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GSF 5 Salmon vs Nkemakolam PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Calico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calico comes into the arena with Heat--J.U.I.C.E. blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Trick Daddy-Lets Go. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Calico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dj Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thuds a left hand into Calico's body.
Calico with a hook.
It looks like Dj Jackson has been cut.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Calico's ribs.
Calico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calico lands with an overhand left.
Calico tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calico misses with an uppercut.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Calico circles away.
Jackson sends Calico crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jackson is motioning to the referee to let Calico up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Calico is rocked!
Calico shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Calico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Calico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calico seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calico fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Calico.
A good leg kick by Calico.
Calico scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calico works the jab nicely.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Calico.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Calico circles away.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Calico had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Calico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Calico thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Calico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jay Calico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calico moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Calico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calico, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calico.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson looks gassed!
Calico scores with a nice body kick.
Calico throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Calico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Calico scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Calico.
Calico fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson is rocked!
Calico feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Calico finish him?
That has opened up Dj Jackson's cut even more.
Calico shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Calico slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Calico lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jay Calico!
Jay Calico thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Inspectah Deck - Friction. The key to victory for Damion Skye has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damion Skye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kilo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Skye shows good takedown defense.
Skye lands with a good body shot.
Skye lands an overhand right.
Skye throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Skye only half commits.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Skye misses with an uppercut.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but Skye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Skye as he connects with a hook.
Kilo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Skye.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skye swivels and escapes.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skye.
Skye misses with a looping left.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Skye as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Skye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Skye counters with a nice body kick.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skye with a hook.
Jackson slips a straight right by Skye.
Skye looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Skye circles away easily
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skye cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Skye is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skye down to the mat. Skye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skye.
Skye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skye tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Skye wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Skye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Skye.
Skye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Skye.
Skye lands with a nice body punch.
Skye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skye lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skye just 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skye is looking to clinch.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Skye dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skye scores with a nice strike.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson prevents Skye from getting the reversal.
Skye regains half guard.
Skye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Skye is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Skye doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Skye defends it well.
Skye is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skye is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skye avoid being mounted?
Skye is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson keeps the fight on the ground as Skye tries to escape.
Jackson is really stuck here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Skye doesn't have the hooks in and Jackson manages to turn into his guard.
Skye pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Skye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye looking for a sweep. Not yet Skye, not yet.
Skye keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skye is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Skye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Skye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Skye is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damion Skye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Skye.
Skye connects with the punch.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Skye circles away easily
enabling Skye to counter with a crisp jab.
Skye cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skye misses with a looping right.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Skye throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damion Skye will probably get the nod.
That's time! Skye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Skye digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Skye scores with a decent looking hook.
Skye defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Skye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Skye throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Skye thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Skye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Skye lands with a shot to the body.
Skye lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skye swivels and escapes.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skye lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Skye.
Skye lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Skye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Skye. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Skye lands with a good body shot.
Damion Skye is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye connects with a body shot.
Skye scores with a jab.
Skye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice jab there from Skye.
Skye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skye misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skye as he jumps to the side.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Skye.
Skye lands the left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Skye. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Skye throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skye misses with a series of wild punches.
Skye clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skye breaks from the clinch.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skye misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Skye throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Skye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skye scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye counters with a nice uppercut.
Skye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skye swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Skye fails to land.
Skye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson is trying to push Skye away but Skye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skye misses with a punch on the inside.
Skye trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skye breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Skye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skye, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion Skye!
A very excited looking Damion Skye made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oitink Itch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Foreplay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreplay is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hip to be Square. Oitink Itch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oitink Itch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skip Foreplay!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itch throws a jab when Foreplay was well out of range.
Itch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice shot lands for Itch.
Itch thows a body shot but no joy.
Itch looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreplay is just out of range.
Foreplay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Itch, pushing him back against the cage.
Foreplay misses with some punches.
Itch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Foreplay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Itch jumps guard.
Foreplay drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Itch dives on top into guard.
Itch looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreplay can't keep his opponent in guard - Itch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Foreplay actively working from the bottom here.
Itch slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foreplay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Foreplay is looking to control Itch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Foreplay avoid being mounted?
Itch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Foreplay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Itch is working away from the top position though.
Itch trying to control the action but Foreplay is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Oitink Itch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Foreplay moves out of range as Itch strikes.
Foreplay tries to clinch up but Itch circles away and keeps his distance.
Foreplay needs to keep his hands up - Itch had a free shot at his head there.
Skip Foreplay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreplay defending well as Itch loads up on a big left hand.
Foreplay moves in looking to clinch but Itch pushes him off.
Itch throws a hook but Foreplay avoids it easily.
Foreplay shoots in but no luck this time.
Foreplay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Itch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Itch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foreplay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foreplay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foreplay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Itch stands and throws Foreplay's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Itch wants to control but Foreplay is keeping him busy.
Foreplay sneaks back into half guard.
Itch trying to mount his opponent but Foreplay defends it.
Itch is trying to control. Foreplay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foreplay is looking to improve his position.
Itch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Foreplay looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itch uses his free foot to push down on Foreplay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Foreplay.
Itch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foreplay is looking to escape.
Foreplay wants to hold on but Itch pushes him away.
Foreplay is squirming around, avoiding Itch's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreplay reaches up to try and control the position but Itch seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Foreplay rolls and tries to escape and now Itch has his back!
Foreplay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itch prevents Foreplay from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oitink Itch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Itch looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreplay is just out of range.
Foreplay looks to clinch
and Itch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Itch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foreplay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Itch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foreplay tries to clinch but Itch is having none of it.
Foreplay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Itch lands a head shot.
Itch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foreplay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Itch.
It looks like Skip Foreplay has been cut.
Itch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreplay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Itch quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Itch.
Itch keeping full guard, as Foreplay tries to pass.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreplay trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Itch manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Foreplay keeping moving, preventing Itch from controlling successfully.
Itch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Foreplay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Itch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foreplay is keeping the position for now.
Foreplay keeping moving, preventing Itch from controlling successfully.
Foreplay wants to control the position but Itch says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itch is keen to just control but Foreplay is a slippery customer.
Foreplay wants to improve his position but Itch is controlling well.
Itch is trying to work for a kimura but Foreplay is defending well.
Itch working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Foreplay's thigh. Foreplay counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Itch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foreplay is keeping the position for now.
Foreplay keeping moving, preventing Itch from controlling successfully.
Itch pushes down on Foreplay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch trying to mount his opponent but Foreplay defends it.
Itch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foreplay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Itch trying to control from Foreplay's half guard. Foreplay has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Foreplay controls Itch momentarily but Itch frees himself.
Foreplay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foreplay keeping moving, preventing Itch from controlling successfully.
Foreplay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Itch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Itch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Foreplay throws his legs up looking for a submission but Itch uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itch has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Foreplay is looking to improve his position but Itch isn't that keen on the idea.
Itch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foreplay is looking to escape.
Itch is looking to work his way around to Foreplay's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Foreplay is just holding on here. Itch manages to take his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itch doesn't have the hooks in and Foreplay manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreplay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Itch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oitink Itch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skip Foreplay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Foreplay tries to clinch but Itch moves away
and Itch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by Foreplay as he checks the leg kick.
Itch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Itch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Foreplay leaves Itch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Itch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Itch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreplay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Itch gets tackled into the cage by Foreplay. Foreplay maintains the clinch.
Foreplay is pushing Itch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Foreplay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Itch uses from the top position.
Foreplay keeping full guard, as Itch tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itch trying to control the position from guard on top but Foreplay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Itch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foreplay wants to improve his position but instead Itch has moved into half guard.
Itch is working for a kimura but Foreplay is defending it quite comfortably.
Foreplay is looking for a sweep. Itch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Itch is trying to control the action in half guard but Foreplay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Foreplay wants to get back to full guard.
Oitink Itch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itch works his foot free and advances to mount.
Foreplay is looking to get to half guard.
Foreplay is controlling an arm, preventing Itch from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Itch controlling his opponent.
Foreplay tries to lock up and control but Itch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Foreplay gets back to half guard.
Foreplay is trying to maintain the position but Itch is very close to passing his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Foreplay!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreplay prevents Itch from taking his back.
Foreplay is looking to improve his position but Itch isn't that keen on the idea.
Foreplay stops Itch from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Foreplay tries to reverse the position but Itch maintains control.
Itch controlling the position easily from mount.
Skip Foreplay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Itch wants to control the pace but Foreplay is squirming around nicely.
Foreplay wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
A lull in the action here.
Itch has the hooks in. Foreplay is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreplay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Itch trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Foreplay doesn't escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oitink Itch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Itch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oitink Itch!
Oitink Itch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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27
250 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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23
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Glenn is avoiding it.
Glenn lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Kurt Jackson has been cut.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson tries to clinch but Glenn moves away
and Glenn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Glenn catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson looks gassed!
Glenn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jackson to the canvas! Jackson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Glenn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Glenn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spitta Curren$y (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curren$y has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Spitta Curren$y told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
156 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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31
161 lbs
18 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Spitta Curren$y!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curren$y throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curren$y jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curren$y misses with a looping right.
Tanaka has a takedown stuffed.
Tanaka looking to score a takedown here. Curren$y is defending well but Tanaka drives through and ends up in Curren$y's guard.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curren$y keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Curren$y is keeping the position.
Tanaka stopping the sweep attempt from Curren$y.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curren$y keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka pushes down on Curren$y's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tanaka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Curren$y is a slippery customer.
Tanaka passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tanaka looking to ground and pound but Curren$y is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka with a couple of short strikes.
Tanaka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Tanaka trying to control but Curren$y is having none of it.
Tanaka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Curren$y slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curren$y keeps working.
Curren$y wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curren$y avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
Tanaka trying to mount his opponent but Curren$y defends it.
Curren$y wants to get back to full guard.
Curren$y has his hands clasped together around Tanaka's back. He's all about the action.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tanaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Curren$y defending well though.
Tanaka is trying to control. Curren$y wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanaka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Curren$y is just riding it out for now. Tanaka eventually gives up the hold.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Curren$y defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but Curren$y is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanaka to get the leverage.
Curren$y trying to hold on to Tanaka's head to control him but Tanaka postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Curren$y misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Curren$y 's knee.
A low kick from Tanaka misses
and Curren$y counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Curren$y misses
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curren$y manages to avoid it.
Curren$y tries to clinch up.
Curren$y throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.
Curren$y walks into a straight right hand from Tanaka.
Curren$y missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good work by Tanaka as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Tanaka misses.
Curren$y throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Curren$y throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Tanaka lands a nice hook to Curren$y's body. Curren$y takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanaka checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curren$y looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Tanaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tanaka.
Sloppy strikes from Curren$y. Those never looked like landing.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curren$y rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curren$y throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a front kick aimed at Curren$y's knee but Curren$y avoids it well.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curren$y throws out the jab.
Curren$y misses with a hook
and Tanaka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curren$y swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
Tanaka slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curren$y kicks Tanaka off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curren$y. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curren$y swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka scores with a nice strike.
Curren$y tries to sprawl but Tanaka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tanaka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanaka is pressing down on Curren$y's thigh, looking to free his foot. Curren$y is holding on for now.
Tanaka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Curren$y is just riding it out for now. Tanaka eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Curren$y tries to kick Tanaka off but Tanaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tanaka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Curren$y is defending well.
Tanaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Curren$y does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taka Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curren$y is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka is trying to control the action in half guard but Curren$y is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Curren$y defending well though.
Nice strikes from Tanaka there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curren$y won't allow Tanaka to pass to mount.
Tanaka is working for a submission of some sort.
Tanaka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Tanaka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Curren$y takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tanaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tanaka throws a wild body kick that Curren$y sees coming a mile off.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curren$y throws out the jab.
Tanaka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tanaka showed some decent athleticism there.
Curren$y is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
Tanaka is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Curren$y keeps moving.
Curren$y trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
Tanaka stopping the sweep attempt from Curren$y.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Curren$y is retaining full guard.
Curren$y keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curren$y can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Curren$y working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Curren$y has wrist control.
Tanaka pushing down on Curren$y's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tanaka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tanaka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Curren$y is trying to escape back to his feet but Tanaka uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curren$y keeps working.
Tanaka tries to move into full mount but can't pass Curren$y's legs.
Tanaka is working Curren$y over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanaka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Curren$y is avoiding damage well.
Tanaka tries to advance to mount but Curren$y denies him.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Curren$y is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tanaka looking to control but instead Curren$y has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Spitta Curren$y has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanaka drops an elbow to the side of Curren$y's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Curren$y defending well though.
Curren$y is trying to stand back up but Tanaka is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Taka Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Tanaka!
Taka Tanaka 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by If Rap Gets Jealous by K'naan. Faber has chosen m.o.v.e - around the world as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
166 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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30
169 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Faber!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faber scores with a punch to the head.
Faber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson misses with a hook
letting Faber counter with a right hand.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faber fails to land with a series of punches.
Faber takes one on the button.
Faber misses the jab.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Faber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Faber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Faber takes one on the button.
Faber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faber tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faber lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
It looks like Claude Thompson has been cut.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faber.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Faber defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Faber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faber with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Faber scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Thompson throws a hook but Faber blocks it.
Claude Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Faber's head backwards.
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thompson is rocked!
Faber closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Thompson out cold! Thompson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jackson Faber!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Aubrey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Over - Drake 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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29
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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32
167 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aubrey circles away quickly and effectively.
Aubrey throws a head kick that misses
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Aubrey tries a low kick but Burza avoids it.
Aubrey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aubrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burza moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aubrey, right into the meat.
Burza ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
Drake Aubrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza misses with a low kick.
Aubrey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aubrey scores with a punch to the head.
Burza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burza misses with a jab to the body
and Aubrey counters with a good low kick that Burza was not able to check.
Burza avoids the body shot from Aubrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey misses with a two punch combination.
Aubrey lands a really nice looking cross but Burza seems unphased.
Aubrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aubrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burza misses with a double jab.
Aubrey is looking to clinch but Burza is avoiding it.
Burza misses with a right hand
and Aubrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aubrey throws an overhand right that lands on Burza's shoulder, as Burza tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Aubrey.
Drake Aubrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burza misses with a combination
and Aubrey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a right hand that misses
and Aubrey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burza checks a leg kick.
Aubrey takes a swing at Burza's ribcage but misses.
Burza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aubrey.
Burza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aubrey moves away.
Aubrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aubrey clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza working hard to break the clinch.
Aubrey misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aubrey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey lands a shot to the body.
Burza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aubrey misses with a looping left.
Aubrey throws a nice looking combination but Burza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aubrey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Aubrey.
Aubrey is looking to score with low kicks.
Aubrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.
Aubrey lands with an overhand left.
Burza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aubrey's waist but Aubrey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burza off to one side.
Aubrey tries to clinch there but Burza circles away.
Aubrey scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Aubrey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aubrey moves away.
Aubrey checks a low kick from Burza.
Aubrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burza fails to land with a series of punches.
Aubrey scores with a body shot.
Aubrey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burza checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aubrey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aubrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burza. That's going to slow Aubrey down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Aubrey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aubrey checks it well.
Aubrey scores with a sloppy right hand. Burza should have avoided that one.
Aubrey throws a jab when Burza was well out of range.
Burza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aubrey counters with an outside leg kick.
Aubrey catches Burza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Aubrey catches Burza right on the button with a cross.
Burza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aubrey tries to score with a low kick but Burza moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aubrey, as that shot connected.
Aubrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burza.
Burza slips under a jab.
Aubrey cracks Burza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roman Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aubrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burza, pushing him back against the cage.
Aubrey tries to throw a body punch but Burza avoids it by throwing Aubrey back against the cage.
Burza breaks from the clinch.
Aubrey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drake Aubrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burza throws a lazy uppercut
and Aubrey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burza connects with a body shot that sends Aubrey's belly button to the back.
Aubrey throws a leg kick
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Aubrey backing up. Aubrey nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Aubrey looks to throw the jab but Burza is out of range.
Aubrey tries to clinch up.
Aubrey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey misses with a straight left.
Aubrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Burza circles away.
Aubrey misses with a wild body shot.
Aubrey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burza momentarily.
Aubrey connects with a leg kick. Burza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aubrey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aubrey lands a nice looking body shot.
Burza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aubrey.
Aubrey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burza takes one on the button.
Burza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aubrey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aubrey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aubrey thumps Burza with a low kick.
Burza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aubrey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aubrey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aubrey throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
Burza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aubrey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aubrey scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aubrey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza dives in and grabs Aubrey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aubrey pushes down on Burza's head and hops out.
Aubrey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Aubrey.
Burza is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Burza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aubrey.
Aubrey misses with an uppercut.
Aubrey misses with a looping left.
Aubrey misses with a looping left.
Burza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aubrey.
Aubrey throws a jab when Burza was well out of range.
Aubrey throws a jab when Burza was well out of range.
Aubrey ducks under a wild hook from Burza.
Aubrey gets a clinch.
Aubrey lands a nice uppercut.
Aubrey has Burza pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Burza is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Aubrey - that's hurt Burza badly! Oh, another knee lands and Burza is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Burza doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Drake Aubrey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong has chosen What's It All For as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Down misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taken Ya Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ya Down throws a hook but Furlong avoids it easily.
Furlong misses with a wild combination.
Furlong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ya Down there.
Ya Down thuds his right hand into Furlong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Furlong scores with a jab to the body.
Ya Down shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Furlong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ya Down counters with a left and a right that stings Furlong.
Ya Down dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ya Down uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Furlong.
Furlong shoots and misses
and Ya Down counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furlong thinking.
Ya Down lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furlong takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ya Down misses the shot to the body.
Furlong misses the shot to the body.
Ya Down slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ya Down wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ya Down swings for the body but Furlong moves out of range.
Ya Down avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ya Down misses with a straight right.
Ya Down misses with a looping right.
Ya Down fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ya Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ya Down sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Furlong misses with a body shot.
Ya Down lands a jab-cross combination.
Furlong avoids the body shot from Ya Down.
Ya Down throws a series of punches but Furlong moves out of range.
Furlong throws a body punch but Ya Down moves out of range.
Ya Down misses with a right hand
and Furlong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ya Down with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ya Down with a hook.
Ya Down is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Furlong misses the shot to the body.
Ya Down takes a swing at Furlong's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down swings for the body but Furlong moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furlong. Ya Down does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ya Down misses the jab.
Ya Down misses the shot to the body.
Furlong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Furlong misses with a body shot.
Ya Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furlong manages to avoid it.
Ya Down steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furlong.
Furlong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ya Down fails with the takedown.
Ya Down thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Ya Down. Beautiful body shot.
Furlong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ya Down catches Furlong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Furlong misses the shot to the body.
Ya Down fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Furlong just misses with a punch to the body.
Furlong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Furlong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ya Down is fending him off so far but Furlong persists. Nope, Ya Down circles away and we're back to standing.
Ya Down is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Furlong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ya Down makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ya Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Furlong is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furlong. Ya Down does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ya Down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taken Ya Down dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ya Down cracks Furlong with an open hand slap.
Furlong dives in and grabs Ya Down's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ya Down pushes down on Furlong's head and hops out.
Edward Furlong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furlong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ya Down throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ya Down takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Ya Down. Beautiful body shot.
Ya Down lands with a nice body punch.
Ya Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furlong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ya Down lunges at Furlong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Furlong's hand.
A punch combination from Ya Down misses.
Ya Down avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ya Down is looking to wear down Furlong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Furlong throws a combination that misses
and Ya Down counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furlong thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong takes a swing at Ya Down's ribcage but misses.
Furlong moves forwards but Ya Down connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ya Down displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furlong throws out the jab.
Furlong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ya Down misses the shot to the body.
Ya Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furlong moves away.
Ya Down misses with a wild body shot.
Furlong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Furlong.
Furlong thows a body shot but no joy.
Furlong dives in and grabs Ya Down's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ya Down pushes down on Furlong's head and hops out.
Taken Ya Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Furlong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down has Furlong up against the cage in a clinch.
Furlong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ya Down is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Furlong.
Ya Down lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ya Down.
Ya Down stops a takedown attempt from Furlong.
Furlong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ya Down after a bit of a struggle.
Ya Down lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Furlong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Furlong is breathing heavily.
Ya Down is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ya Down takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ya Down manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ya Down is looking for a sweep.
Furlong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ya Down is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Ya Down's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ya Down tries to improve position but can't.
Ya Down is not content to let Furlong control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ya Down's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Furlong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furlong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ya Down is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ya Down wants to control but Furlong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Furlong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ya Down is just riding it out for now. Furlong eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taken Ya Down dominated that second round.
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!
Ya Down lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Furlong lands a head shot.
Ya Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ya Down moves in looking to clinch but Furlong pushes him off.
Taken Ya Down is winning the standup battle so far.
Ya Down lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furlong at a distance.
Furlong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Furlong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Furlong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ya Down throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down misses with a wild combination.
Ya Down getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ya Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furlong.
Ya Down misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furlong throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ya Down counter with a right hand.
Ya Down just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Furlong.
Ya Down misses with a looping left.
Ya Down throws a one two combo.
Furlong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ya Down to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ya Down trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Ya Down loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ya Down trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Furlong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ya Down tries to free his leg and advance position but Furlong is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Furlong is looking for a triangle but Ya Down pushes his legs off easily.
Ya Down has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ya Down chips away with some ground and pound.
Ya Down is working Furlong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ya Down sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ya Down throwing strikes from guard but Furlong blocks nicely.
Ya Down trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ya Down working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Furlong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furlong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Furlong keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ya Down throwing strikes but missing.
Furlong working for a triangle but Ya Down defends it easily.
Ya Down throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taken Ya Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ya Down has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taken Ya Down!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Xavier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mountain Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
167 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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22
162 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Liu.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu scores with a jab.
Liu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xavier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liu. Liu obviously looking to wear him down.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Liu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xavier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xavier moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu motions for Xavier to come forward. Liu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liu tries a low kick but Xavier avoids it.
Liu thumps Xavier with a low kick.
Xavier misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Xavier dives in and scores a takedown into Liu's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Liu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Xavier passes Liu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xavier is working away from the top position though.
Liu actively working from the bottom here.
Liu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liu has his foot on Xavier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xavier works his way back into a safe position though.
Liu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xavier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xavier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Xavier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xavier stopping the sweep attempt from Liu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Xavier manages to get himself to full guard.
Liu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liu is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Xavier has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Liu is looking to defend but Xavier has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Liu! Xavier pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Liu taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bittor Xavier!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bittor Xavier waved his t-shirt featuring Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salmon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heartbeats. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleon Salmon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nkemakolam manages to avoid it.
Nkemakolam blocks a head kick by Salmon.
Nkemakolam is looking to slow Salmon down with leg kicks.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Nkemakolam.
Salmon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nkemakolam is able to avoid easily.
Nkemakolam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salmon misses with a leg kick
and Nkemakolam counters with a good, hard body kick but Salmon shrugs it off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nkemakolam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salmon rushes Nkemakolam and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salmon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salmon is trying to maintain a safe position but Nkemakolam gets an underhook and turns Salmon into the cage.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salmon is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nkemakolam.
It looks like Cleon Salmon has been cut.
Nkemakolam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nkemakolam lands a good knee to the midsection. Salmon won't want to take too many of those.
Salmon throws a head punch that misses.
Nkemakolam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salmon backwards.
Nkemakolam prevents a body shot from Salmon.
Nkemakolam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam misses with a punch to the body.
Nkemakolam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salmon working aggressively here.
Nkemakolam pushes Salmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nkemakolam misses with a punch to the body.
Nkemakolam effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Nkemakolam.
Salmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salmon prevents a body shot from Nkemakolam.
A head punch on the inside from Salmon fails to land.
Nkemakolam lands a shoulder strike.
Nkemakolam missing with knees to the body.
Nkemakolam looking to slow down the pace here.
Salmon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nkemakolam - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nkemakolam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nkemakolam misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Salmon.
A body shot lands from Nkemakolam.
A short right from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam is working Salmon over against the cage.
Nkemakolam breaks the clinch.
Nkemakolam pushes Salmon away with a front kick.
Nkemakolam scores with a spinning back kick!
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick that knocks Salmon off balance momentarily.
Nkemakolam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cleon Salmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nkemakolam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salmon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nkemakolam lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nkemakolam scores with a kick to the body.
Salmon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice body kick.
Nkemakolam scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Nkemakolam tenderised Salmon's leg. Salmon is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nkemakolam. That one must have hurt.
Nkemakolam lands with a nice body kick.
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick that knocks Salmon off balance momentarily.
Salmon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Nkemakolam lands.
Salmon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nkemakolam lands a jab to the nose.
Nkemakolam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nkemakolam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nkemakolam lands with a kick to the ribs.
A left lands for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salmon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salmon takes one to the chin there.
Salmon needs to keep his hands up - Nkemakolam had a free shot at his head there.
Nkemakolam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salmon's head.
Jobe Nkemakolam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salmon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nkemakolam is just out of range.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick which misses Salmon's front leg but catches the back leg as Salmon tries to avoid it.
Salmon throws a leg kick but Nkemakolam moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nkemakolam staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nkemakolam, right into the meat.
Nkemakolam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salmon.
Nkemakolam is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salmon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam lands the left hand.
Nkemakolam connects with a solid leg kick.
Nkemakolam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salmon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nkemakolam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salmon. That did some damage!
Nkemakolam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Nkemakolam. That snapped Salmon's head back.
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick that knocks Salmon off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salmon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salmon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nkemakolam fakes the leg kick and cracks Salmon in the body.
Salmon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nkemakolam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Salmon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Nkemakolam tenderised Salmon's leg. Salmon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Nkemakolam.
Salmon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam is looking to slow Salmon down with leg kicks.
Nkemakolam pushes Salmon away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Nkemakolam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam tries to land a front kick but Salmon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nkemakolam. That's going to slow Salmon down.
Salmon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nkemakolam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salmons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nkemakolam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nkemakolam lands a body shot.
Salmon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nkemakolam cracks Salmon with a good jab.
Nkemakolam lands a jab.
Nkemakolam throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam clobbers Salmon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nkemakolam.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nkemakolam, right into the meat.
Cleon Salmon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nkemakolam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salmon's calf.
Nkemakolam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nkemakolam works the jab nicely.
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nkemakolam scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nkemakolam thuds his shin into the meat of Salmon's side.
Nkemakolam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nkemakolam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Salmon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nkemakolam.
Good exchange - Nkemakolam coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam digs a good body shot into Salmon's ribs.
Nkemakolam cracks Salmon with an open hand slap.
Nkemakolam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nkemakolam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jobe Nkemakolam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam cracks Salmon with a good jab.
A cross from Nkemakolam lands.
Nkemakolam lands an overhand right.
Nkemakolam connects with an inside leg kick.
Salmon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nkemakolam. Nkemakolam obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam feints and then cracks Salmon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salmon down.
Salmon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nkemakolam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salmon scrambles back to his feet.
Nkemakolam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salmon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nkemakolam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nkemakolam, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salmon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nkemakolam swats away the attempt to clinch by Salmon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon throws a hook to the side of Nkemakolam's head but Nkemakolam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. Salmon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nkemakolam digs a good body shot into Salmon's ribs.
Nkemakolam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salmon tries to move into range but Nkemakolam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nkemakolam lands with a nice body punch.
Nkemakolam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nkemakolam clobbers Salmon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salmon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nkemakolam - the referee stops the clock and Salmon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nkemakolam. Salmon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nkemakolam tries to clinch but Salmon is having none of it.
Salmon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nkemakolam throws a wild body kick that Salmon sees coming a mile off.
Nkemakolam lands with a good body shot.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. Salmon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot lands for Nkemakolam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon blocks the body kick.
Salmon throws a solid leg kick but Nkemakolam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salmon.
Salmon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nkemakolam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salmon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nkemakolam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nkemakolam scores with a hook to the body. Salmon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nkemakolam keeps Salmon at a distance using the push kick.
A solid body kick from Nkemakolam.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salmon.
Nkemakolam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam thows a body kick. Salmon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nkemakolam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nkemakolam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nkemakolam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nkemakolam lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleon Salmon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nkemakolam connects with a single shot there.
Nkemakolam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice right hand.
Nkemakolam lands a nice looking kick to the body. Salmon takes a step back to recover.
Salmon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nkemakolam's hands.
Nkemakolam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nkemakolam scores with the left hand. Salmon knows he should have avoided that one.
Salmon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmon throws a sloppy head kick and Nkemakolam moves out of range easily.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Salmon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salmon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nkemakolam.
Salmon throws a leg kick that misses.
Nkemakolam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Salmon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nkemakolam connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salmon misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Salmon misses.
Nkemakolam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salmon misses with a left hand
letting Nkemakolam counter with a right hand.
Nkemakolam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nkemakolam lands a glancing blow to the side of Salmon's head.
Nkemakolam scoring well with a low kick there.
Salmon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nkemakolam.
Salmon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salmon misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam cracks the inside of Salmon's front leg.
A good leg kick by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam defending well as Salmon loads up on a big left hand.
Salmon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nkemakolam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nkemakolam was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmon.
Salmon looks to land a right hand but Nkemakolam moved out of range.
Salmon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon blocks a leg kick.
Salmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nkemakolam was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmon.
Nkemakolam cracks the inside of Salmon's front leg.
Nkemakolam looks for the body kick but Salmon saw that one coming.
Salmon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nkemakolam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick which misses Salmon's front leg but catches the back leg as Salmon tries to avoid it.
Nkemakolam connects with an inside leg kick.
Nkemakolam connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Nkemakolam does it's job there.
Jab, jab by Nkemakolam - just one landing.
Salmon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Nkemakolam slams his shin into Salmon's torso.
Nkemakolam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salmon's head backwards.
Nkemakolam lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nkemakolam.
Salmon throws a looping overhand right but Nkemakolam ducks down to avoid it.
Salmon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nkemakolam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salmon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nkemakolam. That one must have hurt.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. Salmon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salmon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salmon is looking to slow Nkemakolam down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam looks to land a combination. Salmon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nkemakolam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nkemakolam!
Nkemakolam connects with a solid leg kick.
Salmon motions for Nkemakolam to come forward. Salmon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nkemakolam was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nkemakolam defending well as Salmon loads up on a big left hand.
Nkemakolam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salmon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nkemakolam checks it well.
Nkemakolam moves out of range of the body kick.
Salmon looks to land a body kick but Nkemakolam moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nkemakolam blocks the body kick.
Nkemakolam scoring well with a low kick there.
Salmon moves in looking to clinch but Nkemakolam pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nkemakolam, right into the meat.
Nkemakolam fakes the leg kick and cracks Salmon in the body.
Salmon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salmon with a poor takedown
and Nkemakolam counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Nkemakolam catches Salmon right on the button with a cross.
Nkemakolam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salmon. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Nkemakolam!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Nkemakolam slams his shin into Salmon's torso.
Nkemakolam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salmon's sensitive parts.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice strike.
Nkemakolam connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Nkemakolam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Salmon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Nkemakolam.
Salmon misses with a head kick.
Salmon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick there by Salmon.
Salmon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick but Salmon checks it.
Salmon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nkemakolam.
Some wild striking there from Salmon.
Salmon just misses with a punch to the body.
Salmon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nkemakolam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salmon throws out the jab.
Nkemakolam takes a swing at Salmon's ribcage but misses.
Salmon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nkemakolam slips a jab and a cross from Salmon.
Salmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salmon.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Salmon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nkemakolam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nkemakolam is looking to land body kicks.
Salmon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nkemakolam defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Salmon.
Nkemakolam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salmon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nkemakolam moves away.
Nkemakolam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salmons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nkemakolam. That's going to slow Salmon down.
Salmon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nkemakolam swivels and escapes.
Nkemakolam lands a jab to Salmon's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nkemakolam.
A swing and a miss from Salmon.
Nkemakolam connects with a body shot that sends Salmon's belly button to the back.
Salmon throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam scores with a kick to the body.
Nkemakolam delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salmon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nkemakolam throws a good cross that connects.
Nkemakolam lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nkemakolam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nkemakolam connects with the punch.
Nkemakolam cracks Salmon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salmon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salmon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleon Salmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salmon swings for the body but Nkemakolam moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nkemakolam!
Salmon throws a leg kick but Nkemakolam moved away.
Salmon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nkemakolam lands with a straight right. Salmon didn't see that one coming.
Nkemakolam scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Nkemakolam.
Salmon tries a head kick but it misses.
Nkemakolam punishes Salmon's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Nkemakolam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nkemakolam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nkemakolam throws a head kick that half lands.
Nkemakolam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salmon. That did some damage!
Nkemakolam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salmon's calf.
Nkemakolam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nkemakolam delivers a nice body kick.
Salmon has managed to clinch.
Nkemakolam lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Nkemakolam.
A short right from Nkemakolam on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nkemakolam digs a right hand underneath Salmon's ribcage. Salmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nkemakolam struggles to land a body shot inside as Salmon controls his hands.
Nkemakolam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nkemakolam misses with a body punch.
Nkemakolam digs a right hand underneath Salmon's ribcage. Salmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nkemakolam digs a right hand underneath Salmon's ribcage. Salmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nkemakolam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nkemakolam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salmon wants to break free but Nkemakolam has control.
Nkemakolam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nkemakolam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salmon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Nkemakolam.
Salmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Nkemakolam as the two fighters clinch.
Nkemakolam looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Salmon's cut.
That's time! Salmon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nkemakolam scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Nkemakolam does no damage.
Salmon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nkemakolam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salmon lands a body shot.
Nkemakolam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nkemakolam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salmon. Nkemakolam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nkemakolam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salmon.
Salmon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salmon throws a leg kick that misses.
Salmon just misses with a punch to the body.
Salmon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nkemakolam with a nice cross.
Nkemakolam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salmon's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salmon connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Salmon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salmon moves into the clinch.
Salmon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nkemakolam backwards.
Nkemakolam tries a body shot but Salmon blocks it.
Nkemakolam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nkemakolam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nkemakolam can't find room to land a body shot as Salmon controls the action.
Salmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nkemakolam is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nkemakolam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salmon can't break the clinch.
Salmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nkemakolams head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nkemakolam pushes off an throws an elbow but Salmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salmon working aggressively here.
Nkemakolam prevents the takedown attempt.
Nkemakolam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salmon avoids it.
Salmon wants to take the fight to the mat but Nkemakolam manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jobe Nkemakolam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salmon blocks a body shot from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam gets through Salmon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nkemakolam obliges.
Nkemakolam digs a right hand underneath Salmon's ribcage. Salmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Nkemakolam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nkemakolam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nkemakolam manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Salmon can't find room to land a body shot as Nkemakolam controls the action.
Salmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nkemakolam blocks a body shot from Salmon.
Nkemakolam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salmon is defending well for now.
Salmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nkemakolam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salmon missing with knees to the body.
Jobe Nkemakolam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam pushes Salmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Salmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salmon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salmon tries to stall but Nkemakolam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salmon throws a head punch that misses.
Nkemakolam blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cleon Salmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nkemakolam.
Salmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nkemakolam misses with the head strike.
Salmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Nkemakolam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salmon.
Salmon lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salmon looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleon Salmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nkemakolam blocks an elbow strike from Salmon.
Salmon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salmon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Salmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salmon is looking to control Nkemakolam's arms but Nkemakolam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salmon has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Nkemakolam - that landed with a thud.
Nkemakolam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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 Cleon Salmon.
Well Nkemakolam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobe Nkemakolam!
Jobe Nkemakolam is the new heavyweight champion!
Jobe Nkemakolam decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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