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CFC 237: Clean Energy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustin Carmona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby comes to the cage accompanied by Trying'da hold me down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustin Carmona!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Carmona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaby.
Diaby looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmona is just out of range.
Diaby connects with a jab.
Carmona throws the kick towards the body but Diaby avoids it.
Diaby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carmona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carmona.
The fighters circling - Carmona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmona throws the kick towards the body but Diaby avoids it.
Diaby misses with a looping right.
Carmona scores with a decent looking hook.
Toby Diaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaby misses with a double jab
letting Carmona counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaby moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Diaby misses.
Diaby misses with a looping left.
Carmona staying out of range there.
Carmona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carmona.
Diaby lands a nice shot to the body.
Carmona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaby.
Augustin Carmona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Diaby lands.
Diaby lands with a good body shot.
Diaby misses with an uppercut
and Carmona counters with an outside leg kick.
Carmona scores with a head kick. Diaby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carmona.
Diaby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carmona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaby checks a leg kick.
Carmona lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Carmona. No joy for Diaby on that attempt.
Carmona throws a head kick but Diaby moves out of range.
Diaby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carmona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaby forces Carmona back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmona.
Carmona misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaby.
Carmona prevents Diaby from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaby.
Diaby prevents the takedown attempt.
Carmona misses with a punch to the body.
Diaby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaby lands with a left to the head.
Carmona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaby prevents a body shot from Carmona.
Diaby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaby presses Carmona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carmona.
Diaby stalling the fight.
Diaby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carmona backwards.
Diaby tries to throw a body punch but Carmona avoids it by throwing Diaby back against the cage.
Diaby will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carmona up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmona blocks a body shot from Diaby.
Carmona working aggressively here.
Carmona blocking some punches.
Carmona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from Diaby - that landed with a thud.
Diaby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carmona walks away with a smile on his face. Diaby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carmona connects with a nice looking jab.
Carmona throws a solid leg kick but Diaby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carmona.
Carmona thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Carmona misses its intended target.
Diaby cracks Carmona with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaby closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toby Diaby will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carmona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Carmona.
Carmona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaby drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carmona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaby wants to control from the top but Carmona keeps moving.
Carmona 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaby prevents Carmona from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carmona is keeping the position for now.
Diaby working some strikes from top position.
Diaby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carmona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carmona is looking to stand up but Diaby isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaby passes Carmona's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaby is looking to stall here but Carmona recovers full guard.
Diaby throwing strikes from guard but Carmona blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby pushing down on Carmona's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaby is just content to waste time from the top position. Carmona takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carmona is trying to keep Diaby in close.
Diaby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carmona looking to control but Diaby passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Diaby there.
Carmona trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Diaby manages to pass to mount!
Carmona wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Diaby trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby lands strikes to the head.
Diaby is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Carmona defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Diaby struggling to keep hold of the position.
Carmona covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaby is trying to stick to Carmona's back but Carmona is turning into Diaby. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Diaby's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Carmona.
Diaby looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaby, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carmona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carmona misses with a low kick.
Diaby lands with a hook. Carmona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carmona connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Diaby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmona throws the kick towards the body but Diaby avoids it.
Carmona misses with a hook.
Diaby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carmona.
Carmona connects with a solid leg kick.
Carmona lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Carmona tenderised Diaby's leg. Diaby is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaby misses with a looping right.
Diaby cracks Carmona with an open hand slap.
Diaby looks to throw the jab but Carmona is out of range.
Diaby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carmona is able to avoid easily.
Diaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carmona slips under a jab from Diaby.
Carmona lands a lovely overhand right.
Carmona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaby.
Carmona throws a push kick but Diaby slaps the foot to one side.
Augustin Carmona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby throws a body punch but Carmona moves out of range.
Carmona lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaby blocks the body kick.
Diaby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carmona avoids it really well and circles away.
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!
Carmona looks to throw the jab but Diaby is out of range.
A punch combination from Diaby misses.
Diaby throws a combination that misses
and Carmona counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaby's knee momentarily.
Augustin Carmona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaby misses with the combination.
Carmona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaby moves into the clinch.
Diaby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carmona lands with a left to the head.
Carmona works on Diaby's body with a couple of short punches.
Carmona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carmona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carmona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaby backwards.
Diaby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Carmona.
A nice left hand lands by Diaby.
Carmona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carmona gets through Diaby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carmona breaks the clinch.
Carmona tries a low kick but Diaby avoids it.
Toby Diaby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaby fails with the takedown.
Carmona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaby's sensitive parts.
Carmona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaby.
Carmona connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaby's hands.
Diaby lands a body shot.
Diaby throws a lazy right hand but Carmona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaby lands with a right hand.
Diaby takes a swing at Carmona's ribcage but misses.
Carmona misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustin Carmona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Toby Diaby!
A very excited looking Toby Diaby 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair comes to the cage accompanied by king crimson - 21st century schizoid man . Luke McKendrick has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKendrick misses with a wild body shot.
McKendrick misses with a few strikes there.
Leclair throws a body punch but McKendrick moves out of range.
Leclair lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKendrick's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McKendrick, right into the meat.
McKendrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leclair wants to land a leg kick but McKendrick is out of range.
Leclair tries a low kick but McKendrick avoids it.
McKendrick throws a hook to the side of Leclair's head but Leclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leclair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McKendrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Leclair blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leclair throws a combination. McKendrick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McKendrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Leclair.
McKendrick moves away from the strike by Leclair.
Leclair dodges the punch combination from McKendrick.
Leclair lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leclair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKendrick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from McKendrick misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick lands with a shot to the body.
McKendrick checks a low kick from Leclair.
Leclair is looking to clinch.
Leclair scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Leclair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McKendrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leclair circles away quickly and effectively.
McKendrick throws the left hand but Leclair avoids the punch easily.
McKendrick throws a nice looking combination but Leclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKendrick misses with a body shot.
Leclair throws a wild body kick that McKendrick sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leclair.
Leclair lands with a straight right. McKendrick didn't see that one coming.
Leclair throws a leg kick but McKendrick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKendrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leclair blocks the body kick.
Leclair throws a quick inside leg kick.
McKendrick throws a low kick but Leclair moves out of range easily.
Leclair misses with a leg kick
and McKendrick counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Leclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leclair.
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!
Leclair blocks a head kick by McKendrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair looks to land a combination but McKendrick avoids it well.
McKendrick throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McKendrick throws a shot from downtown. Leclair moves away and avoids it.
Leclair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKendrick is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Leclair blocks the low kick.
Leclair checks the leg kick.
Leclair darts in and clinches McKendrick up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leclair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Leclair.
Leclair lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Leclair dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leclair throws a combination. McKendrick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McKendrick misses with a body kick.
McKendrick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKendrick throws a jab when Leclair was well out of range.
McKendrick tries a head kick but it misses.
McKendrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKendrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as McKendrick blocks the low kick.
McKendrick misses with a combination
and Leclair counters by moving into the clinch.
Leclair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKendrick avoids it.
McKendrick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick can't break the clinch.
Leclair trying to land knees to the body.
McKendrick looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from McKendrick.
Leclair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from McKendrick.
Leclair leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Leclair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair lands a damaging elbow.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leclair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leclair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leclair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leclair lands a nice elbow.
Leclair looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
McKendrick misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Leclair for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Leclair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leclair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leclair obliges.
Leclair throws an elbow but it misses.
McKendrick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leclair lands a hook that snaps the head of McKendrick backwards.
Leclair working aggressively here.
McKendrick leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McKendrick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leclair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but McKendrick avoids the damage to the body.
Leclair throws an elbow but it misses.
McKendrick works on Leclair's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leclair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leclair.
Still in the clinch, McKendrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Leclair dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leclair throws a low kick, looking for McKendrick's leg but McKendrick calmly moves out of range.
McKendrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from McKendrick. Those never looked like landing.
Leclair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKendrick moves away.
Jean Leclair is winning the standup battle so far.
McKendrick moves out of range of the body kick from Leclair.
Jean Leclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leclair steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McKendrick. That one must have hurt.
McKendrick throws a series of punches but Leclair moves out of range.
McKendrick blocks the body kick.
McKendrick throws a shot from downtown. Leclair moves away and avoids it.
Leclair blocks a head kick by McKendrick.
A low kick from Leclair misses
and McKendrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick misses with a hook.
McKendrick throws a leg kick
and Leclair counters with an inside leg kick.
McKendrick missing with a left hand there. Leclair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKendrick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McKendrick lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McKendrick advances position into side control!
McKendrick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Leclair is looking for a sweep.
Leclair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leclair tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McKendrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leclair is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McKendrick landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKendrick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leclair sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McKendrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leclair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McKendrick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leclair sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leclair, who protects the arm well.
McKendrick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leclair some visible discomfort.
Jean Leclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKendrick goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Leclair has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McKendrick but great work by Leclair.
Luke McKendrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKendrick is trying to get back to half guard.
Leclair happy to just control the position for now.
McKendrick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leclair is looking to take a break and control but McKendrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McKendrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leclair trying to control the pace.
Luke McKendrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
McKendrick wants to improve his position but Leclair is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKendrick is pressing down on Leclair's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McKendrick working for a triangle but Leclair defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke McKendrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leclair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Leclair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven 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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148 lbs
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152 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silverton moves away from the strike by Riviera.
Silverton throws a shot from downtown. Riviera moves away and avoids it.
Riviera leaves Silverton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silverton throws a poor cross that misses
and Riviera counters with an inside leg kick.
Silverton misses with a body shot.
Silverton drives through with a takedown into Riviera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Riviera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silverton looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riviera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton trying to control the position from guard on top but Riviera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jorge Riviera just wasn't active enough.
Riviera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silverton looking to score a takedown here. Riviera is defending well but Silverton drives through and ends up in Riviera's guard.
Riviera is pulling down on Silverton's head to control his posture.
Silverton wants to pass the guard but Riviera is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton throws a strike but Riviera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riviera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silverton is keeping the position for now.
Silverton keeping moving, preventing Riviera from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jorge Riviera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Riviera lands a jab to Silverton's midsection.
Riviera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silverton has time to react.
Riviera digs a good hook to Silverton's body.
Riviera throws a front kick that sends Silverton stumbling back into the cage.
Silverton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jorge Riviera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silverton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Riviera misses.
Riviera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silverton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riviera.
A jab from Riviera finds it's way through Silverton's defenses.
Silverton cracks Riviera with an open hand slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Silverton scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silverton slips under a jab from Riviera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Silverton misses.
Riviera misses with a lunging right hand
and Silverton counters with a nice uppercut.
Silverton just misses with a punch to the body.
Silverton walks into a stiff left hand from Riviera.
Riviera misses with a looping right.
A jab from Silverton misses.
Silverton with a hook.
A jab from Riviera misses.
Riviera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silverton misses with a hook. Riviera ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Silverton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riviera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Riviera will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Silverton misses.
Riviera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riviera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Riviera coming out on top.
A big left from Silverton misses.
Jorge Riviera is winning the standup battle so far.
Silverton misses with a hook.
Riviera slips a straight right by Silverton.
Riviera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Silverton counter with a right hand.
Silverton throws a jab when Riviera was well out of range.
Silverton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silverton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riviera.
Riviera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Silverton. Those never looked like landing.
Silverton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riviera moves away.
Silverton misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton misses with a hook. Riviera ducked under it nicely.
Silverton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silverton just misses with a punch to the body.
Silverton loads up on a big right hand but Riviera slips the punch.
Silverton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
Silverton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riviera on the side of the head.
Silverton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riviera.
Riviera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riviera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riviera misses with a lunging right hand
and Silverton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riviera's guard now.
Silverton being controlled here momentarily.
Riviera working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silverton won't allow Riviera to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jorge Riviera just wasn't active enough.
Silverton throws a jab when Riviera was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverton. Riviera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silverton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riviera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silverton.
A big right from Silverton misses.
Silverton connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Riviera.
Silverton scores with a decent looking hook.
Riviera throws a hook but Silverton blocks it.
Silverton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silverton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
Silverton takes one to the chin there.
Riviera avoids the body shot from Silverton.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riviera. Silverton shrugs it off though.
Good exchange - Riviera coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Silverton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silverton defending well as Riviera loads up on a big left hand.
Silverton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Silverton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silverton duly obliges.
Nice body punch from Riviera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silverton misses with a body shot
letting Riviera counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riviera throws a jab when Silverton was well out of range.
Riviera loads up on a big right hand but Silverton slips the punch.
Riviera clobbers Silverton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riviera misses the jab.
Silverton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riviera.
Silverton cracks a nice hook into Riviera's ribs.
Silverton misses with a right hand
and Riviera counters with a straight right hand.
Riviera tests Silverton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silverton thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riviera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riviera is looking to clinch but Silverton is avoiding it.
Riviera loads up on a big right hand but Silverton slips the punch.
Silverton misses the shot to the body.
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 Jorge Riviera will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Riviera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riviera dips to his left and cracks Silverton with an uppercut!
Riviera misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
Riviera slips under a jab.
Silverton throws a body punch but Riviera moves out of range.
Silverton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riviera was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverton.
Sloppy strikes from Silverton. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverton. Riviera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silverton misses with a looping right.
Riviera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riviera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riviera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silverton moves out of range of the strikes.
Riviera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silverton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverton. Riviera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riviera avoids the body shot from Silverton.
Silverton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riviera sprawls well initially but Silverton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Riviera tries to get to full guard but Silverton has control of the leg.
Riviera moves into full guard.
Riviera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silverton.
Silverton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton wants to pass the guard but Riviera is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riviera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silverton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverton trying to control the position but Riviera is working away.
Silverton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riviera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Joey Silverton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ground and pound from Silverton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jorge Riviera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silverton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riviera keeps working.
Riviera is looking to regain half guard here but Silverton keeps moving and retains side control.
Riviera manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silverton misses with a head shot. Riviera uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Silverton.
I think Riviera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Silverton!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joey Silverton waved his t-shirt featuring Rōnin's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roll Fizzlebeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. Heston Gracie 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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11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roll Fizzlebeef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fizzlebeef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Fizzlebeef throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Fizzlebeef.
Fizzlebeef tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Fizzlebeef saw that one coming.
Fizzlebeef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Fizzlebeef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Nice shot lands for Fizzlebeef.
Nice defenses there by Fizzlebeef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fizzlebeef scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Fizzlebeef saw that one coming.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Fizzlebeef defends the submission attempt.
Fizzlebeef trying to control here.
Fizzlebeef gets full guard.
Fizzlebeef avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fizzlebeef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fizzlebeef is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie passes Fizzlebeef's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fizzlebeef has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie stops Fizzlebeef from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is looking to pass Fizzlebeef's guard but actually Fizzlebeef recovers to full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Fizzlebeef is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Fizzlebeef is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Fizzlebeef is working from the bottom.
Gracie throws a sloppy strike and Fizzlebeef has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gracie is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Fizzlebeef!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roll Fizzlebeef!
A very excited looking Roll Fizzlebeef 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollywood comes into the arena with Deadbolt blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: The Game. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Hollywood.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollywood looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollywood.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hollywood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollywood lands a high kick!
It looks like Ryan Smith has been cut.
Hollywood lands with a right hand.
Hollywood throws a shot to the body.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Hollywood lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Hollywood lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Hollywood misses with a straight right.
Ryan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Smith avoids the body shot from Hollywood.
Hollywood looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Hollywood backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Smith's temple! It sends Smith violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Hollywood celebrates and the doctors try to help Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). David Hollywood!
During a confident post fight interview, David Hollywood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbarino comes to the cage accompanied by The Barbarino song. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarino throws a leg kick but Mantegna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mantegna throws a head kick that misses.
Mantegna throws a poor cross that misses
and Mantegna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mantegna, as that shot connected.
It looks like Vinnie Barbarino has been cut.
Barbarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbarino slips a jab and a cross from Mantegna.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbarino misses the target.
Mantegna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbarino circles away quickly and effectively.
Mantegna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbarino counters with a nice body shot.
Mantegna throws a right hand that Barbarino ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbarino also avoids with ease.
Mantegna throws a head kick that misses.
Barbarino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mantegna checks it well.
Mantegna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantegna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbarino.
Mantegna staying out of range there.
Mantegna swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino connects with an inside leg kick.
Mantegna looks to land a combination but Barbarino avoids it well.
Mantegna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbarino avoids the body shot from Mantegna.
Mantegna tests Barbarino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mantegna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony Mantegna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mantegna tries to bum rush Barbarino with a series of wild strikes but Barbarino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbarino dodges the punch combination from Mantegna.
Mantegna moves away from the strike by Barbarino.
Barbarino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbarino lands with an overhand left.
Barbarino closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mantegna's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mantegna is on top in guard.
Mantegna throwing strikes but missing.
Mantegna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbarino looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbarino, not yet.
Barbarino is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mantegna defends well.
Mantegna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mantegna is looking for a sweep. Barbarino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbarino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mantegna defending well though.
Barbarino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mantegna defending well though.
Mantegna holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Barbarino has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mantegna is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino tries to control but Mantegna wriggling away.
Barbarino with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantegna wants to hold on but Barbarino pushes him away.
Barbarino throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mantegna because Barbarino loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarino lands a nice shot to the head.
Barbarino 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.
Mantegna manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Barbarino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbarino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mantegna's calf.
Mantegna looks to land a body kick but Barbarino moved away.
Mantegna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbarino can pounce on him.
Mantegna lands a body shot.
Mantegna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbarino lands with a hook. Mantegna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mantegna just misses with a punch to the body.
Tony Mantegna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbarino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mantegna.
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!
Barbarino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mantegna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbarino somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Mantegna as Barbarino shoots in.
Mantegna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantegna misses with a straight left.
Mantegna throws a jab when Barbarino was well out of range.
Vinnie Barbarino is winning the standup battle so far.
Mantegna misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarino scores with a hook to the body. Mantegna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbarino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mantegna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mantegna is rocked!
Mantegna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mantegna is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbarino finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantegna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbarino.
Barbarino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mantegna seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbarino. That's going to slow Mantegna down.
Barbarino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mantegna's hands.
Mantegna thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna loads up on a big right hand but Barbarino slips the punch.
Mantegna misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Mantegna.
Mantegna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mantegna throws a body punch but Barbarino moves out of range.
Barbarino shoots in and bounces Mantegna off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barbarino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mantegna wants to sweep here but Barbarino controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mantegna 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.
Barbarino wants to control from the top but Mantegna keeps moving.
Barbarino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mantegna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbarino.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Mantegna is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbarino.
Vinnie Barbarino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Mantegna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barbarino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbarino landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarino postures up in Mantegna's guard and throws a big left but Mantegna blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Barbarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mantegna gets caught flat footed, as Barbarino shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbarino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbarino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mantegna has his feet on Barbarino's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Barbarino scores with a sloppy right hand. Mantegna should have avoided that one.
Mantegna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mantegna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mantegna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbarino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mantegna pinned against the cage. Mantegna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Mantegna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mantegna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbarino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbarino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mantegna. That did some damage!
Mantegna looks for the body kick but Barbarino saw that one coming.
Mantegna throws a nice head kick!
Vinnie Barbarino's cut is getting worse.
Mantegna throws a series of punches but Barbarino moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mantegna checks a leg kick.
Barbarino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mantegna.
Mantegna throws a series of punches but Barbarino avoids them all with ease.
Barbarino throws out a powerful jab.
Barbarino lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbarino cracks Mantegna with a big right hand and Mantegna goes down!
Barbarino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantegna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tony Mantegna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mantegna holds on and takes a little breather.
Barbarino arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mantegna's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vinnie Barbarino!
A relieved looking Vinnie Barbarino thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Siegel's choice of entrance music: No Ceiling. Don Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Siegel!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Siegel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall scores with a jab. Siegel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Siegel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall throws a push kick but Siegel slaps the foot to one side.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Siegel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Siegel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack Siegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Siegel misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Siegel is rocked!
Nice body punch from Siegel.
Siegel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Siegel throws a lazy body kick
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Hall.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Siegel coming out on top.
Hall jabs Siegel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Siegel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Siegel misses with a wild combination.
Hall tries to bum rush Siegel with a series of wild strikes but Siegel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Siegel blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall feints a jab promting Siegel to slip. Hall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Siegel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Siegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siegel.
Siegel throws a leg kick but Hall checks it.
Siegel lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall tries to work over Siegel's front leg with a kick but Siegel checks it.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Siegel misses with a wild combination.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siegel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Siegel misses with the combination.
Siegel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Siegel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Siegel scores with a decent looking hook.
Hall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Siegel was covering up waiting for the punch and Hall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hall passes into half guard.
Hall works his way into side control.
Siegel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Hall! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Siegel has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Don Hall!
An out of breath and clearly excited Don Hall thanked Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smyth has chosen Painkiller - Pendulum feat. Freestylers as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
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221 lbs
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smyth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatum jabs at Smyth's body.
Tatum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tatum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Smyth lands a glancing blow to the side of Tatum's head.
Tatum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smyth blocks a head kick by Tatum.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Smyth.
Decent striking displayed by Tatum there.
Tatum looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Tatum backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Smyth's temple! It sends Smyth violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Tatum celebrates and the doctors try to help Smyth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Drederick Tatum!
A victorious Drederick Tatum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Ulatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Ulatowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boys Noize - Lava Lava . Dominick Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Ulatowski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ulatowski is able to avoid easily.
A left lands for Jackson.
Ulatowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ulatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson moves out of range as Ulatowski throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ulatowski.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ulatowski.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ulatowski lands a body shot.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Ulatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson has Ulatowski pressed against the cage, preventing Ulatowski from circling away and getting back to striking at 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!
Ulatowski landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulatowski has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulatowski looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Ulatowski landing knees to the body.
Ulatowski avoiding damage.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulatowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Ulatowski looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Ulatowski controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ulatowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafal Ulatowski.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulatowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Ulatowski throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Ulatowski's leg. Ulatowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ulatowski dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Ulatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulatowski.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Ulatowski moved out of range nicely.
Ulatowski misses with a body kick.
Ulatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Ulatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Ulatowski counters with a nice body kick.
Ulatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ulatowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ulatowski checks it well.
Ulatowski tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulatowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Ulatowski trying to land knees to the body.
Ulatowski is trying to stall.
Jackson misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Ulatowski blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ulatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ulatowski throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Ulatowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ulatowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Ulatowski.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Ulatowski's body. Ulatowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ulatowski.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ulatowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ulatowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ulatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson works over Ulatowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Ulatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson moves out of range as Ulatowski strikes.
Ulatowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Ulatowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ulatowski misses with a body kick.
Ulatowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ulatowski throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ulatowski lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ulatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ulatowski tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulatowski.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Ulatowski's leg but Ulatowski calmly moves out of range.
Ulatowski misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ulatowski.
Jackson slips a jab from Ulatowski.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ulatowski 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson tries a low kick but Ulatowski avoids it.
Ulatowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ulatowski misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ulatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Ulatowski.
Ulatowski misses with a body kick.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ulatowski.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ulatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ulatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ulatowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ulatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ulatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Ulatowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulatowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ulatowski's knee momentarily.
Ulatowski looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Ulatowski is out of range.
Ulatowski checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ulatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ulatowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That kick from Ulatowski tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ulatowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ulatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ulatowski moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Ulatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Ulatowski slips the punch.
Ulatowski keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Ulatowski is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Ulatowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ulatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Ulatowski is predictable there
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ulatowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Ulatowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ulatowski tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Ulatowski.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ulatowski misses with the body kick
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ulatowski doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Ulatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Ulatowski moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to clinch but Ulatowski moves out of range.
Jackson punishes Ulatowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Ulatowski avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ulatowski is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Ulatowski misses.
Ulatowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ulatowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulatowski throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Ulatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Ulatowski settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ulatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Ulatowski misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Ulatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ulatowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ulatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ulatowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ulatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Ulatowski's shoulder, as Ulatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Ulatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ulatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Ulatowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson checks a low kick from Ulatowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson tries a body shot but Ulatowski blocks it.
Ulatowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ulatowski backwards.
Jackson tries a body shot but Ulatowski blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Ulatowski is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ulatowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dominick Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Ulatowski misses its intended target.
Ulatowski cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses.
Ulatowski blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ulatowski wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Ulatowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulatowski moves away.
Ulatowski lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Ulatowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ulatowski off the cage and back into range.
Ulatowski misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ulatowski can pounce on him.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ulatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Ulatowski swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Ulatowski slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Ulatowski works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulatowski moves away.
A head kick misses from Ulatowski.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ulatowski misses with a leg kick.
Ulatowski misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulatowski throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Ulatowski throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Ulatowski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ulatowski.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Ulatowski off balance momentarily.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulatowski stalls.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulatowski avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Ulatowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafal Ulatowski.
Ulatowski thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Ulatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ulatowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Ulatowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson jabs at Ulatowski's body.
Ulatowski misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Ulatowski misses
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ulatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ulatowski tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Ulatowski slips a straight right by Jackson.
Ulatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulatowski.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ulatowski throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Ulatowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulatowski pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulatowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Ulatowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Ulatowski taking a breather.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Ulatowski is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ulatowski backwards.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatowski controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulatowski into the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Ulatowski is struggling to control the position.
Jackson pushes Ulatowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ulatowski has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Dominick Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulatowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ulatowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Ulatowski has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Ulatowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rafal Ulatowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Ulatowski misses with a knee to the head.
Ulatowski landing knees to the head.
Ulatowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
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 Dominick Jackson.
Well Ulatowski 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Ulatowski! Rafal Ulatowski retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moody's entrance music is Medium Pace - Adam Sandler. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blake's choice of entrance music: Thunderstruck. Donald Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Moody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Blake!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody clinches.
Blake blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Blake.
Moody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moody lands with a right to the head.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Moody tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moody looks for a takedown but Blake sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Moody.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moody tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake scores with the left hand. Moody knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moody thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Moody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moody looks to clinch
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Moody to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Moody just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donald Blake!
Donald Blake is the new light heavyweight champion!
Donald Blake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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