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CFC 247: Mulroney vs Slaughter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hmmm... Interesting.... Norman Bates is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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217 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Bates!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Moss. Those never looked like landing.
Moss misses with a takedown
letting Bates counter with a right hand.
Billy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moss is defended easily by Bates.
Bates punishes Moss's body with a nice straight punch.
Bates cracks Moss with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Bates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Moss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bates counters with a stiff right hand.
Moss is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates throws a monster overhand right that drops Moss! Bates follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Bates!
Norman Bates really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad's entrance music is Rider Part II. A fine choice. Johnson has chosen East Bound And Down as his entrance music. Jack Conrad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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259 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conrad as he jumps to the side.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Conrad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
It looks like Randall Johnson has been cut.
Conrad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conrad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conrad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conrad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conrad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conrad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conrad walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conrad looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Conrad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Conrad sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Conrad in particular looking to stall.
Conrad passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson regains half guard, as Conrad was trying to land strikes.
Conrad throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Conrad throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johnson to regain full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conrad passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Conrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to hold on to Conrad's head to control him but Conrad postures up.
Conrad is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Conrad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conrad throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conrad's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Conrad with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Conrad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conrad wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conrad prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Conrad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conrad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conrad on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conrad.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Conrad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conrad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Conrad swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Conrad moves out of range.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conrad finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conrad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conrad moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Conrad changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson parries the strikes from Conrad easily there. Conrad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Conrad throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Johnson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Conrad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Conrad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to hold on to Conrad's head to control him but Conrad postures up.
Conrad tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson tries to kick Conrad off but Conrad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Conrad prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jack Conrad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conrad lands with a punch from half guard.
Conrad looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Conrad from controlling successfully.
Conrad is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conrad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Conrad.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Conrad on his heels. He'll look to pass Conrad's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conrad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Conrad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Conrad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conrad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Conrad landing shots from mount.
Conrad with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Conrad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson wants to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Jack Conrad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conrad looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conrad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Conrad.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conrad.
Conrad tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conrad clinches with his opponent.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries to circle away but Conrad has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad prevents the takedown attempt.
Conrad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Conrad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Conrad is controlling him.
Randall Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Conrad has the dominant position.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conrad avoids it.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Conrad is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conrad, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
Jack Conrad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
24 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian throws a big shot that misses.
Kermodian misses with a low kick.
Kermodian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cavalera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cavalera blocks a head kick by Kermodian.
Kermodian throws a head kick but Cavalera moves out of range.
Cavalera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kermodian.
Cavalera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kermodian at a distance.
Cavalera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kermodian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cavalera counters with a nice body shot.
Kermodian throws a hook but Cavalera avoids it easily.
Cavalera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kermodian throws out the jab.
Kermodian tries to clinch but Cavalera is having none of it.
Kermodian tries to close the distance and clinch but Cavalera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kermodian scores with the left hand. Cavalera knows he should have avoided that one.
Cavalera avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera checks a leg kick.
Kermodian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cavalera blocks a head kick by Kermodian.
Kermodian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cavalera is looking to improve his position.
Cavalera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kermodian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kermodian's back!
Kermodian turns into Cavalera and is now in his guard.
Cavalera 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.
Cavalera trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavalera has his feet on Kermodian's thighs here. He's pushed Kermodian off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kermodian screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Cavalera!
After winning the bout, Max Cavalera 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ano Aukanaii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen System of a down - This cocaine make me feel like I'm on this song as his entrance music. Kane Wade has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ano Aukanaii's chin.
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good elbows
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ano Aukanaii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kane Wade!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wade misses with the combination.
Wade throws a series of punches but Aukanaii moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aukanaii enables Wade to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aukanaii manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aukanaii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wade has managed to get both his arms back between Aukanaii's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aukanaii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aukanaii looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wade puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aukanaii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aukanaii has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wade escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wade!
Aukanaii tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wade scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aukanaii to see if he's OK.
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!
Aukanaii tries to improve position but can't.
Aukanaii manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aukanaii throwing shots but Wade is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wade wants to get back to his feet.
Wade actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aukanaii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aukanaii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aukanaii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aukanaii slips a nice elbow through Wade's hands, connecting with Wade's forehead.
Aukanaii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aukanaii.
Wade tries to roll over but Aukanaii keeps him under control.
Aukanaii lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade has hold of Aukanaii's hands but Aukanaii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wade tries to clinch but Aukanaii is having none of it.
Aukanaii misses the shot to the body.
Wade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aukanaii misses with a double jab.
Wade falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Aukanaii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aukanaii lands with an overhand left.
Aukanaii lands a nice looking body shot.
Aukanaii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wade. That did some damage!
Wade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aukanaii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wade scores with a decent looking hook.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Wade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aukanaii's waist but Aukanaii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wade off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii throws a series of strikes that have Wade backpedaling.
Aukanaii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aukanaii thows a body shot but no joy.
Ano Aukanaii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade tries to clinch but Aukanaii is having none of it.
Wade tries to clinch there but Aukanaii circles away.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aukanaii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aukanaii. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wade.
Aukanaii misses with a series of wild punches.
Aukanaii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aukanaii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aukanaii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aukanaii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Aukanaii connects with a body shot that sends Wade's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii shoots in for a double leg but Wade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aukanaii misses with a looping right.
Aukanaii blocks a jab.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aukanaii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aukanaii dives in and grabs Wade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes down on Aukanaii's head and hops out.
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aukanaii ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Aukanaii lands with a straight right. Wade didn't see that one coming.
Aukanaii throws a right hand that Wade ducks under and follows up with a left that Wade also avoids with ease.
Aukanaii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wade to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aukanaii keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade prevents Aukanaii from getting back to his feet.
Wade looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ano Aukanaii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aukanaii jabs Wade right on the nose. Wade blinks but takes it well.
Aukanaii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aukanaii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade throws a series of punches but Aukanaii avoids them all with ease.
Aukanaii feints and then cracks Wade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wade down.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aukanaii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ano Aukanaii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aukanaii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wade tries to clinch but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Aukanaii works over Wade's head and body with a nice combination.
Ano Aukanaii is winning the standup battle so far.
Aukanaii thows a body shot but no joy.
Aukanaii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aukanaii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii stalks Wade and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wade's face. Wade staggers backwards, shaken.
Wade shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aukanaii is trying to defend but Wade finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aukanaii wants to control but Wade is keeping busy.
Wade working Aukanaii over with strikes.
Aukanaii is staying active underneath Wade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aukanaii is defending against the submission attempts here by Wade.
Aukanaii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade slips a nice elbow through Aukanaii's hands, connecting with Aukanaii's forehead.
Kane Wade has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wade is looking to take a break and control but Aukanaii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aukanaii defending well though.
Wade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aukanaii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aukanaii actively working from the bottom here.
Aukanaii 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.
Aukanaii tries to kick Wade off but Wade keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wade stalling away here and it's allowed Aukanaii to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Aukanaii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wade scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aukanaii pushes Wade off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wade rushes Aukanaii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wade tries to land a knee to the head but Aukanaii blocks with his arms.
Aukanaii can't break the clinch.
Aukanaii working aggressively here.
Wade gets underhooks to prevent Aukanaii's takedown attempt.
Wade breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wade.
Aukanaii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aukanaii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade pushes Aukanaii up against the cage in a clinch.
Wade lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aukanaii is trying to get back to full guard.
Aukanaii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aukanaii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aukanaii is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wade pulls his head out easily.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aukanaii's head.
Aukanaii trying to hold on to Wade's head to control him but Wade postures up.
Aukanaii throws a strike from the bottom but Wade passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aukanaii takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aukanaii punishes Wade's body with a nice straight punch.
Aukanaii clobbers Wade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wade looks to land a combination but Aukanaii avoids it well.
Wade is looking to clinch.
Aukanaii keeps the fight on the outside.
Aukanaii throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Aukanaii. Those never looked like landing.
Wade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aukanaii sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wade somewhat.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Wade takes one on the button.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aukanaii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aukanaii is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aukanaii looks to land a combination but Wade avoids it well.
Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wade is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aukanaii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aukanaii is looking to control Wade's arms but Wade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aukanaii has his back to the cage.
Aukanaii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aukanaii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wade tries to clinch but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Aukanaii misses with a few strikes there.
Wade swinging wildly here.
Aukanaii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Aukanaii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aukanaii misses with a wild combination.
Aukanaii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aukanaii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wade to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aukanaii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aukanaii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wade is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Aukanaii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wade keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aukanaii's head.
Aukanaii looking to control.
Aukanaii working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wade has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aukanaii is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wade's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wade's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to roll but Aukanaii sticks to his back.
Wade is trying to stand back up.
Aukanaii lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wade manages to escape to his feet.
Aukanaii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wade.
Wade pushes Aukanaii up against the cage in a clinch.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aukanaii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aukanaii to score with a decent uppercut.
Wade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wade tries to clinch but Aukanaii is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Aukanaii. That's going to slow Wade down.
Wade lands with a nice combination. Aukanaii backs away looking to recover.
Aukanaii looks to land a combination but Wade avoids it well.
Wade gets a double leg takedown into Aukanaii's guard.
Aukanaii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aukanaii isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wade stacks Aukanaii on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wade!
Wade lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade tries to score with some ground and pound. Aukanaii controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aukanaii wants to control but Wade postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kane Wade.
I think Wade 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Wade!
After the fight, Kane Wade was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katasonov's entrance music is In Extremo - Wind. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cruz's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Jungle. Kale Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
166 lbs
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32
163 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Katasonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katasonov moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katasonovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Pavel Katasonov has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Katasonov blocks a jab.
Katasonov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Katasonov is rocked!
Kale Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katasonov stuffs the takedown.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Katasonov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katasonov scores with a body shot.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katasonov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katasonov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
Katasonov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katasonov preventing the sweep.
Katasonov 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.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Katasonov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katasonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov pushes down on Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katasonov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Katasonov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cruz reverses the position - he's now on top in Katasonov's guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Katasonov keeps moving.
Katasonov has an active guard here but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katasonov keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cruz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Katasonov punching from the bottom.
Katasonov wants to get back to his feet.
Katasonov looking for submissions off his back.
Katasonov gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Katasonov keeps moving.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Katasonov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Katasonov has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katasonov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Katasonov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Pavel Katasonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katasonov misses with a looping left.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Katasonov counters with a shoot takedown. Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruz is trying to keep Katasonov in close.
Katasonov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz looking to control but Katasonov passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Katasonov has gone for a leg lock! Cruz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Katasonov's guard.
Katasonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz is in close to Katasonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cruz is working Katasonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Katasonov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Katasonov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Katasonov wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Katasonov is looking for a triangle here but Cruz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katasonov keeps working.
Katasonov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katasonov keeps working.
Katasonov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cruz gets to mount! Katasonov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Katasonov working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kale Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Katasonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kale Cruz has been cut.
Katasonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Katasonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katasonov scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Katasonov.
Katasonov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Katasonov connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Katasonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kale Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Katasonov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Katasonov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katasonov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Katasonov moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Katasonov.
Katasonov throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Katasonov moves away and avoids it.
Katasonov lands with an overhand left.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katasonov.
Katasonov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Katasonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Katasonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Katasonov moved out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick but Katasonov moves out of range.
Katasonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Katasonov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Katasonov counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Katasonov to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katasonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katasonov moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katasonov.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Katasonov checks it
and Katasonov counters with a thumping low kick.
Katasonov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Katasonov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katasonov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cruz drops Katasonov with a nice combination! Cruz dives into Katasonov's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Katasonov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz wants to control from the top but Katasonov keeps moving.
Cruz arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Katasonov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kale Cruz!
Kale Cruz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Make Her Say - Kid Cudi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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31
154 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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29
155 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Negreanu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid looks to land a right hand but Negreanu moved out of range.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
Negreanu wants to clinch.
Negreanu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Quid back to the cage. Negreanu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Quid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Negreanu looks to throw the jab but Quid is out of range.
Quid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Negreanu.
Negreanu throws the kick towards the body but Quid avoids it.
Quid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniel Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Negreanu digs a good hook to Quid's body.
Quid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Quid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Negreanu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Negreanu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Negreanu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Negreanu pushes Quid up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quid misses with a low kick as Negreanu jumps back.
Quid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Negreanu circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Negreanu, right into the meat.
Negreanu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quid is out of range.
Quid throws a jab when Negreanu was well out of range.
Negreanu tries to work over Quid's front leg with a kick but Quid checks it.
Negreanu throws a hook but Quid avoids it easily.
Negreanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quid manages to avoid it.
Quid throws a chopping leg kick but Negreanu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Negreanu throws a leg kick but Quid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Negreanu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Negreanu misses with a low kick as Quid jumps back.
Quid moves out of range of the leg kick from Negreanu.
Negreanu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Negreanu misses the target.
Negreanu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Negreanu has closed the distance and engaged Quid in a clinch.
Quid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Negreanu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quid's elbow.
Quid blocks a body shot from Negreanu.
Quid works on Negreanu's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Negreanu.
Quid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Negreanu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Negreanu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Negreanu tries to clinch up
and Quid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a head kick but Quid moves out of range.
Negreanu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quid blocks a low kick nicely.
Quid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Negreanu momentarily.
Quid lands a jab.
Quid misses with an uppercut.
Negreanu throws a jab when Quid was well out of range.
Negreanu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quid.
A low kick from Quid is predictable there
and Negreanu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Quid closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Quid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Negreanu's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Negreanu connects with a crisp jab.
Quid misses with a wild body shot.
Quid lands a nice shot that snaps Negreanu's head back.
Quid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quid's head backwards.
Quid moves forwards but Negreanu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quid throws a looping overhand right but Negreanu ducks down to avoid it.
Negreanu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Negreanu is looking to clinch.
A jab from Quid misses.
Quid lands a leg kick that knocks Negreanu off balance momentarily.
Negreanu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Negreanu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Quid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quid thows a body shot but no joy.
Negreanu tries to close the distance and clinch but Quid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quid connects with the punch.
A big left from Negreanu misses.
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 Johnny Quid will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Negreanu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Negreanu lands a really nice looking cross but Quid seems unphased.
Quid lands a right hook to the body.
Negreanu misses with a body kick.
Quid misses with a series of wild punches.
Negreanu shoots in looking for a takedown. Quid tries to sprawl out of it but Negreanu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Negreanus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Negreanu wants to land a leg kick but Quid is out of range.
Negreanu doesn't manage to clinch there - Quid circles away.
Negreanu misses with a looping right.
Negreanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Negreanu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu throws an overhand right that lands on Quid's shoulder, as Quid tries to avoid the shot.
Quid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quid checks a low kick from Negreanu.
Quid cracks a nice hook into Negreanu's ribs.
Negreanu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Negreanu.
Quid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Negreanu was well out of range. Poor timing from Quid.
Quid lands a glancing blow to the side of Negreanu's head.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Negreanu misses.
Negreanu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quid if he has to take too many more of those.
Negreanu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Negreanu tries a head kick but it misses.
Negreanu ducks under a wild hook from Quid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Negreanu manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid jabs Negreanu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quid missing with a left hand there. Negreanu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quid connects with a body shot that sends Negreanu's belly button to the back.
Negreanu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Negreanu misses
and Quid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Negreanu in his tracks.
Quid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Negreanu throws a hook to the side of Quid's head but Quid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quid misses with a low kick as Negreanu jumps back.
Quid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Negreanu.
Negreanu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Quid throws a lazy right hand but Negreanu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Negreanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quid counters with a solid body kick.
Negreanu is breathing heavily.
Negreanu stuns Quid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu slips a straight right by Quid.
Oooooh!!! Quid has knocked Negreanu down with a huge combo! Quid steps away and waves a wobbly Negreanu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Negreanu is rocked!
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!
Quid throws an overhand right that drops Negreanu like a sack of potatoes! Quid dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Quid!
After the big win, Johnny Quid made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Rōnin and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Charles's choice of entrance music: Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
218 lbs
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24 - 11 - 0 |
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World class 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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leiden manages to avoid it.
Leiden moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Leiden manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Charles on his heels. He'll look to pass Charles's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Charles being controlled here, momentarily.
Charles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leiden's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leiden wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Yang Leiden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Charles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charles is able to avoid easily.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leiden scores with the left hand. Charles knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles misses with a hook
and Leiden counters with a shoot takedown. Charles fights it but they end up in guard.
Leiden looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles is pulling down on Leiden's head. It's preventing any offense from Leiden, at least for the moment.
Leiden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Leiden looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leiden sprawls well. Leiden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Leiden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Leiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden slaps away a takedown attempt from Charles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leiden.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Leiden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Leiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles scores with the left hand. Leiden knows he should have avoided that one.
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Leiden counters with a single leg into guard. Charles didn't expect that.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Leiden from controlling successfully.
Leiden passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leiden wants to take a breather but Charles is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles gets full guard.
Leiden prevents Charles from getting back to his feet.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leiden is one step ahead there.
Leiden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leiden postures up.
Leiden trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Leiden preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charles is on top in guard.
Leiden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Leiden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Leiden.
Nice takedown defense from Charles. No joy for Leiden on that attempt.
Leiden ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Charles shoots and misses
and Leiden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leiden moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Charles throws a jab when Leiden was well out of range.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Leiden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leiden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leiden.
A shot to the body from Charles misses
and Leiden counters with a good low kick that Charles was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Charles misses.
Leiden misses with a low kick.
Charles tries for a takedown but Leiden circles away easily
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leiden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.
Leiden keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles cracks Leiden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charles forces Leiden back against the cage and clinches.
Charles prevents a body shot from Leiden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden misses with a knee strike.
Charles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yang Leiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leiden after a bit of a struggle.
Leiden tries for a takedown but Charles manages to get underhooks.
Charles avoiding damage as Leiden throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles tries a body shot but Leiden blocks it.
Leiden presses Charles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leiden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charles stalls.
Leiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leiden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Leiden is leaning against Charles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden breaks the clinch.
Leiden looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Charles tries to clinch but Leiden moves out of range.
Leiden scores with a jab to the head.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Leiden is just out of range.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leiden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leiden. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leiden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charles. Charles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leiden.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leiden.
Charles slips under a jab from Leiden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Leiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charles tries to avoid it but Leiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charles to the ground. Charles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leiden avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles throws a poor cross that misses
and Leiden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leiden keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leiden being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Charles wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leiden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Leiden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles'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. This is the final round!
Charles lands with a hook. Leiden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leiden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Leiden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Charles misses.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles has Leiden up against the cage in a clinch.
Leiden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leiden blocks an uppercut.
Charles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charles dodges an elbow strike from Leiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Leiden tries to stall but Charles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leiden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Leiden controls the action.
Charles leaning against his opponent.
Charles looking to stall.
Charles is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Leiden has denied him.
Leiden tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Leiden.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Leiden tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leiden tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Leiden.
Yang Leiden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leiden blocks a body shot from Charles.
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leiden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leiden backwards.
Leiden stops a takedown attempt from Charles.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Leiden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Leiden.
Leiden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leiden crunches a lovely knee into Charles's ribcage.
Leiden is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leiden.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charles tries for a takedown but Leiden manages to get underhooks.
Leiden misses with a punch to the body.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leiden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden blocks an uppercut.
Leiden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leiden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yang Leiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Charles.
Leiden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leiden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is not content to let Leiden control the position.
Yang Leiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Yang Leiden wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiden connects with a body shot that sends Charles's belly button to the back.
Charles walks into a stiff left hand from Leiden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leiden counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leiden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charles's sensitive parts.
Charles works the jab nicely.
It looks like Yang Leiden has been cut.
Leiden connects with a body shot.
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 Yang Leiden.
Well Leiden 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Leiden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Isildor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronburger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Live by the gun. Isildor has chosen The Hobbit Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
180 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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32
185 lbs
22 - 11 - 4 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Isildor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger throws a combination. Isildor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kronburger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Isildor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isildor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kronburger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Isildor manages to avoid it.
Kronburger scores with a shot to the body.
Isildor checks a leg kick.
Isildor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kronburger's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Kronburger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
Kronburger lands a lovely overhand right.
Isildor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Isildor is out of range and Kronburger settles back down.
No joy there for Kronburger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kronburger connects with a solid leg kick.
Isildor lands a jab to the head.
Kronburger swinging wildly here.
Isildor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Isildor throws a hook to the side of Kronburger's head but Kronburger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kronburger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Brett Isildor has been cut.
Isildor misses with a hook. Kronburger ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Isildor is out of range and Kronburger settles back down.
Kronburger thuds a left hand into Isildor's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isildor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kronburger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kronburger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Isildor under the eye.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isildor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
Kronburger looks to throw the jab but Isildor is out of range.
Kronburger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Isildor thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Isildor. Kronburger shrugs it off though.
Isildor motions for Kronburger to come forward. Isildor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kronburger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Isildor.
Isildor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kronburger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Isildor's head.
Kronburger ducks under a wild hook from Isildor.
Kronburger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kronburger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kronburger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Isildor is rocked!
That's four 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!
A leg kick checked by Isildor.
Isildor tried to score with a low kick but Kronburger checks it.
Isildor throws a jab when Kronburger was well out of range.
Kronburger misses the body punch
and Isildor counters with a nice leg kick.
Isildor throws a body kick the misses
and Kronburger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kronburger throws a chopping leg kick but Isildor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isildor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kronburger lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kronburger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kronburger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronburger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Isildor was well out of range. Poor timing from Kronburger.
Isildor tries to land a front kick but Kronburger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Isildor misses with a body kick.
Isildor lands a head shot.
Kronburger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kronburger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kronburger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Isildor throws the kick towards the body but Kronburger avoids it.
Isildor misses with a left hand
and Kronburger counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor throws a head kick that half lands.
Isildor ducks under a wild hook from Kronburger.
Isildor misses with a head kick.
Kronburger moves out of range of the body kick from Isildor.
Kronburger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Isildor's sensitive parts.
Isildor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kronburger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Isildor. That did some damage!
Isildor moves out of range of the body kick.
Isildor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronburger throws the left hand but Isildor avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Isildor.
Kronburger connects with a body shot.
Isildor cracks Kronburger with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isildor throws a sloppy head kick and Kronburger moves out of range easily.
Isildor throws a jab but it's blocked by Kronburger.
Kronburger scoring well with a low kick there.
Isildor misses with a left hand
and Kronburger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kronburger is looking to wear down Isildor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kronburger tries to bum rush Isildor with a series of wild strikes but Isildor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Isildor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Isildor looks for the body kick but Kronburger saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger lands a nice shot to the body.
Kronburger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kronburger throws a leg kick but Isildor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Isildor moves out of range of the body kick from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a leg kick which misses Isildor's front leg but catches the back leg as Isildor tries to avoid it.
Kronburger tries to score with a low kick but Isildor moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Kronburger.
A head kick misses from Isildor.
Kronburger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isildor moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isildor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kronburger.
Isildor checks a low kick from Kronburger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Isildor checks a leg kick.
Kronburger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Isildor counters with a body kick.
Kronburger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Kronburger.
Isildor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kronburger has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isildor misses with a head kick.
Kronburger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kronburger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brett Isildor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Isildor.
Kronburger throws a hook but Isildor avoids it easily.
Kronburger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Isildor eats them both and turns towards Kronburger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kronburger loads up on a big right hand but Isildor slips the punch.
Kronburger throws a body punch but Isildor moves out of range.
Isildor connects with a leg kick. Kronburger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kronburger tries to score with a low kick but Isildor moves his leg out of the way.
Kronburger ducks under a wild hook from Isildor.
Kronburger lands a leg kick that knocks Isildor off balance momentarily.
Isildor throws a hook to the side of Kronburger's head but Kronburger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kronburger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Isildor scrambles back to his feet.
Kronburger avoids the head kick by Isildor.
Isildor misses with a straight left.
Isildor ducks right into an uppercut from Kronburger.
Nice defenses there by Isildor.
Kronburger tries to bum rush Isildor with a series of wild strikes but Isildor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kronburger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Isildor.
Kronburger throws a leg kick but Isildor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kronburger blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kronburger is predictable there
and Isildor counters with a nice leg kick.
Kronburger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kronburger moves out of range as Isildor strikes.
No joy there for Kronburger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shawn Kronburger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kronburger connects with the punch.
Kronburger misses with a hook. Isildor ducked under it nicely.
Kronburger connects with a body shot.
Isildor misses with a head kick.
Kronburger lands a body shot.
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 slapping leg kick lands for Isildor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kronburger.
Kronburger lands with a hook. Isildor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kronburger throws a leg kick that misses.
Isildor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kronburger checks a leg kick.
Kronburger misses with a wild combination.
Kronburger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kronburger slips a straight right by Isildor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isildor misses with a hook.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Kronburger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kronburger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronburger misses with a wild combination.
Kronburger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Isildor takes a step back to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Kronburger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kronburger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Kronburger!
A relieved looking Shawn Kronburger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Cho connects with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cho is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cho tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cho is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho manages to get to full guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cho is retaining full guard.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Cho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Cho pushes his legs off easily.
Cho preventing the sweep.
Cho wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie has his foot on Cho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cho works his way back into a safe position though.
Cho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cho defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is working an open guard so Cho takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cho just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Cho avoids it well.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cho pinned against the cage. Cho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cho darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Cho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cho presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie wants to break free but Cho has control.
Cho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Cho throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Cho working aggressively here.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Gracie tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cho tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Kimble Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Gracie works on Cho's body with a couple of short punches.
Cho lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
Cho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
Cho prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cho on the inside.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Cho on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Cho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Cho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitor Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's time! Cho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cho feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Cho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gracie tries to clinch but Cho moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cho, right into the meat.
Cho blocks a jab.
Cho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cho walks into a jab.
Cho wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Cho. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Cho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cho counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries a body shot but Cho blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cho blocking some punches.
Kimble Cho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cho has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cho tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Cho - that landed with a thud.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie tries a body shot but Cho blocks it.
Cho has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Cho has him pressed against the cage.
Kimble Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Cho pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Cho.
Cho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cho.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Cho keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Cho lands a right hand.
Cho lands with a short shot to the head.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Cho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cho misses with a punch to the body.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cho.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cho lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tries a body shot but Cho blocks it.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Cho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Cho digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Cho lands with a short shot to the head.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Cho blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Cho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cho.
Gracie is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cho.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Cho finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Cho.
Cho lands a nice uppercut.
Cho lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Cho.
Cho creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Cho pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Cho unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kimble Cho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kimble Cho thanked Omertà for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mulroney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Crown - World Below. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mulroney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulroney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaughter manages to avoid it.
Mulroney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slaughter.
Slaughter tries to clinch there but Mulroney circles away.
Mulroney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but Mulroney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donk. Slaughter catches Mulroney right on the button with a cross.
Slaughter misses with a wild combination.
Slaughter avoids the head kick by Mulroney.
Mulroney takes one to the chin there.
Mulroney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulroney.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slaughter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Brian Mulroney has been cut.
Slaughter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mulroney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slaughter throws a looping overhand right but Mulroney ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mulroney.
Slaughter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slaughter tried to score with a low kick but Mulroney checks it.
Mulroney dips to his left and cracks Slaughter with an uppercut!
Slaughter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mulroney sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter throwing shots but Mulroney is blocking nicely.
Mulroney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slaughter.
Mulroney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slaughter.
Slaughter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mulroney trying to control here.
Slaughter stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to control but Mulroney is keeping him busy.
Slaughter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mulroney sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter passes to full mount!
Slaughter trying to control but Mulroney is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Slaughter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mulroney blocking the ground and pound.
Mulroney tries to hold on but Slaughter pushes him away.
Mulroney is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slaughter working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slaughter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slaughter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slaughter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slaughter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney'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.
Mulroney misses the jab.
Slaughter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slaughter blocks the body kick.
Slaughter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slaughter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slaughter moves out of range of the body kick.
Slaughter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaughter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slaughter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mulroney's hands.
Brian Mulroney's cut is getting worse.
Slaughter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mulroney momentarily.
Slaughter connects with a nice looking jab.
Brian Mulroney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mulroney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mulroney misses with the body kick
and Slaughter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mulroney's knee momentarily.
Slaughter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney tries to throw a body punch but Slaughter avoids it by throwing Mulroney back against the cage.
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Mulroney.
Mulroney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slaughter.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slaughter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slaughter is trying to push Mulroney away but Mulroney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Mulroney blocks it.
Mulroney just leaning against Slaughter, taking a breather.
Slaughter tries to work over Mulroney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaughter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mulroney's efforts to push away.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Mulroney blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Slaughter.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Mulroney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mulroney effectively controlling the action here.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Mulroney blocks it.
Mulroney lands a shot to the body.
Slaughter lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mulroney trying to stall but Slaughter improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slaughter.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulroney.
Slaughter leaning against his opponent.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Mulroney avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Slaughter struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulroney controls his hands.
Slaughter tries to work over Mulroney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaughter gets through Mulroney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mulroney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mulroney blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with the head strike.
Slaughter misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Slaughter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slaughter pushes Mulroney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slaughter scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mulroney takes a shot to the head.
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Mulroney.
Mulroney can't find room to land a body shot as Slaughter controls the action.
Slaughter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mulroney has a couple of punches blocked by Slaughter.
Slaughter manages to break the clinch.
Slaughter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mulroney.
Slaughter connects with a right hand. Mulroney shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Slaughter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mulroney doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney lands a body shot.
Mulroney misses the shot to the body.
Slaughter throws a jab when Mulroney was well out of range.
Good exchange - Slaughter coming out on top.
Mulroney thows a body kick. Slaughter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mulroney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaughter misses the target.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulroney.
Christian Slaughter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Mulroney.
Slaughter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mulroney pinned against the cage. Mulroney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slaughter tries to score with a leg 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!
Mulroney ducks under a wild hook from Slaughter.
Mulroney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slaughter avoids the head kick by Mulroney.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slaughter. That's going to slow Mulroney down.
A leg kick checked by Slaughter.
Mulroney lands a leg kick that knocks Slaughter off balance momentarily.
Mulroney missing with a left hand there. Slaughter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slaughter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mulroney throws a lazy body kick
and Slaughter counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Slaughter misses.
Slaughter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slaughter throws out a loose jab but Mulroney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaughter throws the left hand but Mulroney avoids the punch easily.
Slaughter looks for a takedown but Mulroney sprawls well.
Mulroney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Slaughter with that takedown attempt.
Mulroney stuns Slaughter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mulroney is looking to wear down Slaughter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter slips under a jab from Mulroney.
Slaughter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mulroney is out of range and Slaughter settles back down.
Mulroney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slaughter.
The crowd cheers as Slaughter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mulroney doesn't seem phased though.
Slaughter misses with a kick to the body.
Slaughter throws a leg kick which misses Mulroney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mulroney tries to avoid it.
Mulroney misses with a right hand
and Slaughter counters with a solid body kick.
Slaughter throws the left hand but Mulroney avoids the punch easily.
Slaughter takes a swing at Mulroney's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney swings widly with a right hand
and Slaughter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaughter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mulroney lands with a right hand.
Slaughter misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mulroney.
Mulroney throws a lazy uppercut
and Slaughter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaughter misses with a straight left.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mulroney defends it nicely.
Brian Mulroney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Slaughter.
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mulroney as he jumps to the side.
Mulroney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slaughter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaughter punishes Mulroney's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slaughter throws a leg kick but Mulroney checks it.
Mulroney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slaughter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slaughter tries to clinch but Mulroney is having none of it.
Mulroney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Slaughter misses.
A head kick misses from Mulroney.
Slaughter lands a jab to Mulroney's midsection.
Slaughter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slaughter clinches.
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Mulroney controls the action.
Slaughter tries to work over Mulroney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mulroney crunches a lovely knee into Slaughter's ribcage.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Mulroney blocks it.
Mulroney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slaughter as Mulroney tries to tie him up.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulroney tries to land a knee to the head but Slaughter blocks with his arms.
Mulroney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slaughter avoids it.
Slaughter digs a right hand into Mulroney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mulroney's gas tank.
Slaughter lands a nice uppercut.
Mulroney leaning against his opponent.
Mulroney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Mulroney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulroney stalling against the cage.
Slaughter avoiding damage as Mulroney throws knees to the body.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Mulroney.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Mulroney blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slaughter connects with a body shot that sends Mulroney's belly button to the back.
Slaughter jabs Mulroney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mulroney misses the shot to the body.
Slaughter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slaughter doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulroney circles away.
Slaughter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mulroney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slaughter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mulroney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slaughter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulroney moves away.
Mulroney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mulroney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slaughter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Mulroney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slaughter throws a sloppy body shot
and Mulroney counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mulroney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mulroney connects with a nice looking jab.
Mulroney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slaughter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mulroney was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaughter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slaughter.
Mulroney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slaughter cracks the inside of Mulroney's front leg.
Slaughter moves out of range of the leg kick from Mulroney.
Mulroney staying out of range there.
A big left from Mulroney misses.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulroney.
Mulroney thows a body shot but no joy.
Mulroney slips a jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slaughter connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulroney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mulroney slips under a jab.
Slaughter throws a leg kick but Mulroney sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mulroney avoids the body shot from Slaughter.
Mulroney throws a hook but Slaughter blocks it.
Mulroney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mulroney connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mulroney.
Slaughter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mulroney lands a nice hook to Slaughter's body. Slaughter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mulroney misses with a body kick.
Mulroney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slaughter's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mulroney.
Brian Mulroney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slaughter staying out of range there.
Slaughter missing with a left hand there. Mulroney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mulroney lands the left hand.
Slaughter throws a right hand that Mulroney ducks under and follows up with a left that Mulroney also avoids with ease.
Mulroney throws a hook to the side of Slaughter's head but Slaughter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulroney. That's going to slow Slaughter down.
Mulroney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mulroney looks to throw the jab but Slaughter is out of range.
Slaughter blocks a jab.
Mulroney throws out a loose jab but Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaughter scores with a head kick.
Slaughter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slaughter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter in side control, throwing shots but Mulroney defends.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaughter wants to control but Mulroney is keeping him busy.
Christian Slaughter has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Slaughter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mulroney, who protects the arm well.
Slaughter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mulroney is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Christian Slaughter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mulroney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mulroney looks to land a combination but Slaughter avoids it well.
Mulroney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slaughter's head.
Slaughter lands a nice shot that snaps Mulroney's head back.
Slaughter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Slaughter misses.
Slaughter has managed to clinch.
Mulroney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulroney tries a body shot but Slaughter blocks it.
Slaughter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Mulroney controls the action.
Mulroney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slaughter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mulroney.
Slaughter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mulroney back to the cage. Slaughter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slaughter misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Mulroney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mulroney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slaughter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mulroney digs a good body shot into Slaughter's ribs.
Slaughter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mulroney.
Slaughter misses with a wild body shot.
Mulroney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slaughter. Slaughter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slaughter throws a hook but Mulroney avoids it easily.
Slaughter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mulroney was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaughter.
Slaughter blocks a leg kick.
Slaughter misses with a two punch combination.
Mulroney scores with a jab to the body.
Slaughter scores with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Mulroney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter blocks a head kick by Mulroney.
Slaughter connects with a solid leg kick.
Mulroney looks to land a right hand but Slaughter moved out of range.
Slaughter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mulroney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slaughter doesn't seem bothered though.
Slaughter connects with an inside leg kick.
Mulroney thows a body shot but no joy.
Slaughter throws a shot from downtown. Mulroney moves away and avoids it.
Mulroney throws a sloppy head kick and Slaughter moves out of range easily.
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.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt - Mulroney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mulroney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mulroney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mulroney there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt - Mulroney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Slaughter. That snapped Mulroney's head back.
Mulroney throws a shot to the body.
Slaughter throws a sloppy head kick and Mulroney moves out of range easily.
Mulroney lands with a nice body kick.
Slaughter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brian Mulroney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slaughter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mulroney.
Slaughter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulroney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slaughter swings for the body but Mulroney moves out of range.
Slaughter avoids the body shot from Mulroney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter cracks Mulroney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slaughter swings for the body but Mulroney moves out of range.
Mulroney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slaughters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter scores with a hook to the body. Mulroney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slaughter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Slaughter throws an overhand right that lands on Mulroney's shoulder, as Mulroney tries to avoid the shot.
Slaughter throws a right hand that Mulroney ducks under and follows up with a left that Mulroney also avoids with ease.
Mulroney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mulroney walks into a straight right hand from Slaughter.
Slaughter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slaughter throws a front kick that sends Mulroney stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulroney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Mulroney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slaughter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slaughter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mulroney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slaughter somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Slaughter.
Well Slaughter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Slaughter! Christian Slaughter retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Christian Slaughter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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