entrance music is Remo Williams Theme. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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195 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Raymond!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raymond looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raymond bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raymond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raymond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raymond.
Raymond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raymond falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Raymond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Raymond.
Raymond ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Raymond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raymond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Raymond slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Raymond is out of range.
Raymond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raymond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raymond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Ben Raymond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymond throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raymond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raymond throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raymond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams takes a swing at Raymond's ribcage but misses.
Raymond lands a two punch combo.
Raymond cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raymond clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond misses with a wild combination.
Raymond lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Raymond moved out of range.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Raymond's ribs.
Raymond staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Raymond misses the target.
Raymond throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Raymond lands with a nice body punch.
Raymond connects with a single shot there.
Raymond throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raymond.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymond throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Raymond throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams pushes Raymond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raymond's elbow.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raymond backwards.
Raymond breaks the clinch.
A big left from Williams misses.
Raymond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Raymond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Raymond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raymond throws a big shot that misses.
Raymond swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Raymond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Raymond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws a body punch but Raymond moves out of range.
Williams scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Raymond.
Raymond is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raymond.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raymond just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Raymond's shoulder, as Raymond tries to avoid the shot.
Raymond cracks Williams with a good jab.
Raymond scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Raymond will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raymond thumps Williams with a low kick.
Remo Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Raymond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raymond misses with an uppercut
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch but Raymond is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raymond.
Raymond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raymond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raymond avoids the body shot from Williams.
Raymond throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams misses the jab.
Raymond misses with a few strikes there.
Raymond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raymond's head backwards.
Raymond avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raymond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raymond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Raymond.
Raymond lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Raymond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams defending well as Raymond loads up on a big left hand.
Raymond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raymond misses with a wild body shot.
Williams lands a nice hook to Raymond's body. Raymond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raymond ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Raymond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Raymond swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Raymond is just out of range.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raymond swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raymond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Ben Raymond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Raymond slips a straight right by Williams.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raymond ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Raymond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raymond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams is rocked!
and Raymond counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Williams! He's just covering up as Raymond starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Raymond!
After the big win, Ben Raymond made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahimovic's entrance music is Mind Heist. A fine choice. Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
Milat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic scores with a leg kick.
Milat thows a body shot but no joy.
Milat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ibrahimovic throws a solid leg kick but Milat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ibrahimovic.
Milat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Milat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibrahimovic's head backwards.
Milat lands a nice shot to the body.
Milat swings widly with a right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ibrahimovic ducks under a wild hook from Milat.
Ibrahimovic has managed to clinch.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position but instead, Milat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibrahimovic into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Milat trying to stall but Ibrahimovic improves his position.
Ibrahimovic trying to land knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milat.
Milat has Ibrahimovic pushed against the cage.
Milat scores with a shot to the side of Ibrahimovic's head.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Milat on the inside.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Milat avoiding damage as Ibrahimovic throws knees to the body.
Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee strike.
Milat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ibrahimovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibrahimovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibrahimovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Milat blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee strike.
Ibrahimovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibrahimovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ibrahimovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Milat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibrahimovic looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Milat.
Ibrahimovic tries a knee to the head but Milat blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Milat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Milat working aggressively here.
Milat taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Milat as the two fighters clinch.
Milat misses with the head strike.
Milat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat misses with some punches.
Ibrahimovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ibrahimovic stalling against the cage.
Ibrahimovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Milat as Ibrahimovic tries to tie him up.
Milat misses with some punches.
Ibrahimovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Milat tries to throw a body punch but Ibrahimovic avoids it by throwing Milat back against the cage.
Milat manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Milat throws an overhand right that lands on Ibrahimovic's shoulder, as Ibrahimovic tries to avoid the shot.
Milat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Milat circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibrahimovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Milat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Ibrahimovic misses.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahimovic.
Milat thuds his right hand into Ibrahimovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Milat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Milat missing with a left hand there. Ibrahimovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibrahimovic is rocked!
Milat throws out a loose jab but Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Ibrahimovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Milat misses its intended target.
Ibrahimovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibrahimovic ducks under a wild hook from Milat.
Ibrahimovic slips a straight right by Milat.
Milat throws the left hand but Ibrahimovic avoids the punch easily.
Milat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ibrahimovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milat.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Milat misses.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Milat rattles Ibrahimovic with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ibrahimovic tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Milat dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ibrahimovic stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviera feints a jab promting Quaid to slip. Riviera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quaid slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riviera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quaid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Quaid is trying to control the action in half guard but Riviera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riviera wants to control but Quaid is keeping busy.
Riviera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riviera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but Riviera is defending well.
Quaid is working hard here to advance position.
Quaid content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riviera is looking to control Quaid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riviera avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Riviera is out of range.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riviera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Quaid lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Riviera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quaid throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Riviera because Quaid loaded up on that one.
Riviera working to try and regain half guard.
Quaid looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Quaid throws some wild stikes that Riviera manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riviera wants to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riviera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Quaid prevents Riviera from getting the reversal.
Quaid dominating with strikes here.
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quaid scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riviera?
Quaid controlling from the full mount.
Quaid swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Riviera is now in Quaid's guard. A big mistake from Quaid there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera pushing down on Quaid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera prevents Quaid from improving his position.
Riviera is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riviera thows a body shot but no joy.
Riviera swinging wildly here.
Riviera moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Riviera scores with a nice strike.
Quaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riviera loads up on a big right hand but Quaid slips the punch.
Jorge Riviera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riviera feints and then cracks Quaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quaid down.
Riviera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Riviera duly obliges.
Quaid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quaid.
Quaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riviera.
Riviera misses with a straight right.
Quaid defending well as Riviera loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quaid on the side of the head.
Quaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riviera.
Riviera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quaid moves away.
Riviera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riviera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quaid on the side of the head.
Riviera connects with the punch.
Quaid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quaid walks into a left hand.
Riviera looks to land a combination. Quaid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Riviera tries to bum rush Quaid with a series of wild strikes but Quaid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quaid throws a body punch but Riviera moves out of range.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riviera was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera throws a big shot that misses.
Quaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quaid throws a hook but Riviera blocks it.
Riviera misses with an uppercut. Quaid saw that one coming.
Riviera wants to clinch.
Riviera throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it.
Riviera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jorge Riviera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riviera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quaid.
Riviera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quaid at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Quaid or perhaps it was just good defense by Riviera which made him look bad.
Riviera throws a hook to the side of Quaid's head but Quaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riviera throws a lazy uppercut
and Quaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quaid slips under a jab from Riviera.
Riviera misses with a straight right.
Riviera throws a looping overhand right but Quaid ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Riviera catches Quaid right on the button with a cross.
Quaid misses with an uppercut.
Quaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riviera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
Riviera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riviera lands a hook that snaps the head of Quaid backwards.
A short right from Riviera on the inside.
Quaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riviera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quaid.
Riviera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riviera throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it.
Riviera lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riviera lands with a good body shot.
Riviera takes a swing at Quaid's ribcage but misses.
Riviera misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Riviera.
Quaid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riviera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quaid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riviera scrambles back to his feet.
Riviera misses with a right hand
and Quaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riviera is rocked!
Riviera throws a poor cross that misses
and Quaid counters with a double leg. Riviera bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Quaid follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Douglas Quaid!
An out of breath Douglas Quaid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Mayhem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem wants to clinch.
Mayhem slips a jab and a cross from McKendrick.
McKendrick ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to clinch up but McKendrick circles away and keeps his distance.
McKendrick has Mayhem up against the cage in a clinch.
McKendrick working aggressively here.
Come on McKendrick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mayhem can't break the clinch.
Mayhem is stalling here.
McKendrick throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a body punch.
Mayhem slowing the pace effectively.
McKendrick is looking for a takedown.
McKendrick is looking to control Mayhem's arms but Mayhem gets an underhook and turns him. Now McKendrick has his back to the cage.
McKendrick blocks a body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem being controlled against the cage.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
McKendrick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McKendrick pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McKendrick has his foot on Mayhem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mayhem works his way back into a safe position though.
McKendrick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but McKendrick is keeping the position.
Mayhem is looking to stand up but McKendrick won't let him.
Mayhem postures up in McKendrick's guard and throws a big left but McKendrick blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but McKendrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
McKendrick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mayhem is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick working for a guillotine from mount but Mayhem is in no mood to give up.
McKendrick looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKendrick punishing his opponent with strikes.
McKendrick throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McKendrick 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.
McKendrick fails to move to back control.
Mayhem is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is looking to improve his position but McKendrick isn't that keen on the idea.
McKendrick working for a submission but Mayhem is keeping him at bay.
McKendrick throws some wild stikes that Mayhem manages to avoid easily.
Mayhem holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McKendrick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mayhem is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem holds on to McKendrick as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKendrick landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke McKendrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mayhem misses with a lunging right hand
letting McKendrick counter with a right hand.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKendrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
McKendrick looks for a takedown but Mayhem sprawls well.
McKendrick misses with the combination.
Mayhem takes the fight into the clinch.
McKendrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McKendrick tries for a takedown but Mayhem manages to get underhooks.
Mayhem is leaning against McKendrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mayhem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKendrick has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to stall.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem wants to break free but McKendrick has control.
McKendrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayhem avoids the damage to the body.
McKendrick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayhem is keeping busy.
Mayhem tries a body shot but McKendrick blocks it.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayhem lands a shot to the body.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but McKendrick avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McKendrick tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as McKendrick controls the action.
McKendrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke McKendrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKendrick has Mayhem pressed against the cage, preventing Mayhem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKendrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mayhem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mayhem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayhem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKendrick's elbow.
McKendrick prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
McKendrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayhem avoids the damage to the body.
McKendrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem digs a right hand underneath McKendrick's ribcage. McKendrick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKendrick prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mayhem is trying to push McKendrick away but McKendrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as McKendrick controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mayhem.
McKendrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
McKendrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mayhem tries to clinch there but McKendrick circles away.
McKendrick digs a good hook to Mayhem's body.
The fighters circling - Mayhem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKendrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayhem.
Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mayhem.
McKendrick prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries a body shot but McKendrick blocks it.
McKendrick can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayhem is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Mayhem.
Mayhem stalls.
Mayhem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKendrick's elbow.
The referee calls for Mayhem to work.
Mayhem gets through McKendrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but McKendrick avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
Mayhem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKendrick misses with a hook. Mayhem ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Mayhem - just one landing.
McKendrick tries a head kick but it misses.
McKendrick tries a head kick but it misses.
McKendrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKendrick moves away.
Mayhem misses with a looping right.
McKendrick misses with a two punch combination.
McKendrick slips a jab from Mayhem.
McKendrick moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mayhem stalling against the cage.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as McKendrick controls his hands.
McKendrick stalls.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
Mayhem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McKendrick blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is looking to control McKendrick's arms but McKendrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayhem has his back to the cage.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem dodges an elbow strike from McKendrick.
Mayhem prevents the takedown attempt.
McKendrick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McKendrick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mayhem preventing the sweep.
Mayhem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McKendrick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mayhem gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mayhem trying to control but McKendrick is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKendrick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mayhem passes into side control.
McKendrick can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Mayhem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayhem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Mayhem!
A pretty intense looking Justin Mayhem took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes into the arena with I'm Shipping Up To Boston blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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213 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
Larkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Tatum.
Tatum throws a good cross that connects.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larkin.
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larkin throws a shot from downtown. Tatum moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larkin.
Larkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatum blocks the leg kick.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larkin checks a low kick from Tatum.
Tatum connects with a right hand. Larkin shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larkin throws a shot to the body.
Larkin slips a straight right by Tatum.
Larkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Larkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Larkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Larkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Larkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larkin tries to work over Tatum's front leg with a kick but Tatum checks it.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin tries to score with a low kick but Tatum moves his leg out of the way.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Larkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
Larkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Larkin slips under a jab.
Larkin slips under a jab.
Tatum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larkin to the mat! Larkin manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a big elbow that misses.
Larkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatum throws a big elbow that misses.
Larkin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tatum throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum won't allow Larkin to sweep him here.
Tatum scoring with some ground and pound.
Larkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Larkin, not yet.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larkin is looking to stand up but Tatum isn't so interested in that idea.
Larkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throwing strikes but missing.
Larkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tatum 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.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatum chips away with some ground and pound.
Tatum postures up in Larkin's guard and throws a big left but Larkin blocks it.
Larkin wants to get back to his feet but Tatum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tatum lands a couple of digs.
Larkin has his hands on Tatum's head, controlling the position.
Tatum stands up over Larkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Larkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larkin wants to get back to his feet but Tatum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larkin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tatum is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tatum is looking to work some ground and pound but Larkin has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Drederick Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Larkin enables Tatum to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Larkin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Larkin pulls Tatum in to control the position.
Larkin is looking to stand up but Tatum isn't so interested in that idea.
Tatum throwing strikes from guard but Larkin blocks nicely.
Larkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Larkin, not yet.
Tatum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tatum tries to free his leg and advance position but Larkin is retaining full guard.
Tatum throwing strikes from guard but Larkin blocks nicely.
Larkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a big elbow that misses.
Tatum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tatum trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Larkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larkin pushes Tatum off and gets back to his feet.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum throws a left that rocks Larkin and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tatum dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Larkin regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tatum manages to get to full guard.
Tatum has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Larkin has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin wants to control but Tatum is keeping him busy.
Tatum manages to work his way to half guard, despite Larkin's best efforts.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larkin in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Larkin is going to stand back up.
Larkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Larkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tatum's head.
Tatum is trying to maintain the position but Larkin is very close to passing his half guard.
Tatum controlling the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum misses with the combination.
That kick from Larkin tenderised Tatum's leg. Tatum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Larkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin scores with a head kick. Tatum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Larkin defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drederick Tatum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Tatum.
Larkin throws a looping overhand right but Tatum ducks down to avoid it.
Tatum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Larkin's head but Larkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatum is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tatum. Tatum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for Larkin.
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
enabling Larkin to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin blocks a jab.
Larkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larkin moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Tatum works the jab nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Larkin!
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Tatum coming out on top.
Larkin tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Larkin.
Larkin tried to score with a low kick but Tatum checks it.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Larkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larkin clinches with his opponent.
Tatum tries to work over Larkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Larkin trying to stall but Tatum improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum manages to break the clinch.
Tatum lands a glancing blow to the side of Larkin's head.
Larkin lands with a good body shot.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Tatum blocks a jab.
Larkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tatum misses with a wild combination.
Larkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatum circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatum throws a series of punches but Larkin moves out of range.
A combination from Larkin does no damage.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tatum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches up with Larkin, looking for a takedown. Tatum pushes Larkin against the cage but Larkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tatum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Larkin back to the cage. Tatum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Larkin tries to bum rush Tatum with a series of wild strikes but Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatum dodges the punch combination from Larkin.
Tatum looks to land a combination but Larkin avoids it well.
Larkin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Larkin scores with a hook.
Larkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tatum defending well as Larkin loads up on a big left hand.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatum misses with a hook.
Tatum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryan Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drederick Tatum.
Larkin connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatum dodges the punch combination from Larkin.
Larkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tatum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryan Larkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum scores with a sloppy right hand. Larkin should have avoided that one.
Larkin tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Larkin scores with a punch to the head.
Larkin misses with a hook.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Larkin was covering up waiting for the punch and Tatum finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drederick Tatum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tatum looking to pass the guard.
Tatum stops Larkin from standing up.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Larkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin wants to get back to his feet but Tatum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tatum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Drederick Tatum.
I've got Tatum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederick Tatum!
A victorious Drederick Tatum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fauatea comes to the cage accompanied by Aural Psynapse. Conrad has chosen Rider Part II as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Conrad told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fauatea !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad lands a nice hook to Fauatea 's body. Fauatea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conrad clinches up against the cage.
Conrad misses with the head strike.
Conrad gets through Fauatea 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Dominic Fauatea has been cut.
Fauatea misses with some punches.
Conrad has a couple of punches blocked by Fauatea .
Conrad misses with a punch on the inside.
Fauatea throws a head punch that misses.
Fauatea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Fauatea 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fauatea makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad blocking some punches.
Fauatea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conrad is defending well for now.
Fauatea working aggressively here.
Conrad misses with the head strike.
Conrad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fauatea scores with a hook to the body.
Conrad stalling in the clinch.
Fauatea throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a knee to the head.
Fauatea blocks an uppercut.
Conrad trying to control the position but instead, Fauatea has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conrad into the cage.
Fauatea taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fauatea .
Conrad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Conrad avoiding damage as Fauatea throws knees to the body.
Conrad misses with a body punch.
Conrad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conrad blocks an uppercut.
Fauatea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fauatea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conrad backwards.
That has opened up Jack Conrad's cut even more.
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!
Conrad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fauatea 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fauatea tries to work over Conrad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea tries a body shot but Conrad blocks it.
Conrad tries to work over Fauatea 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fauatea blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Conrad.
Conrad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fauatea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conrad's elbow.
Fauatea lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fauatea is struggling to control the position.
Fauatea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fauatea scores with a shoulder strike.
The cut above Jack Conrad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fauatea is looking to control Conrad's arms but Conrad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fauatea has his back to the cage.
Fauatea misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to stall.
Fauatea looking to throw knees to the head but Conrad is blocking nicely.
Fauatea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conrad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conrad presses Fauatea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fauatea trying to control the position but instead, Conrad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fauatea into the cage.
Fauatea lands with a light punch inside.
Fauatea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conrad's face.
Conrad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fauatea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conrad blocks the elbow strike.
Fauatea trying to control the position but instead, Conrad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fauatea into the cage.
Fauatea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea with a knee to the head.
Jack Conrad's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conrad can't find room to land a body shot as Fauatea controls the action.
Fauatea tries to throw a body punch but Conrad avoids it by throwing Fauatea back against the cage.
Fauatea working aggressively here.
A short left from Fauatea .
Conrad scores with a shot to the side of Fauatea 's head.
Fauatea lands a hook that snaps the head of Conrad backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Conrad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dominic Fauatea !
Post fight, Dominic Fauatea took to the microphone: 'I knew I had to do to win this fight. MMA is like climbing a mountain, it's a long hard journey but I will reach the top!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astra comes to the cage accompanied by Once in a Lifetime. Katasonov has chosen In Extremo - Wind as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amadeus Astra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Katasonov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Astra.
Astra misses with a body shot.
Katasonov slips under a jab from Astra.
Katasonov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Astra.
Astra scores with a jab to the body.
Katasonov tries to sprawl but Astra drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Astra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katasonov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Katasonov is trying to stand.
Katasonov has hold of Astra's hands but Astra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katasonov tries to roll over but Astra keeps him under control.
Astra slips a nice elbow through Katasonov's hands, connecting with Katasonov's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Astra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Astra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katasonov kicks Astra off and gets back to his feet.
Astra throws a hook to the side of Katasonov's head but Katasonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Astra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Katasonov throws a low kick but Astra avoids it.
Astra checks a low kick from Katasonov.
Astra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Astra misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katasonov throws a push kick but Astra slaps the foot to one side.
Katasonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astra misses the jab.
Katasonov ducks under a wild hook from Astra.
Katasonov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katasonov lands with a good body shot.
Katasonov misses with a double jab
and Astra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astra. Katasonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Katasonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katasonov throws a head kick that misses.
Astra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katasonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Astra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Astra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Astra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katasonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Astra misses with a looping right.
Katasonov scores with a hook.
Katasonov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Astra.
Katasonov throws a hook but Astra blocks it.
Katasonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Astra.
Katasonov scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Astra cracks Katasonov with a good jab.
Katasonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Astra's hands.
Astra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Katasonov pinned against the cage. Katasonov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amadeus Astra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katasonov ducks under a wild hook from Astra.
Astra misses with a few strikes there.
Astra has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katasonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Astra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Katasonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Astra backwards.
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 Amadeus Astra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Katasonov is looking to land body kicks.
Katasonov slips a jab from Astra.
Astra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katasonov doesn't seem bothered though.
Amadeus Astra is winning the standup battle so far.
Astra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katasonov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Astra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Astra misses with a combination
and Katasonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Astra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Katasonov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Astra defends it easily.
Katasonov has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Astra should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Katasonov has tightened it up now! Astra should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pavel Katasonov!
Pavel Katasonov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Ulatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pink Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulatowski's entrance music is Boys Noize - Lava Lava . A fine choice. Floyd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Careful with That Axe, Eugene kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Ulatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pink Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Floyd avoids a kick to the body.
Ulatowski blocks a head kick by Floyd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski looks for the body kick but Floyd saw that one coming.
Ulatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulatowski is looking to chop away at Floyd's legs.
Floyd lands with an overhand left.
Ulatowski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Floyd counters with a right hand to the body.
Ulatowski is looking to slow Floyd down with leg kicks.
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski scores with a nice body kick.
Floyd moves out of range of the body kick from Ulatowski.
Floyd misses the jab.
Floyd lands a nice shot to the body.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floyd instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Floyd lands a body punch.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Ulatowski.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ulatowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Floyd is looking to control Ulatowski's arms but Ulatowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Floyd has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Floyd as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski stalling.
Floyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Floyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulatowski controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ulatowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Ulatowski tries to land a knee to the head but Floyd blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski looking to throw knees to the head but Floyd is blocking nicely.
Ulatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulatowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Floyd avoiding damage as Ulatowski throws knees to the body.
Ulatowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but Floyd blocks it.
Ulatowski tries to pull guard but Floyd holds him up against the cage and eventually Ulatowski drops back down to his feet.
Ulatowski slowing the pace effectively.
Floyd misses with a body punch.
Floyd has clasped his hands together around Ulatowski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd throws an elbow but Ulatowski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Floyd.
Ulatowski is looking for a sweep.
Ulatowski manages to get back to half guard.
Ulatowski manages to get to full guard.
Floyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulatowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floyd stands and throws Ulatowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Floyd connects with a looping right hand.
Floyd misses with an uppercut
and Ulatowski counters with a low kick, right behind Floyd 's knee.
Ulatowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ulatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Floyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ulatowski letting Floyd take a breather here.
Ulatowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ulatowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Floyd avoids it.
Ulatowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Floyd being controlled against the cage.
Rafal Ulatowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Ulatowski.
Floyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Ulatowski.
Floyd controlling the action here for a moment.
Ulatowski leaning against his opponent.
Ulatowski being controlled against the cage.
Ulatowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Floyd to work.
Ulatowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Floyd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Floyd letting Ulatowski take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Floyd.
Floyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulatowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Floyd is keeping busy.
Ulatowski manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a double jab.
Floyd slips under a jab from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski lands a front kick.
Ulatowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Floyd looks to throw the jab but Ulatowski is out of range.
Ulatowski thuds a left hand into Floyd's body.
Ulatowski misses with a leg kick
and Floyd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Floyd throws a series of punches but Ulatowski moves out of range.
Pink Floyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Floyd's corner calls for a 1-2. Floyd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Floyd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Floyd lands in his opponent's guard.
Ulatowski looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulatowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Floyd defends well.
Floyd wants to pass the guard but Ulatowski is keeping the position.
Ulatowski trying to control the position here.
Floyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd is pushing down on Ulatowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ulatowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Floyd has managed to sneak the leg through.
Floyd wants to free his trapped foot but Ulatowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pink Floyd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Floyd drops his hands momentarily and Ulatowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Floyd lands with a right hand.
Ulatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ulatowski checks a leg kick.
Ulatowski slips a jab and a cross from Floyd.
Ulatowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Floyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulatowski misses with a body shot.
Ulatowski scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski misses with a body shot.
Ulatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Floyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulatowski misses with a leg kick
and Floyd counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulatowski tries to land a front kick but Floyd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Floyd.
Floyd stuns Ulatowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floyd scores with a one two! Ulatowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ulatowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Ulatowski sprawls well.
Ulatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Floyd blocks the low kick.
Floyd swinging wildly here.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick but Floyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Floyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rafal Ulatowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floyd misses with a body shot.
Ulatowski is looking to slow Floyd down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Ulatowski sprawls well.
Floyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ulatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd throws a shot from downtown. Ulatowski moves away and avoids it.
Ulatowski has closed the distance and engaged Floyd in a clinch.
Ulatowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ulatowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ulatowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
Ulatowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
Ulatowski is trying to break the clinch but Floyd is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski tries to break free but Floyd pushes him back against the cage.
Ulatowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ulatowski misses with a knee strike.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but Floyd blocks it.
Ulatowski misses with a knee to the head.
Ulatowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Floyd blocks it with crossed arms.
Floyd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rafal Ulatowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pink Floyd.
Floyd avoiding damage as Ulatowski throws knees to the body.
Floyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Floyd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ulatowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Floyd's head.
Floyd fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski connects with a high kick.
Floyd feints a jab promting Ulatowski to slip. Floyd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ulatowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ulatowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulatowski. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ulatowski throws a body kick that misses.
Ulatowski looks to land a body kick but Floyd moved away.
Floyd manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ulatowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Ulatowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Floyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulatowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulatowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ulatowski is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafal Ulatowski.
I think Ulatowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Ulatowski!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lunar comes to the cage accompanied by Seperate Ways by Journey. Edgar has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
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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
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Lunar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunar throws a looping overhand right but Edgar ducks down to avoid it.
Lunar lands an overhand right.
Lucas Lunar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunar closes the distance and pushes Edgar back into the cage.
A short right from Edgar.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lunar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lunar lands a knee to the body.
Edgar trying to stall but Lunar improves his position.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lunar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Lunar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lunar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edgar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lunar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lunar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edgar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lunar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lunar is trying to pull guard but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Lunar blocks it.
Lunar trying to land knees to the body.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lunar.
Edgar tries a body shot but Lunar blocks it.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunar scores a nice knee to the body.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar misses with a punch on the inside.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lunar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lunars head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lunar.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lunar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edgar's defenses.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edgar lands with a left to the head.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lunar throws an elbow but it misses.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lunar pushes off an throws an elbow but Edgar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar lands a nice knee to the body.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lunar prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Lunar blocks an uppercut.
Lunar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Edgar looks gassed!
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lunar blocking some punches.
Lunar lands an elbow just above Edgar 's eye.
Lunar blocks a body shot from Edgar.
Lunar has Edgar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Edgar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Lunar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Lunar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edgar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lunar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edgar lands an uppercut.
Lunar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lunar lands a knee to the body.
Lunar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Lunar trying to stall but Edgar improves his position.
Edgar scores with a shot to the side of Lunar's head.
Lunar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edgar's defenses.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Lunar wants to stall.
Maybe Lunar would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Lunar controls the action.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lunar's elbow.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
Lunar is looking to control Edgar's arms but Edgar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lunar has his back to the cage.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar dominated that round.
That's time! Lunar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edgar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lunar clinches up against the cage.
Lunar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lunar controls his hands.
Edgar missing with knees to the body.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lunar trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Lucas Lunar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lunar trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lunar.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lunar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lunar's elbow.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lunar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lunar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lunar takes a shot to the head.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Edgar fails to land.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
Edgar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Edgar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lunar blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edgar pushes Lunar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edgar gets through Lunar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Lunar prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Lunar crunches a lovely knee into Edgar's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edgar as Lunar tries to tie him up.
Lunar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lunar blocks a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Lunar blocks it.
Edgar avoids the elbow strike from Lunar, against the cage.
Lunar lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar presses Lunar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lunar's elbow.
Edgar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Lunar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edgar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Edgar.
Lunar trying to land knees to the body.
Lunar blocks a body shot from Edgar.
Lunar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Lunar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Edgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lunar is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar misses with a body punch.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edgar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lunar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lunar is trying to pull guard but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Lunar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Edgar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike from Lunar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Edgar slips a jab from Lunar.
Lunar pushes Edgar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lunar tries to pull guard but Edgar holds him up against the cage and eventually Lunar drops back down to his feet.
Edgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Lunar blocking some punches.
Edgar has a couple of punches blocked by Lunar.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Lunar blocks an uppercut.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by Lunar.
Lunar trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar lands with a short shot to the head.
Edgar lands a body punch.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Oh Lunar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Edgar.
Edgar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edgar lands with a light punch inside.
Edgar has a couple of punches blocked by Lunar.
Edgar lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lunar with a big uppercut! Lunar tries to clinch up but Edgar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lunar to the mat! Lunar covers up and Edgar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hans Edgar!
Hans Edgar made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. Okoro has chosen Jungle Ugly as his entrance music. Manu Okoro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Okoro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okoro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okoro thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles dives in and grabs Okoro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Okoro pushes down on Charles's head and hops out.
Okoro misses with a body kick.
Charles takes a swing at Okoro's ribcage but misses.
Okoro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Okoro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Okoro.
Okoro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Charles with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Okoro tries to land a front kick but Charles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okoro misses with a looping right.
Okoro misses with a jab to the body
and Charles counters with a single leg into guard. Okoro didn't expect that.
Okoro keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Charles content to stall in guard here.
Okoro controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Charles wants to pass the guard but Okoro is keeping the position.
Charles trying to control but Okoro is working from the bottom.
Okoro keeping full guard, as Charles tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Charles wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Okoro looks to land a body kick but Charles moved away.
A head kick misses from Okoro.
Charles shoots in and drives through. Okoro sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okoro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okoro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles shoots in for a double leg but Okoro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles takes the fight into the clinch.
Charles tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Charles tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okoro looking to stall.
Charles is looking to control Okoro's arms but Okoro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Charles has his back to the cage.
Okoro stalling in the clinch.
Okoro prevents a body shot from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles blocks a body shot from Okoro.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles takes a swing at Okoro's ribcage but misses.
Okoro drops his hands momentarily and Charles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Charles moves out of range of the leg kick from Okoro.
Okoro fakes the leg kick and cracks Charles in the body.
Okoro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles wants to clinch
and Okoro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Charles really felt that one!
Charles connects with the punch.
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 Ray Charles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Okoro lands a really nice looking cross but Charles seems unphased.
Charles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Okoro controls the action.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Okoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Okoro.
Charles working aggressively here.
Okoro tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Charles tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Okoro controls the action.
A short right from Charles on the inside.
Okoro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Okoro stalling in the clinch but Charles improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro scores with a hook to the body.
Okoro blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Charles.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
Okoro trying to control the position but instead, Charles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okoro into the cage.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okoro breaks the clinch.
Okoro throws a leg kick but Charles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles wants to clinch but Okoro slips to the side
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okoro misses with a straight right.
Okoro tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles misses with a looping left.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charles scores with the left hand. Okoro knows he should have avoided that one.
Charles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manu Okoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okoro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okoro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okoro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okoro throws an overhand right that lands on Charles's shoulder, as Charles tries to avoid the shot.
Okoro connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoro.
Okoro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okoro thuds his right hand into Charles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles slips under a jab.
Charles lands with a nice combination. Okoro backs away looking to recover.
Okoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okoro, right into the meat.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Okoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Okoro works on Charles's body with a couple of short punches.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manu Okoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ray Charles's cut is getting worse.
Okoro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okoro.
Okoro staying out of range there.
Charles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Charles manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Okoro on his heels. He'll look to pass Okoro's guard now, I'm sure.
Charles stops Okoro from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Charles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Okoro's head.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okoro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Charles has passed into side control.
Charles working the ground and pound but Okoro is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoro is not content to let Charles control the position.
Okoro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Charles connects with a decent elbow.
Okoro is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles grinds an elbow into Okoro's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles just content to control the position.
Okoro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ray Charles did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charles lands a jab to Okoro's midsection.
Okoro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okoro misses with a hook to the body
enabling Charles to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okoro throws a lazy uppercut
and Charles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles wants to clinch up but Okoro keeps it at a distance.
Okoro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okoro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Okoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okoro looks to land a left hand but Charles moved out of range nicely.
Charles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okoro.
Charles tries to clinch up.
No luck for Charles with that takedown attempt.
Okoro digs a good body shot into Charles's ribs.
Charles has Okoro up against the cage in a clinch.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okoro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okoro, right into the meat.
Okoro swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles darts in and clinches Okoro up against the cage.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okoro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Okoro trying to stall but Charles improves his position.
Okoro manages to break the clinch.
Charles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okoro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Charles really felt that one!
Okoro throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okoro connects with a crisp jab.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okoro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okoro circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okoro but Okoro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okoro.
Okoro misses with a low kick as Charles jumps back.
Charles tries to clinch but Okoro moves away
and Okoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okoro scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Okoro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charles wants to clinch
and Okoro counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Okoro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Okoro.
Charles shoots in and drives through. Okoro sprawls well.
Okoro missing with a left hand there. Charles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
Okoro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okoro misses with a wild body shot.
Charles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okoro.
Charles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoro is just out of range.
Okoro misses with a hook to the body
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Charles eats them both and turns towards Okoro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles tries to clinch up but Okoro circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Okoro.
Okoro slaps away a takedown attempt from Charles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charles tries to clinch up.
Manu Okoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to clinch there but Okoro circles away.
A head kick misses from Okoro.
Okoro pushes Charles away with a front kick.
Okoro throws a head kick that misses.
Okoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee asks Charles politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Charles prefers to stall for the moment though.
Charles is looking to take a break and control but Okoro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Okoro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Charles moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Charles trying to control the action but Okoro is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Charles.
I think Charles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Charles!
Ray Charles retains his light heavyweight title!
Ray Charles really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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