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CFC 245: Strange Tides PBP Commentary |
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 Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair comes to the cage accompanied by king crimson - 21st century schizoid man . Jean Leclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a push kick but Leclair slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Leclair counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leclair.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Leclair avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Leclair has the dominant position.
Leclair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Leclair.
Leclair is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leclair has his back to the cage.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Leclair.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leclair connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas lands a head kick. Leclair smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas feints and then cracks Leclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leclair down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leclair avoids the head kick by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a low kick but Leclair moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Ash Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Leclair moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Leclair misses.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Leclair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jean Leclair has been cut.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leclair thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leclair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leclair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Leclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leclair takes a step back to recover.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leclair throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Leclair moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Leclair is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Leclair.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leclair.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leclair moves into the clinch.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leclair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Leclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Leclair saw that one coming.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leclair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leclair tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Leclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leclair is looking to clinch.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Leclair's cut.
That's time! Leclair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Leclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leclair can pounce on him.
Leclair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leclair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Leclair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leclair tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Leclair scores with a leg kick.
Ash Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Leclair checks it.
Jean Leclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Leclair.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leclair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas works Leclair's body with a nice hook.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Leclair avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leclair moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Leclair ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Leclair is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Leclair.
Leclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Leclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leclair blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Leclair's legs.
Leclair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leclair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leclair clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leclair's elbow.
Leclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leclair.
Leclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Leclair avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leclair obliges.
Leclair tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leclair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Leclair.
Leclair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thomas being controlled against the cage.
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!
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leclair has him pressed against the cage.
Leclair misses with an elbow over the top.
Jean Leclair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas tries to work over Leclair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leclair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ash Thomas has been cut.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leclair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leclair is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leclair has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Leclair dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leclair tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leclair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Leclair throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Leclair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leclair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leclair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leclair. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Thomas catches Leclair right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Leclair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leclair moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Leclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid body kick from Leclair.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leclair is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Leclair misses with a body kick.
Leclair moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Leclair is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leclair - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leclair. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leclair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Leclair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leclair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leclair drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Come on Leclair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leclair is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leclair blocks an uppercut.
Leclair wants to stall.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leclair throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Leclair only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Leclair moves out of range easily.
Leclair throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Leclair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas keeps Leclair at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leclair checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leclair tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ash Thomas.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Thomas!
Ash Thomas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Action Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jamarcus Johnson enters the cage!
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222 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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210 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Action Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jackson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamarcus Johnson!
Jamarcus Johnson gave a mention to Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustin Carmona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford has chosen Mötley Crüe - Wild Side as his entrance music. Josie Jo Ford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustin Carmona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Carmona as he connects with a hook.
Carmona missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carmona lands a nice looking body kick.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Carmona swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ford.
Ford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carmona.
Ford slips under a jab from Carmona.
Ford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ford lands the left hand.
It looks like Augustin Carmona has been cut.
Carmona throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carmona.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmona doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Carmona misses with a lunging right hand
and Carmona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmona with a jab.
Carmona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carmona connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ford's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford moves forwards but Carmona connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carmona lands a body shot.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford blocks a head kick by Carmona.
Carmona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Carmona takes one to the side of the head.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmona is just out of range.
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carmona, right into the meat.
Ford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carmona misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a low kick but Carmona avoids it.
Ford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford throws a low kick but Carmona avoids it.
Carmona misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carmona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmona throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Carmona throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ford throws a body punch but Carmona moves out of range.
Carmona misses with a leg kick.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carmona rather than just go for the knockout.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Carmona.
Carmona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carmona misses with a straight left.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carmona walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmona tries a head kick but it misses.
Carmona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford jabs Carmona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Carmona.
Carmona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Carmona 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.
Carmona misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carmona. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carmona is looking to land body kicks.
Carmona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carmona cracks the inside of Ford's front leg.
Carmona lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmona listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carmona's calf.
Augustin Carmona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmona manages to avoid it.
Ford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carmona.
Carmona tries a low kick but Ford avoids it.
Carmona lands a jab to the head.
Carmona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carmona throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Carmona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carmona.
Ford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carmona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Carmona tests Ford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Augustin Carmona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Augustin Carmona's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carmona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carmona closes the distance and clinches.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carmona misses with a punch to the body.
Carmona struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Carmona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Ford lands an uppercut.
Carmona lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Carmona.
Carmona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carmona throws a head punch that misses.
Carmona misses with the head strike.
Ford taking a breather.
Carmona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Carmona avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carmona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carmona lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carmona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ford leaning against his opponent.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Carmona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmona.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmona.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Carmona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carmona lands an uppercut.
Carmona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carmona gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ford regains guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ford 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.
Ford working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmona wants to pass the guard but Ford is keeping the position.
Carmona with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carmona throws an elbow that misses. Ford uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carmona's guard. Nice move by Ford!
Carmona pushes Ford off and scrambles back to his feet.
Carmona thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carmona thinking.
Ford blocks a low kick nicely.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Carmona.
Carmona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ford lands with a cross.
Carmona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Ford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Carmona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carmona.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford moves out of range as Carmona throws a body kick.
Ford avoids the body shot from Carmona.
Augustin Carmona is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmona clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Ford tries to work over Carmona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carmona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carmona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustin Carmona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augustin Carmona's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Carmona.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carmona throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ford swings for the body but Carmona moves out of range.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Ford misses with a leg kick.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carmona dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ford. That did some damage!
Ford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carmona feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ford's calf.
Carmona throws a wild body kick that Ford sees coming a mile off.
Ford misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carmona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ford in his tracks.
Carmona moves in looking to clinch but Ford pushes him off.
Carmona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carmona lands a nice looking body shot.
Carmona on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carmona looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford avoids the head kick by Carmona.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmona throws out a leg kick but Ford moves out of range and Carmona only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carmona.
Ford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carmona.
Josie Jo Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmona just misses with a punch to the body.
Carmona lands a nice shot that snaps Ford's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Carmona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Carmona is looking to clinch.
Carmona scores with a decent looking hook.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Carmona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carmona misses with the combination.
Carmona misses with a straight right.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carmona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Carmona lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmona attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carmona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford throws a body kick that misses.
Ford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carmona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carmona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carmona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ford, pushing him back against the cage.
Carmona tightens his grip and picks Ford up, before dumping him to the ground. Ford manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carmona throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
Carmona working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ford's head.
Carmona scoring with some ground and pound.
Carmona throws an elbow that misses. Ford uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carmona's guard. Nice move by Ford!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmona lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ford!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmona jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ford is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ford and Carmona has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Carmona moves into full mount!
Carmona 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustin Carmona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carmona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustin Carmona!
During a confident post fight interview, Augustin Carmona 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C G Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anthony D Amico has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anthony D Amico seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, C G Stark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but D Amico circles away quickly and effectively.
D Amico tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark throws a hook but D Amico avoids it easily.
Stark throws a right and a left that D Amico avoids nicely.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark throws the left hand but D Amico avoids the punch easily.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and D Amico counters with a takedown into side control.
D Amico fails to land a wild elbow strike.
D Amico throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stark is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Amico connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stark some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Amico misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
D Amico wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stark, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stark has escaped the position, nice work there.
D Amico landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with D Amico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
D Amico fails to land a wild elbow strike.
D Amico landing strikes.
D Amico misses with the ground and pound.
D Amico throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amico misses with the ground and pound.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.
Stark tries to escape but D Amico is in control.
Stark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of D Amico.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amico throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from D Amico crashes against the mat.
D Amico throwing shots but missing, from side control.
D Amico throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from D Amico seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stark struggling a bit here.
D Amico tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of D Amico.
An elbow from D Amico crashes against the mat.
D Amico misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
D Amico throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from D Amico crashes against the mat.
Stark parries the strikes from D Amico easily there. D Amico is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stark to escape.
D Amico is trying to ground and pound but Stark uses the momentary lack of control by D Amico to regain half guard.
D Amico takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amico is trying to work for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
D Amico lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
D Amico with the ground and pound but Stark uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D Amico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
D Amico throws a big elbow that misses.
D Amico is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony D Amico dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stark throws a right hand that misses
so D Amico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from D Amico.
D Amico trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Amico 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.
D Amico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
D Amico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
D Amico looking to pass the guard.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
D Amico looking to pass the guard.
D Amico throws a strike but Stark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark won't allow D Amico to sweep him here.
D Amico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
D Amico goes for an armbar but Stark turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stark.
D Amico looking to control.
D Amico lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is in a horrible position here. D Amico smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
D Amico dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
D Amico landing strikes from the mount and Stark is in trouble!
Stark avoids a series of strikes thrown by D Amico.
The referee warns Stark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stark is rocked!
D Amico cracks Stark with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony D Amico!
After winning the bout, Anthony D Amico thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Town by Macklemore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantegna connects with a single shot there.
Mantegna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantegna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mantegna just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mantegna.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Mantegna's body. Mantegna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mantegna swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Mantegna avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Mantegna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantegna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mantegna gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Mantegna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mantegna breaks the clinch.
Mantegna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mantegna, right into the meat.
Mantegna misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mantegna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson swings for the body but Mantegna moves out of range.
Mantegna lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Mantegna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jordan Johnson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantegna throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mantegna closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Mantegna backing up. Mantegna nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Mantegna.
Mantegna moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantegna manages to avoid it.
Mantegna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Mantegna misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantegna. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mantegna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnson.
Mantegna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Mantegna connects with a jab.
Mantegna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Mantegna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Mantegna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Mantegna.
Mantegna tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Mantegna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mantegna misses with a body kick.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mantegna under the eye.
Mantegna throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantegna momentarily.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna misses with a double jab.
Mantegna misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Mantegna jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mantegna lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mantegna lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Mantegna stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Mantegna misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Mantegna slips under a jab from Johnson.
Mantegna takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Mantegna looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantegna is just out of range.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Mantegna moved out of range.
Mantegna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mantegna just misses with a punch to the body.
Mantegna connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Mantegna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mantegna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Mantegna takes one on the button.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantegna manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Mantegna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mantegna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Mantegna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mantegna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Mantegna.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Mantegna lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a jab when Mantegna was well out of range.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mantegna scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mantegna moves out of range.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Mantegna scores with a shot to the body.
Mantegna steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Johnson is out on his feet! Mantegna sets himself and nearly takes Johnson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Mantegna!
Tony Mantegna gave a mention to Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Chuin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remo WIlliams Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Chuin.
Chuin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Chuin. Those never looked like landing.
Chuin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burza loads up on a big right hand but Chuin slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Burza.
Burza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burza lands in his opponent's guard.
Chuin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chuin, up you get!
Burza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chuin throws a series of punches but Burza avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chuin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuin throws a head kick that misses.
Burza avoids the head kick by Chuin.
Master Chuin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chuin.
Chuin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chuin.
Chuin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burza thows a body shot but no joy.
Burza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chuin tries to land a front kick but Burza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burza scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuin throws a sloppy head kick and Burza moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Chuin.
Burza avoids the head kick by Chuin.
Burza throws a solid leg kick but Chuin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burza.
Chuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from Chuin.
Chuin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Chuin blocks the low kick.
Chuin lands a jab to Burza's midsection.
Burza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chuin manages to avoid it.
Chuin throws a head kick that misses.
Chuin scores with a head kick.
Burza blocks a head kick by Chuin.
Burza dodges the punch combination from Chuin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chuin gets caught flat footed, as Burza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chuin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burza defends it easily.
Burza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chuin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burza trying to control but Chuin is working from the bottom.
Burza wants to stand but Chuin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chuin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burza defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza tries to stand but Chuin is controlling from the bottom.
Chuin has his foot on Burza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burza works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burza escapes and throws Chuin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burza working away.
Burza decides to stand back up. Burza steps back and let's Chuin get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chuin moves out of range as Burza throws a body kick.
Master Chuin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chuin avoids the head kick by Burza.
Burza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chuin. Chuin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burza.
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 Roman Burza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Chuin does no damage.
Burza scores with a one two! Chuin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chuin is looking to land body kicks.
Master Chuin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burza scores with a head kick. Chuin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Burza throws a front kick aimed at Chuin's knee but Chuin avoids it well.
Burza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chuin counters with a good low kick that Burza was not able to check.
Chuin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burza under the eye.
Chuin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chuin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chuin moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuin throws a head kick but Burza moves out of range.
Chuin throws a sloppy head kick and Burza moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burza looks to land a left hand but Chuin moved out of range nicely.
Chuin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chuin lands with a good body shot.
Burza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuin.
Chuin misses with a body kick.
Burza throws a series of punches but Chuin moves out of range.
Burza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuin scores with a hook to the body. Burza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chuin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chuin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chuin throws a sloppy head kick and Burza moves out of range easily.
Chuin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Chuin.
Chuin blocks a head kick by Burza.
Burza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuin.
Burza scores with a nice head shot.
Chuin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burza.
Chuin thuds his shin into the meat of Burza's side.
Burza avoids the head kick by Chuin.
Chuin throws a sloppy head kick and Burza moves out of range easily.
Burza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuin.
Chuin checks a low kick from Burza.
Some wild striking there from Chuin.
Chuin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burza rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuin is breathing heavily.
Chuin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chuin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burza manages to avoid it.
Burza lands a jab to the head.
Burza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Burza both land. Nice combination.
Chuin misses with a head kick.
Chuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Burza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chuin did well to prevent Burza getting side control.
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chuin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chuin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burza.
Chuin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burza drops an elbow to the side of Chuin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuin looking for submissions off his back.
Burza winds up and cracks Chuin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza escapes and gets back to his feet.
Burza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chuin, who protects the arm well.
Burza decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Burza dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Chuin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Burza.
Chuin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burza finds it's way round the side to connect with Chuin's head.
Burza connects with a solid leg kick.
Chuin throws a sloppy head kick and Burza moves out of range easily.
Chuin lands a head kick!
Burza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Burza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chuin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chuin lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Chuin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza tries a head kick but it misses.
Burza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chuin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burza stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A telegraphed right hand from Burza misses the target.
Burza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chuin - the referee stops the clock and Burza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chuin. Burza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chuin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chuin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burza manages to avoid it.
Chuin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burza.
Burza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Burza.
Chuin throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to land a leg kick but Chuin is out of range.
Chuin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burza.
Chuin throws a sloppy head kick
and Chuin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burza misses with the combination.
Burza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Chuin.
Chuin throws a head kick but Burza moves out of range.
Chuin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burza.
Chuin misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza takes a swing at Chuin's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Chuin misses
and Burza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chuin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Chuin. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Burza.
Burza connects with an inside leg kick.
Chuin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chuin manages to avoid it.
Burza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chuin counters with a head kick.
Chuin thuds a left hand into Burza's body.
Burza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chuin.
Chuin blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuin moves out of range as Burza throws a body kick.
Chuin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chuin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burza back to the cage. Chuin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chuin avoids the head kick by Burza.
No joy there for Chuin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chuin throws a leg kick but Burza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Master Chuin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuin throws a head kick that misses.
Chuin throws a hook but Burza blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Burza. That snapped Chuin's head back.
Chuin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burza's head.
Burza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roman Burza.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Burza!
Roman Burza was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro has chosen Jungle Ugly as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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29
216 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Okoro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson looks to throw a body kick
and Okoro counters with a leg kick.
Okoro throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okoro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okoro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okoro lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okoro works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okoro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okoro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Okoro.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Okoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Okoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Okoro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okoro - that will leave a mark!
Okoro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okoro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Okoro connects with the punch.
Thompson swings for the body but Okoro moves out of range.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Okoro tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okoro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Okoro.
Okoro digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
Okoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson thows a leg kick but Okoro checks it
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
John Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Okoro. Beautiful body shot.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Manu Okoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okoro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Okoro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro looks to land a combination. Thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Okoro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Okoro there.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson wants to slow Okoro down by chopping away at his legs.
Okoro swinging wildly here.
Okoro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okoro lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson slips a jab from Okoro.
Okoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Okoro lands with a slapping head kick.
Okoro ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okoro tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson throws a body punch but Okoro moves out of range.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Okoro misses its intended target.
Okoro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okoro moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okoro checks it well.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Okoro sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Okoro is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Okoro counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Thompson moves forwards but Okoro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Okoro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro misses with a looping left.
Thompson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Okoro. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okoro moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in but Okoro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab from Okoro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Okoro.
Okoro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Okoro blocks the leg kick.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Okoro misses.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okoro.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okoro lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Okoro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson takes a swing at Okoro's ribcage but misses.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson tries to work over Okoro's front leg with a kick but Okoro checks it.
Okoro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Manu Okoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okoro.
Okoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Okoro.
Okoro scores with a nice head shot.
Okoro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson lunges at Okoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Okoro's hand.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Okoro which made him look bad.
Okoro scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson takes a swing at Okoro's ribcage but misses.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Okoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okoro throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Okoro lands with a nice body punch.
Okoro scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okoro counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okoro connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Okoro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Okoro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Okoro shows good takedown defense.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Okoro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thompson really felt that one!
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
Okoro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompson takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Okoro.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Okoro! Thompson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Okoro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manu Okoro made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fauatea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aural Psynapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
275 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
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28
280 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fauatea !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fauatea circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Willie drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Fauatea follows Willie to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Fauatea !
Post fight, Dominic Fauatea stared into the camera and said 'I knew I had to do to win this fight. MMA is like climbing a mountain, it's a long hard journey but I will reach the top!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Larkin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Shipping Up To Boston. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Worrell.
Larkin thuds a left hand into Worrell's body.
Larkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worrell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Larkin finds it's way through Worrell's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Larkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Worrell.
Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Worrell.
Worrell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Worrell is just out of range.
Larkin misses the jab.
Larkin misses with a kick to the body.
Larkin connects with the punch.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick there by Worrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Worrell's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Larkin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larkin.
Worrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Worrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Worrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Worrell looks for the body kick but Larkin saw that one coming.
Worrell misses with a hook.
Worrell digs a good hook to Larkin's body.
A good leg kick by Larkin.
Some bone on bone action there as Larkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Worrell throws the kick towards the body but Larkin avoids it.
Larkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larkin lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Worrell slips the punch.
Worrell takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell throws a push kick but Larkin slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Larkin does no damage.
Worrell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Worrell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Worrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Worrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
Larkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Worrell misses.
Larkin avoids a kick to the body.
Worrell is looking to chop away at Larkin's legs.
Larkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Worrell.
Worrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a two punch combination.
Larkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Worrell.
Larkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worrell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Worrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larkin moves out of range as Worrell throws a body kick.
Larkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worrell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Worrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Larkin lands.
Some wild striking there from Worrell.
Larkin with a jab.
Worrell misses with the body kick
and Larkin counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin moves out of range of the body kick from Worrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell moves away from the strike by Larkin.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Worrell moved out of range.
Larkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larkin is working Worrell over against the cage.
Worrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Larkin tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin digs a right hand into Worrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Worrell's gas tank.
Worrell looks gassed!
Larkin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Worrell clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Larkin lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Worrell hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Worrell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Worrell throws an elbow but misses.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Larkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin lands a nice uppercut.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larkin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worrell's elbow.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Worrell controls his hands.
Larkin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
Worrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Worrell lands a right hand.
Larkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Worrell scores with a shot to the side of Larkin's head.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Larkin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Worrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Larkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Worrell controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Worrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Worrell tries to work over Larkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Larkin tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin is working Worrell over against the cage.
Worrell is breathing heavily.
Larkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Larkin.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Worrell.
Still in the clinch, Larkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Worrell.
Larkin works on Worrell's body with a couple of short punches.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worrell can do to turn this around?
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Worrell avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Larkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Worrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Worrell blocks a body shot from Larkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike.
Ryan Larkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Worrell takes a shot to the head.
Larkin tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Worrell blocks a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Worrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Worrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body.
Larkin has Worrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Worrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Worrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Larkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike.
Worrell is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Worrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Larkin finish him?
Larkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Worrell seems to have recovered his senses.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Worrell prevents a body shot from Larkin.
A short body shot lands from Larkin as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Larkin as the two fighters clinch.
Larkin manages to break the clinch.
Worrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larkin tries to land a leg kick but Worrell saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Worrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larkin tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worrell misses with a low kick.
Larkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larkin throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin throws a head kick but Worrell moves out of range.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worrell.
Larkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Worrell misses with a body kick.
Larkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Worrell is looking to land body kicks.
Worrell throws a head kick but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Larkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Worrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larkin thumps Worrell with a low kick.
Worrell throws a wild body kick that Larkin sees coming a mile off.
Larkin gets a clinch.
Worrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larkin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worrell.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Worrell controls his hands.
Worrell throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Larkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Worrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worrell stops a takedown attempt from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Worrell's head.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Larkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Worrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larkin.
Worrell misses with some punches.
Worrell lands a right hand.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worrell pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Larkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin cracks Worrell with a nice body shot.
Worrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Worrell backwards.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worrell's elbow.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Worrell controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worrell.
Worrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is leaning against Worrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Larkin.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worrell's elbow.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Worrell controls his hands.
Larkin lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Worrell blocks a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Larkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Larkin.
Larkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worrell blocks a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larkin, right into the meat.
Worrell scores with a kick to the body.
Larkin lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larkin connects with a right hand. Worrell shakes it off.
Larkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Larkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larkin moves out of range of the body kick from Worrell.
Larkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worrell.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worrell misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Worrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Worrell as he checks the leg kick.
Larkin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Worrell throws a leg kick which misses Larkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Larkin tries to avoid it.
Larkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Worrell throws the kick towards the body but Larkin avoids it.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Worrell.
Larkin tries to clinch up.
Larkin throws out a loose jab but Worrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worrell pushes Larkin away with a front kick.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Worrell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worrell's elbow.
Worrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larkin lands a shot to the body.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Worrell's head.
Worrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Larkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Worrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worrell.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worrell's elbow.
Larkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Larkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Larkin controls his hands.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Worrell avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Larkin lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Larkin on the inside.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Worrell.
Worrell prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Worrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larkin presses Worrell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Worrell misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin blocking some punches.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike.
Larkin tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Larkin breaks from the clinch.
Larkin punishes Worrell's body with a nice straight punch.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Worrell is just out of range.
Nice cross by Larkin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larkin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin throws a push kick but Worrell slaps the foot to one side.
Worrell connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin had his way with Peter Worrell in that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Worrell throws a wild body kick that Larkin sees coming a mile off.
Worrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worrell walks into a straight right hand from Larkin.
Worrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larkin jabs at Worrell's body.
Larkin lands with a hook. Worrell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Worrell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larkin tries to score with a low kick but Worrell moves his leg out of the way.
Worrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worrell throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin throws a low kick but Worrell avoids it.
Worrell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larkin rushes Worrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Worrell misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Worrell avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Worrell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Worrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larkin tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worrell throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Larkin lands with a left to the head.
Larkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Worrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worrell's elbow.
Worrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larkin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Worrell avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Worrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell blocking some punches.
Worrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larkin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larkin.
Larkin lands with a right to the head.
Larkin tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Worrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
Worrell blocks a body shot from Larkin.
A shot in the inside from Larkin.
Worrell throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin is leaning against Worrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Worrell lands an elbow inside that Larkin shrugs off.
Good body shot from Worrell.
Larkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Larkin pushes Worrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike.
Larkin digs a right hand into Worrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Worrell's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Larkin.
Larkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worrell prevents the takedown attempt.
Larkin tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Larkin throws a head punch that misses.
Worrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Worrell fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larkin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Peter Worrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Larkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Larkin!
Ryan Larkin retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryan Larkin made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity has chosen Payback-Slayer as his entrance music. Kearney McGarrity 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mandla Bangizwe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kearney McGarrity!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bangizwe on the side of the head.
McGarrity throws a lazy head kick
and Bangizwe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bangizwe throws a low kick, looking for McGarrity's leg but McGarrity calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bangizwe.
McGarrity moves out of range as Bangizwe throws a body kick.
McGarrity digs a good body shot into Bangizwe's ribs.
A slow jab from McGarrity misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Bangizwe finds it's target.
McGarrity misses with a straight left.
A jab from McGarrity misses.
McGarrity throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bangizwe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bangizwe checks a leg kick.
McGarrity checks a low kick from Bangizwe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bangizwe cracks McGarrity with a right hand to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bangizwe!
Bangizwe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGarrity.
Bangizwe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bangizwe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGarrity thumps Bangizwe with a low kick.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bangizwe misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangizwe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangizwe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bangizwe.
McGarrity shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bangizwe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McGarrity sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McGarrity trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangizwe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGarrity looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGarrity engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kearney McGarrity was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bangizwe throws an off balance right hand
and McGarrity counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from McGarrity.
Bangizwe looks to land a body kick but McGarrity moved away.
Bangizwe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGarrity.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGarrity, as that shot connected.
McGarrity fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bangizwe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bangizwe ducks under a wild hook from McGarrity.
Bangizwe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGarrity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangizwe moves away.
Bangizwe misses with a low kick.
McGarrity throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangizwe misses with a kick to the body
and McGarrity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangizwe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bangizwe wants to land a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range.
A big right from McGarrity misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bangizwe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGarrity scrambles back to his feet.
Bangizwe moves away from the strike by McGarrity.
A good leg kick by Bangizwe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mandla Bangizwe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bangizwe blocks a leg kick.
Bangizwe pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range and Bangizwe settles back down.
McGarrity cracks Bangizwe with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Bangizwe coming out on top.
Bangizwe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangizwe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bangizwe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGarrity can pounce on him.
Bangizwe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangizwe misses with a leg kick
and McGarrity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bangizwe slips under a jab from McGarrity.
Bangizwe misses with a low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bangizwe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangizwe.
McGarrity avoids a kick to the body.
McGarrity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangizwe manages to avoid it.
Bangizwe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGarrity slips a straight right by Bangizwe.
An inside leg kick from Bangizwe misses.
A leg kick checked by McGarrity.
Bangizwe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandla Bangizwe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGarrity, right into the meat.
Bangizwe pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range and Bangizwe settles back down.
Bangizwe swats away the attempt to clinch by McGarrity.
McGarrity looks to clinch
and Bangizwe counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangizwe counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from McGarrity tenderised Bangizwe's leg. Bangizwe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bangizwe throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGarrity.
Bangizwe dodges the punch combination from McGarrity.
Bangizwe scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangizwe.
McGarrity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGarrity jabs Bangizwe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangizwe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGarrity is able to avoid easily.
Mandla Bangizwe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangizwe moves away from the strike by McGarrity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity tries a low kick but Bangizwe avoids it.
Bangizwe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bangizwe misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as McGarrity lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bangizwe doesn't seem phased though.
Bangizwe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGarrity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGarrity lands a nice looking body shot.
McGarrity's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bangizwe throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
Bangizwe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bangizwe cracks McGarrity with a good jab.
McGarrity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangizwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from McGarrity does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity motions for Bangizwe to come forward. McGarrity throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrity tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGarrity tried to score with a low kick but Bangizwe checks it.
Bangizwe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGarrity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangizwe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGarrity shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGarrity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangizwe. Bangizwe obviously looking to wear him down.
McGarrity is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bangizwe is looking to land body kicks.
McGarrity lands a jab to Bangizwe's midsection.
Bangizwe checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mandla Bangizwe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGarrity throws a series of punches but Bangizwe avoids them all with ease.
McGarrity blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGarrity. That's going to slow Bangizwe down.
McGarrity rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangizwe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangizwe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range.
Bangizwe misses with a low kick.
Bangizwe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bangizwe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangizwe moves out of range of the leg kick from McGarrity.
McGarrity on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGarrity takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Bangizwe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that misses.
Bangizwe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bangizwe is looking to chop away at McGarrity's legs.
Bangizwe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bangizwe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGarrity avoids the head kick by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe is looking to slow McGarrity down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangizwe is looking to score with low kicks.
Bangizwe throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrity moves out of range easily.
Bangizwe misses with a low kick as McGarrity jumps back.
Bangizwe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe connects with a solid leg kick.
McGarrity misses with a right hand
and Bangizwe counters with a head kick.
McGarrity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangizwe manages to avoid it.
McGarrity moves out of range of the body kick.
Bangizwe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McGarrity counters with a body kick that stops Bangizwe in his tracks momentarily.
Bangizwe fakes the leg kick and cracks McGarrity in the body.
McGarrity looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bangizwe tries to work over McGarrity's front leg with a kick but McGarrity checks it.
Bangizwe looks to land a body kick but McGarrity moved away.
McGarrity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangizwe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe wants to land a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGarrity connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangizwe misses with a looping right.
Bangizwe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range.
Bangizwe looks to throw a body kick
and McGarrity counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGarrity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangizwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bangizwe misses with a takedown
and McGarrity counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bangizwe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGarrity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangizwe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe swats away the attempt to clinch by McGarrity.
McGarrity blocks a head kick by Bangizwe.
McGarrity misses with an uppercut.
Bangizwe shoots in but McGarrity avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGarrity steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bangizwe. That one must have hurt.
Bangizwe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bangizwe misses with a head kick.
McGarrity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mandla Bangizwe clearly takes 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.
Bangizwe throws a low kick, looking for McGarrity's leg but McGarrity calmly moves out of range.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that misses.
Bangizwe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bangizwe lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by McGarrity.
McGarrity checks a low kick from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGarrity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bangizwe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick which misses McGarrity's front leg but catches the back leg as McGarrity tries to avoid it.
Bangizwe misses with a body kick.
McGarrity checks a low kick from Bangizwe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe throws a body kick that misses.
Bangizwe tries a head kick but it misses.
McGarrity misses with a double jab
and Bangizwe counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGarrity's knee momentarily.
Bangizwe throws a nice head kick!
McGarrity scores with a jab. Bangizwe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGarrity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bangizwe at a distance.
Bangizwe checks a low kick from McGarrity.
A punch lands to the side of Bangizwe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGarrity takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.
Bangizwe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bangizwe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGarrity can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on McGarrity's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McGarrity's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGarrity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bangizwe prevents a body shot from McGarrity.
Bangizwe taking a breather.
McGarrity is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bangizwe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGarrity has Bangizwe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bangizwe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe is looking to control McGarrity's arms but McGarrity gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bangizwe has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from McGarrity.
McGarrity stalling against the cage.
Bangizwe stalling in the clinch.
McGarrity stalling against the cage.
McGarrity is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bangizwe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mandla Bangizwe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kearney McGarrity.
McGarrity will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bangizwe up against the cage.
Bangizwe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGarrity's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity tries to work over Bangizwe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGarrity being controlled against the cage.
Bangizwe looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mandla Bangizwe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Bangizwe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGarrity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bangizwe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bangizwe throws a body punch but McGarrity moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as McGarrity blocks the low kick.
Bangizwe tries to land a leg kick but McGarrity saw it coming and moves away.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGarrity shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bangizwe is trying to defend but McGarrity finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bangizwe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe is staying active underneath McGarrity, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bangizwe wants to control but McGarrity is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bangizwe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGarrity pulls his head out easily.
McGarrity is taking a breather. Bangizwe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bangizwe is not content to let McGarrity control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kearney McGarrity was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McGarrity gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bangizwe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bangizwe keeps McGarrity at a distance using the push kick.
McGarrity lunges at Bangizwe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bangizwe's hand.
Bangizwe throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrity moves out of range easily.
McGarrity misses with a leg kick
and Bangizwe counters with a big head kick but McGarrity shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarrity misses the shot to the body.
McGarrity feints a jab promting Bangizwe to slip. McGarrity then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bangizwe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McGarrity throws a hook but Bangizwe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity lands the left hand.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGarrity checks a low kick from Bangizwe.
Mandla Bangizwe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick but McGarrity checks it.
Kearney McGarrity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGarrity moves out of range as Bangizwe throws a body kick.
McGarrity checks a leg kick.
McGarrity moves out of range as Bangizwe throws a body kick.
Bangizwe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangizwe staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from McGarrity tenderised Bangizwe's leg. Bangizwe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bangizwe misses with a body kick.
McGarrity has a takedown stuffed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bangizwe, right into the meat.
McGarrity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangizwe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarrity misses with a kick to the body
and Bangizwe counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGarrity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGarrity pushes Bangizwe away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kearney McGarrity.
I think Bangizwe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mandla Bangizwe!
Mandla Bangizwe is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Mandla Bangizwe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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