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AD53: A Really Big Show PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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274 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stones Mahones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogan.
Mahones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hogan.
Mahones slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Mahones pushes him off.
Mahones cracks Hogan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogan needs to keep his hands up - Mahones had a free shot at his head there.
Hogan moves into range and clinches up with Mahones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahones.
Mahones misses with the head strike.
Mahones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to drag Mahones to the mat but Mahones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mahones prevents the takedown attempt.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hogan throws an elbow but misses.
Mahones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Hogan tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahones avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Mahones on the inside.
Mahones lands a nice uppercut.
Hogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
Hogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahones.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones working aggressively here.
Mahones throws a head punch that misses.
Mahones scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahones.
Mahones lands a shot to the body.
Mahones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahones has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
Hogan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahones is defending well for now.
Hogan has picked Mahones up - he's going for a ride! Hogan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mahones trying to hold on to Hogan's head to control him but Hogan postures up.
Mahones pushes Hogan off and gets back to his feet.
Mahones throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Mahones misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahones.
Mahones works Hogan's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Mahones catches Hogan right on the button with a cross.
Hogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mahones clobbers Hogan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahones lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Hogan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mahones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hogan somewhat.
Mahones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan throws a strike but Mahones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hogan is looking to advance position but Mahones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mahones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hogan is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stones Mahones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mahones scores with a jab to the body.
Mahones has closed the distance and engaged Hogan in a clinch.
Stones Mahones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mahones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hogan on the inside.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogan.
Mahones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
Mahones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hogan tries to land a knee to the head but Mahones blocks with his arms.
Mahones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahones working aggressively here.
Hogan is trying to drag Mahones to the mat but Mahones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahones lands a nice uppercut.
Mahones avoids the elbow strike from Hogan, against the cage.
Hogan lands with a light punch inside.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Mahones manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahones lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahones misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Mahones.
A head punch on the inside from Mahones fails to land.
Mahones lands a shoulder strike.
Hogan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahones is defending well.
Mahones misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mahones misses with some punches.
Hogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Hogan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahones throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mahones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahones swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan tries a body shot but Mahones blocks it.
Mahones tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Mahones back against the cage.
Mahones lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Mahones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hulk Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogan fails to land the takedown.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogan tries to clinch but Mahones moves out of range.
Mahones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones connects with a body shot.
Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan fails to land the takedown.
Mahones slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mahones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahones with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stones Mahones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mahones throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan fails with the takedown.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogan looks for a takedown but Mahones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hogan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones lands a really nice looking cross but Hogan seems unphased.
A jab from Mahones finds it's way through Hogan's defenses.
Mahones lands with a shot to the body.
Mahones cracks Hogan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mahones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hogan to stand back up!
Hogan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahones throws an overhand right that drops Hogan like a sack of potatoes! Mahones dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stones Mahones!
In his post fight interview, Stones Mahones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Malukah & Wolfgang - The Dragonborn Comes. Calypso has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calypso.
Calypso blocks a jab.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calypso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calypso lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calypso.
An inside leg kick from Knox misses.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calypso misses with a looping right.
Knox throws a push kick but Calypso slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Calypso ducks down to avoid it.
Calypso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox cracks Calypso with a good jab.
Calypso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Calypso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calypso.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
Knox scores with a one two! Calypso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Knox cracks Calypso's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Calypso slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Knox can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Knox!
Johnny Knox really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Drove All Night. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jacques Grande enters the cage!
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198 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grande moves out of range of the body kick.
Constantine Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grande.
Grande throws a series of punches but Barca avoids them all with ease.
Grande throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Barca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grande's head.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Grande.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande thows a body shot but no joy.
Grande throws a nice looking combination but Barca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grande looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
Barca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grande tries to avoid it but Barca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grande to the ground. Grande escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grande connects with a jab.
Barca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grande connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barca scrambles back to his feet.
Barca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grande takes a step back to recover.
Grande throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Grande walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Grande down.
Barca fakes the leg kick and cracks Grande in the body.
Barca shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barca was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee warns Grande that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barca can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grande is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca wants to finish this one by submission but Grande is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barca lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grande is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grande can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grande taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande is working to get back to half guard.
Barca is working for a guillotine from mount but Grande frees his head quite easily.
Barca pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grande tries to hold on but Barca pushes him away.
Barca trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barca throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grande tries to hold on but Barca pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca with good strikes from the mount here!
Barca 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.
Barca lands a big shot there that rocks Grande but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barca is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grande is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Barca lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grande wants to control but Barca is having none of it.
Barca cracks Grande with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barca postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grande looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Barca connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Barca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barca scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barca working Grande over with strikes.
Grande wants to get back to full guard.
Barca moves nicely into side control.
Barca scoring with punches from side control.
Grande gets back to half guard.
Barca is looking for a kimura but Grande is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barca to get the leverage.
Barca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grande keeps working.
Barca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is trying to work for a kimura but Grande is defending well.
Barca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grande is trying to control but can't.
Barca trying to control from half guard but Grande is working away.
Barca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grande blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barca.
Grande is trying to maintain the position but Barca is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca is looking to stall here but Grande recovers full guard.
Barca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grande's head.
Barca looking to pass the guard.
Constantine Barca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grande trying to control the position.
Barca is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grande can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande pushes Barca off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Barca connects with a leg kick. Grande looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grande checks it well.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Grande scores with a nice strike.
Nice jab there from Grande.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grande but Grande pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grande lands a right hook to the body.
Jacques Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grande throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grande checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantine Barca is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Barca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
Grande misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande throws a hook but Barca avoids it easily.
Barca lands with a nice body kick.
Barca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grande but Grande pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barca throws a push kick but Grande slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Barca dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grande defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barca.
Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grande sprawls well. Grande wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barca gets slowly back to his feet.
Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacques Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grande.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
Grande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barca tries to clinch there but Grande circles away.
Grande walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grande takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking to land body kicks.
Barca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Grande misses.
Barca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grande connects with a right hand. Barca shakes it off.
Barca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grande has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barca circles away quickly and effectively.
Barca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Barca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grande in his tracks.
An inside leg kick from Barca misses.
Grande throws a leg kick but Barca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barca.
Barca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grande, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande takes a shot to the head.
Grande tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Barca stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barca gets control of Grande's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barca will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grande wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving.
Grande trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barca working for a triangle but Grande defends it easily.
Barca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries to strike from the bottom.
Barca keeping moving, preventing Grande from controlling successfully.
Grande with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacques Grande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande stopping the sweep attempt from Barca.
Barca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grande is sitting in close to Barca's body. Barca has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Grande is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Grande is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Barca.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Constantine Barca!
Constantine Barca made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fresh Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vahaber has chosen Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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34
251 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
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190 cm
34
278 lbs
29 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fresh Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ara Vahaber!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson misses with a wild combination.
Crimson blocks a head kick by Vahaber.
Crimson swings for the body but Vahaber moves out of range.
Vahaber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the body from Crimson misses
and Vahaber counters with a straight right hand.
Vahaber tries to work over Crimson's front leg with a kick but Crimson checks it.
Crimson wants to clinch.
Vahaber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vahaber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson being controlled against the cage.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Vahaber.
It looks like Fresh Crimson has been cut.
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!
Vahaber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crimson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Vahaber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber cracks Crimson with a nice body shot.
Vahaber taking a breather.
Vahaber can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Vahaber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vahaber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crimson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vahaber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson moves forwards but Vahaber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vahaber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crimson manages to avoid it.
Vahaber throws a nice looking combination but Crimson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vahaber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crimson throws a looping overhand right but Vahaber ducks down to avoid it.
Crimson catches Vahaber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crimson moves in looking to clinch but Vahaber pushes him off.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vahaber connects with a nice looking jab.
Crimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crimson connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Crimson.
A punch lands to the side of Vahaber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Vahaber.
Vahaber throws a body punch but Crimson moves out of range.
Vahaber lands with a right hand.
Crimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crimson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vahaber.
Crimson takes one to the chin there.
Vahaber keeps the fight on the outside.
Vahaber throws a leg kick but Crimson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crimson, right into the meat.
Vahaber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crimson tries to clinch but Vahaber is having none of it.
Vahaber punishes Crimson's body with a nice straight punch.
Vahaber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vahaber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber lands a nice looking body shot.
Crimson throws a right hand that Vahaber ducks under and follows up with a left that Vahaber also avoids with ease.
Crimson tries to clinch but Vahaber moves out of range.
Vahaber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crimson's head.
Vahaber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Vahaber finds it's way through Crimson's defenses.
Vahaber is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crimson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vahaber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crimson scores with a one two! Vahaber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vahaber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice combination there by Crimson.
Good work by Crimson as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vahaber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vahaber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crimson.
Crimson looks to land a combination. Vahaber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vahaber misses with a head kick.
Vahaber tries to clinch but Crimson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber rushes Crimson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vahaber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vahaber.
Vahaber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crimson blocks it with crossed arms.
Crimson lands a shot to the body.
Vahaber prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vahaber controls his hands.
Crimson lands a shot to the body.
Vahaber goes for a takedown attempt but Crimson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vahaber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crimson moves away.
Crimson clinches with his opponent.
Vahaber lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahaber blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Vahaber.
Vahaber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Vahaber to work.
Vahaber trying to stall but Crimson improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Vahaber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fresh Crimson'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.
Crimson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vahaber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vahaber is looking to clinch but Crimson is avoiding it.
Vahaber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crimson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vahaber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crimson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vahaber.
Vahaber with a jab.
Vahaber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Crimson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crimson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vahaber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vahaber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crimson.
Crimson moves into range and clinches up with Vahaber.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crimson misses with some punches.
Vahaber digs a right hand underneath Crimson's ribcage. Crimson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vahaber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Ara Vahaber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vahaber wants to land a leg kick but Crimson is out of range.
Crimson blocks a head kick by Vahaber.
Ara Vahaber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vahaber lands a lovely overhand right.
Crimson misses with a two punch combination.
Crimson blocks a jab.
Vahaber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crimson throws a series of punches but Vahaber avoids them all with ease.
Crimson tries to bum rush Vahaber with a series of wild strikes but Vahaber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crimson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vahaber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crimson looks to land a combination but Vahaber avoids it well.
Crimson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vahaber scores with a head kick. Crimson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vahaber misses with a hook. Crimson ducked under it nicely.
Crimson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vahaber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Vahaber as he checks the leg kick.
Vahaber fails to land with a series of punches.
Vahaber tries to clinch but Crimson moves out of range.
Vahaber connects with a solid leg kick.
Vahaber throws an overhand right that lands on Crimson's shoulder, as Crimson tries to avoid the shot.
Crimson tries to bum rush Vahaber with a series of wild strikes but Vahaber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vahaber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crimson.
Vahaber lands a left and a right that sends Crimson crashing to the canvas! Vahaber dives into mount looking to finish!
Crimson is rocked!
Vahaber controlling from the full mount.
Vahaber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vahaber landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crimson?
Crimson is looking to improve his position but Vahaber isn't that keen on the idea.
Vahaber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crimson is looking to get to half guard.
Vahaber wants to control the pace but Crimson is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to lock up and control but Vahaber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vahaber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vahaber content just to control the position here.
Crimson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahaber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ara Vahaber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vahaber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Vahaber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fresh Crimson's cut.
That's time! Crimson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crimson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crimson throws a solid leg kick but Vahaber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crimson.
Vahaber thows a body shot but no joy.
Vahaber throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crimson on the side of the head.
Vahaber dips to his left and cracks Crimson with an uppercut!
Vahaber stuns Crimson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vahaber jabs Crimson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson connects with an inside leg kick.
Crimson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vahaber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vahaber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crimson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crimson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vahaber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vahaber throws the kick towards the body but Crimson avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vahaber misses the target.
Crimson tries to clinch but Vahaber is having none of it.
Vahaber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vahaber lands a right hook to the body.
Vahaber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crimson doesn't seem bothered though.
Fresh Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahaber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vahaber lands a nice shot that snaps Crimson's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vahaber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vahaber duly obliges.
Crimson gets tackled into the cage by Vahaber. Vahaber maintains the clinch.
Vahaber lands a right hand.
Vahaber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crimson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses.
Crimson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vahaber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crimson eats them both and turns towards Vahaber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Crimson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crimson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vahaber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crimson seems to have got his legs back now.
Crimson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vahaber catches Crimson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
Crimson wants to clinch.
Crimson throws a low kick but Vahaber avoids it.
Vahaber scores with a jab to the head.
Fresh Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crimson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vahaber is just out of range.
Vahaber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vahaber lands a big head kick that sends Crimson to the canvas! Vahaber follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Vahaber!
After winning the bout, Ara Vahaber 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Walking Tall. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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258 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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24
282 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitali Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klitschko.
Vaughn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Klitschko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vaughn looks to land a right hand but Klitschko moved out of range.
Chris Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn blocks a jab.
Vaughn tries to clinch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Chris Vaughn has been cut.
Vaughn is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.
Klitschko misses with a looping left.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Vaughn misses with a jab to the body
and Klitschko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaughn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Vaughn.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
Vaughn defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Vaughn blocks a jab.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Klitschko ducks down to avoid it.
Vaughn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vaughn tries to bum rush Klitschko with a series of wild strikes but Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko cracks Vaughn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vaughn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vaughn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klitschko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Klitschko misses its intended target.
Klitschko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaughn.
Jab, jab by Vaughn - just one landing.
Vaughn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Klitschko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vaughn back to the cage. Klitschko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Vaughn.
Klitschko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaughn.
Klitschko takes one to the side of the head.
Klitschko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klitschko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vaughn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klitschko has time to react.
Vaughn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Vitali Klitschko has been cut.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that Klitschko avoids nicely.
Klitschko works Vaughn's body with a nice hook.
Klitschko moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vaughn gets a clinch.
Vaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughn jumps guard but Klitschko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vaughn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klitschko to keep the fight standing.
Vaughn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vaughn misses.
Klitschko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klitschko misses the jab.
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klitschko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vaughn's hands.
Vaughn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Klitschko ducks down to avoid it.
Klitschko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaughn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab.
Klitschko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaughn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko looks to land a right hand but Vaughn moved out of range.
Klitschko works over Vaughn's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn tries a low kick but Klitschko avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Klitschko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaughn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a body punch but Vaughn moves out of range.
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klitschko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vaughn cracks Klitschko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn digs a good body shot into Klitschko's ribs.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Klitschko takes a swing at Vaughn's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaughn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Klitschko lands the left hand.
Klitschko missing with a left hand there. Vaughn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klitschko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vaughn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Klitschko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vaughn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn tries to clinch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klitschko.
Vaughn misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vaughn jumps guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Klitschko 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!
Klitschko slips a jab from Vaughn.
Klitschko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vaughn defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Klitschko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vaughn.
Vaughn has closed the distance and engaged Klitschko in a clinch.
Vaughn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vaughn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vaughn is adopting a defensive guard.
Klitschko stopping the sweep attempt from Vaughn.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vaughn seems keen to control Klitschko's posture.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klitschko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Vaughn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Klitschko connects with the punch.
That has opened up Chris Vaughn's cut even more.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vaughn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko moves out of range of the strikes.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaughn circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Klitschko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vaughn with a hook.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Klitschko ducks down to avoid it.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko moves out of range of the strikes.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Klitschko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko connects with a jab.
Klitschko misses with a looping left.
Klitschko missing with a left hand there. Vaughn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klitschko sizes up Vaughn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Chris Vaughn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klitschko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vaughn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klitschko scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughn slips a jab from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn rushes Klitschko and presses him up against the cage.
Klitschko gets underhooks to prevent Vaughn's takedown attempt.
Vaughn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klitschko walks away with a smile on his face. Vaughn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vaughn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Klitschko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klitschko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Vaughn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vaughn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vaughn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klitschko.
Vaughn moves away from the strike by Klitschko.
Vaughn misses with a leg kick.
Klitschko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaughn connects with a jab.
Vaughn moves out of range as Klitschko strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Klitschko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaughn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaughn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klitschko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klitschko throws out the jab.
Klitschko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klitschko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vaughn wants to clinch.
Klitschko misses with a wild combination.
Klitschko connects with a looping right hand.
Vaughn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Vaughn.
Klitschko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vaughn.
Vaughn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klitschko's sensitive parts.
Vaughn scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Klitschko.
Klitschko takes a swing at Vaughn's ribcage but misses.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
Vaughn looks to land a combination but Klitschko avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vaughn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klitschko lands a jab-cross combination.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Vaughn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vaughn duly obliges.
Vaughn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaughn.
Vaughn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The cut above Chris Vaughn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vaughn swats away the attempt to clinch by Klitschko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Klitschko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Klitschko slips a jab from Vaughn.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn dodges the punch combination from Klitschko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughn. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Klitschko is out of range.
A lazy left from Vaughn finds it's target.
Vaughn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Vaughn misses the target.
A big left from Klitschko misses.
Vaughn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaughn was well out of range. Poor timing from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaughn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Vaughn.
Vaughn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klitschko.
Vaughn defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaughn.
Klitschko catches Vaughn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vaughn connects with an inside leg kick.
Vaughn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klitschko.
Vaughn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vitali Klitschko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vaughn on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klitschko connects with a jab.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Klitschko.
Nice jab there from Klitschko.
Vaughn fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn tries to clinch up but Klitschko circles away and keeps his distance.
Klitschko moves into the clinch successfully.
Klitschko pushes Vaughn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaughn pulls guard effortlessly.
Vaughn has Klitschko pulled in close to control his posture.
Vaughn has his feet on Klitschko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Klitschko staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko moves away from the strike by Vaughn.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Vaughn avoids the punch easily.
Klitschko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughn ducks right into an uppercut from Klitschko.
Vaughn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klitschko drops his hands momentarily and Vaughn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klitschko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klitschko duly obliges.
Chris Vaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vaughn throws a right and a left that Klitschko avoids nicely.
Vaughn takes one to the chin there.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko stuns Vaughn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Klitschko throws an overhand right that lands on Vaughn's shoulder, as Vaughn tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Klitschko.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaughn.
Vaughn blocks a jab.
Vaughn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Vaughn misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klitschko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vaughn scrambles back to his feet.
Vaughn misses with a straight right.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Vaughn avoids the punch easily.
Klitschko swings for the body but Vaughn moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klitschko.
Vaughn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Vaughn.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Vaughn.
I think Klitschko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitali Klitschko!
Vitali Klitschko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Fade to Black by Sonata Arctica as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Nash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nash swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee throws a low kick but Nash avoids it.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Brandon Lee has been cut.
Nash cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nash finish him?
Lee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Nash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Nash finish him?
Lee looks gassed!
Nash fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Lee square on the jaw! Damn, Lee is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blake Nash!
Blake Nash really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urinus Limberdinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by Ça vaut mieux que d'attraper la scarlatine by Ray Venture. Limberdinkle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT- The Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urinus Limberdinkle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connor counters with a two punch combo.
Connor misses with a wild combination.
Limberdinkle looks for the body kick but Connor saw that one coming.
Limberdinkle misses with a head kick.
Limberdinkle tries to land a leg kick but Connor saw it coming and moves away.
Limberdinkle thumps Connor with a low kick.
Limberdinkle tries to land a front kick but Connor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that half lands.
Limberdinkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick
and Connor counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Limberdinkle stuns Connor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Limberdinkle tries to score with a low kick but Connor moves his leg out of the way.
Limberdinkle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Connor if he has to take too many more of those.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
Limberdinkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Connor sizes up Limberdinkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Limberdinkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Connor blocks the leg kick.
Connor tries to bum rush Limberdinkle with a series of wild strikes but Limberdinkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Connor looks to land a combination but Limberdinkle avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Connor checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Limberdinkle.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Connor avoids the head kick by Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Connor.
Limberdinkle slips a jab from Connor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Connor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Connor.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Limberdinkle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Limberdinkle blocks a jab.
Limberdinkle throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.
Connor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Limberdinkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Limberdinkle slips under a jab.
Limberdinkle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick
and Connor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Limberdinkle connects with a leg kick. Connor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Connor throws the left hand but Limberdinkle avoids the punch easily.
Connor misses with a shot to the body
and Limberdinkle counters with a leg kick.
Connor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle scores with a head kick. Connor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle staying out of range there.
Connor throws a right hand that misses
and Limberdinkle counters with a head kick.
Limberdinkle throws out a leg kick but Connor moves out of range and Limberdinkle only half commits.
Limberdinkle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Connor finds it's way round the side to connect with Limberdinkle's head.
Connor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Connor checks a low kick from Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
Connor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Limberdinkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Connor lands a lovely overhand right.
Limberdinkle thows a leg kick but Connor checks it
and Connor counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Limberdinkle throws a chopping leg kick but Connor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connor checks a low kick from Limberdinkle.
Connor throws a right and a left that Limberdinkle avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Limberdinkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Limberdinkle swings for the body but Connor moves out of range.
Connor lands a head shot.
Connor throws a head kick but Limberdinkle moves out of range.
Limberdinkle delivers a nice body kick.
Limberdinkle connects with a high kick.
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick which misses Connor's front leg but catches the back leg as Connor tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Connor. Those never looked like landing.
Limberdinkle slips a straight right by Connor.
Connor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Limberdinkle can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Limberdinkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Limberdinkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Limberdinkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urinus Limberdinkle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Connor is looking to slow Limberdinkle down with leg kicks.
Limberdinkle looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.
Connor avoids a kick to the body.
Connor misses with a straight right.
Limberdinkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Connor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Limberdinkle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Limberdinkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Connor misses with an uppercut. Limberdinkle saw that one coming.
Connor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Limberdinkle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Connor on his heels. He'll look to pass Connor's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Limberdinkle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Connor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Limberdinkle's guard.
Limberdinkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor preventing the sweep.
Limberdinkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Limberdinkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Limberdinkle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Connor has passed into side control.
Limberdinkle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Connor 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.
Ground and pound from Connor.
Limberdinkle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Connor.
Connor is looking to advance position but Limberdinkle won't allow it.
Connor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Limberdinkle wants to control but Connor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle gets full guard.
Limberdinkle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connor with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Limberdinkle holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Limberdinkle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Connor wants to improve his position but Limberdinkle is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Limberdinkle unloads with some shots from mount but Connor bucks and avoids them well.
Limberdinkle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Connor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Limberdinkle landing punches.
Limberdinkle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Limberdinkle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor wants to control but Limberdinkle is having none of it.
Limberdinkle with a couple of short strikes.
Limberdinkle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Connor wants to control but Limberdinkle is having none of it.
Limberdinkle landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Limberdinkle unloads with some shots from mount but Connor bucks and avoids them well.
Connor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Limberdinkle working Connor over with strikes here.
Connor wants to control but Limberdinkle is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urinus Limberdinkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Limberdinkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Limberdinkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Connor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Connor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Limberdinkle. That's going to slow Connor down.
Limberdinkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor blocks a low kick nicely.
Crunch! Limberdinkle slams his shin into Connor's torso.
A head kick misses from Limberdinkle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Connor!
Limberdinkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Connor blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor blocks a head kick by Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle throws out a leg kick but Connor moves out of range and Limberdinkle only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Connor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Limberdinkle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urinus Limberdinkle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connor connects with a right hand. Limberdinkle shakes it off.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that Connor semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Limberdinkle. That's going to slow Connor down.
Connor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Limberdinkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Connor!
An inside leg kick lands from Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.
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 lazy left from Connor finds it's target.
Limberdinkle is rocked!
A left lands for Connor.
Limberdinkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle throws a front kick aimed at Connor's knee but Connor avoids it well.
Connor lands a right hook to the body.
Connor moves out of range as Limberdinkle throws a body kick.
Connor misses with a two punch combination.
Limberdinkle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Limberdinkle seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connor slaps away a takedown attempt from Limberdinkle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Connor connects with the punch.
Limberdinkle is looking to chop away at Connor's legs.
Connor throws a series of punches but Limberdinkle moves out of range.
A big right from Connor misses.
Limberdinkle misses with a head kick.
Limberdinkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Limberdinkle moves away from the strike by Connor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Limberdinkle.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Limberdinkle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Connor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Limberdinkle - the referee stops the clock and Connor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Limberdinkle. Connor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Limberdinkle tries to land a front kick but Connor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Limberdinkle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Connor's head.
Limberdinkle slips under a jab from Connor.
Limberdinkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Connor is just out of range.
John Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Limberdinkle throws a solid leg kick but Connor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Limberdinkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.
Limberdinkle throws a body kick that misses.
Connor throws the left hand but Limberdinkle avoids the punch easily.
Connor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor scores with the left hand. Limberdinkle knows he should have avoided that one.
Limberdinkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor throws a right hand that Limberdinkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Limberdinkle also avoids with ease.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
Connor wants to slow Limberdinkle down by chopping away at his legs.
Connor 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.
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Limberdinkle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Limberdinkle.
A head kick misses from Limberdinkle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Limberdinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Limberdinkle lands with a kick to the temple. Connor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Limberdinkle is predictable there
and Connor counters with a good low kick that Limberdinkle was not able to check.
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 John Connor.
Well Limberdinkle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urinus Limberdinkle!
Urinus Limberdinkle really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puckerman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorrance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorrance checks a low kick from Puckerman.
Dorrance throws a sloppy head kick and Puckerman moves out of range easily.
Puckerman misses with a wild body shot.
Puckerman throws the kick towards the body but Dorrance avoids it.
Puckerman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dorrance scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dorrance goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
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!
Dorrance throws a leg kick
and Puckerman counters with a one-two to the body.
Dorrance walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puckerman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puckerman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Puckerman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puckerman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puckerman lands a nice shot that snaps Dorrance's head back.
Dorrance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puckerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puckerman lands a jab.
Dorrance takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance staying out of range there.
Puckerman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Edmund Dorrance has been cut.
Noah Puckerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dorrance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puckerman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puckerman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dorrance moves into the clinch.
Puckerman misses with the head strike.
Dorrance is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dorrance landing knees to the head.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puckerman blocks an elbow strike from Dorrance.
Dorrance connects with a knee to the head.
Puckerman is rocked!
That has opened up Noah Puckerman's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puckerman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dorrance connects with a knee to the head.
Puckerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorrance finish him?
Dorrance lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Puckerman goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Dorrance in side control.
Dorrance is looking to take a break and control but Puckerman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puckerman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dorrance off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance rolls, trying to escape but Puckerman keeps control of the position.
Puckerman seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorrance keeps the fight on the ground as Puckerman tries to escape.
Puckerman not allowing Dorrance to control his hands.
I really don't envy Dorrance right now.
Puckerman decides to stand up.
Puckerman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses.
Dorrance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puckerman blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puckerman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puckerman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puckerman misses with the combination.
Puckerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dorrance doesn't seem bothered though.
Puckerman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puckerman punishes Dorrance's body with a nice straight punch.
Dorrance takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dorrance's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puckerman under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorrance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puckerman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Puckerman misses
and Dorrance counters with a good low kick that Puckerman was not able to check.
Puckerman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dorrance clobbers Puckerman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dorrance's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dorrance duly obliges.
The cut above Noah Puckerman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Puckerman avoids the punch easily.
Puckerman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorrance moves in looking to clinch but Puckerman pushes him off.
Dorrance throws a head kick but Puckerman moves out of range.
Dorrance moves into the clinch successfully.
Puckerman lands an uppercut.
Dorrance lands a knee to the head.
Dorrance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puckerman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puckerman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorrances head.
Dorrance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puckerman managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrance.
Puckerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorrance's elbow.
Dorrance pushes off an throws an elbow but Puckerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorrance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puckerman backwards.
Puckerman is pressed up against the cage. Dorrance has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Puckerman down to the mat. Puckerman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dorrance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorrance is breathing heavily.
Puckerman throws a hook to the side of Dorrance's head but Dorrance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Edmund Dorrance will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dorrance misses with the combination.
Dorrance misses with a low kick.
Dorrance throws a sloppy head kick and Puckerman moves out of range easily.
Puckerman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dorrance misses with a jab to the body
and Dorrance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puckerman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puckerman scores with a nice strike.
Puckerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Puckerman throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puckerman swings for the body but Dorrance moves out of range.
Puckerman throws a head kick but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dorrance scores with a spinning back kick!
Puckerman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Puckerman.
Puckerman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dorrance slips under a jab from Puckerman.
Dorrance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puckerman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puckerman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorrance throws a push kick but Puckerman slaps the foot to one side.
Puckerman avoids the head kick by Dorrance.
Dorrance rushes Puckerman and presses him up against the cage.
Puckerman has a couple of punches blocked by Dorrance.
Dorrance misses with an elbow strike.
Puckerman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puckerman tries to work over Dorrance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puckerman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dorrance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puckerman lands an uppercut.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Puckerman avoids the damage to the body.
Puckerman works on Dorrance's body with a couple of short punches.
Dorrance taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorrances head.
Dorrance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puckerman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puckerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorrance's elbow.
Puckerman digs a right hand into Dorrance's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorrance's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Puckerman.
Puckerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puckerman.
A short uppercut from Puckerman.
Puckerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrance prevents a body shot from Puckerman.
Puckerman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Dorrance controls the action.
Puckerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puckerman lands with a left to the head.
Edmund Dorrance's cut is getting worse.
Puckerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puckerman connects with a high kick.
Puckerman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dorrance's head backwards.
Dorrance is rocked!
Puckerman connects with a leg kick. Dorrance looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dorrance gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Dorrance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dorrance! Puckerman dives in looking to finish! Dorrance is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Puckerman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Noah Puckerman thanked L.A. Elite Clothing Co for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by The Choosen One by Forever in Terror. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grant's hands.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos lands a head shot.
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grant's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grant is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
Grant wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Grant is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pablo Santos!
Pablo Santos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Aetius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The American Dream Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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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
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Flavius Aetius!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Cross does no damage.
Cross slaps away a takedown attempt from Aetius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cross punishes Aetius's body with a nice straight punch.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Aetius looking to score a takedown here. Cross is defending well but Aetius drives through and ends up in Cross's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross is pulling down on Aetius's head to control his posture.
Aetius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aetius stands and throws Cross's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face as Aetius controls the position.
Cross is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cross actively working from the bottom here.
Aetius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cross keeping full guard, as Aetius tries to pass.
Aetius trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cross controlling Aetius's posture.
Cross working a defensive guard here.
Aetius wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
Cross wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Cross just wasn't active enough.
Aetius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aetius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross blocks a head kick by Aetius.
Aetius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cross checks a low kick from Aetius.
Aetius is looking to chop away at Cross's legs.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross throws a hook but Aetius blocks it.
Cross connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross looks to throw the jab but Aetius is out of range.
Cross scores with a nice right hand.
Aetius misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aetius looks to throw a body kick
and Cross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aetius throws a leg kick but Cross moved away.
Aetius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aetius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cross misses with a body shot.
Cross is looking to wear down Aetius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aetius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aetius.
Cross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aetius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aetius shoots in looking for a takedown. Cross tries to sprawl out of it but Aetius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavius Aetius.
Aetius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aetius at a distance.
Cross checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Cross misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aetius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross checks a leg kick.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Aetius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Aetius fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aetius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aetius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cross with a jab.
Cross throws a body kick that misses.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cross.
Cross misses with a straight right.
Aetius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cross checks the leg kick.
Aetius throws a lazy head kick
and Cross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aetius wants to land a leg kick but Cross is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius tries a head kick but it misses.
Flavius Aetius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Aetius sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aetius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aetius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross misses with a leg kick.
Cross checks a low kick from Aetius.
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aetius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Cross as he checks the leg kick.
Cross tries to land a leg kick but Aetius saw it coming and moves away.
Aetius throws a leg kick but Cross checks it.
Cross blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aetius at a distance.
Aetius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aetius's hands.
Aetius throws a leg kick but Cross checks it.
Aetius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Aetius does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Aetius is just out of range.
Aetius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cross is able to avoid easily.
Aetius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cross fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aetius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aetius tries to land a leg kick but Cross saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross connects with a jab.
David Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Aetius wants to land a leg kick but Cross is out of range.
Cross throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Cross.
Cross will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aetius.
Cross scores with a jab.
Cross throws a jab when Aetius was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Aetius scores a takedown into full mount!
Aetius trying to control but Cross is having none of it.
Cross tries to hold on but Aetius pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Aetius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aetius trying to control but Cross is having none of it.
Aetius might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cross kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aetius is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cross can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross wants to hold on but Aetius pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Flavius Aetius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aetius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cross misses with a left hand
and Aetius counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aetius, right into the meat.
Aetius moves away from the strike by Cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cross.
Aetius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cross but Cross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cross checks a low kick from Aetius.
Cross moves out of range as Aetius throws a body kick.
Cross throws a body punch but Aetius moves out of range.
Aetius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cross.
Cross scores with a head kick.
Cross lands with a nice combination. Aetius backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross connects with a jab.
Aetius throws a low kick, looking for Cross's leg but Cross calmly moves out of range.
Cross tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aetius is out of range.
Cross cracks the inside of Aetius's front leg.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Aetius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aetius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cross's guard.
Cross trying to control the position.
Aetius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Aetius from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking for a triangle but Aetius pushes his legs off easily.
Cross wants to improve his position but instead Aetius has moved into half guard.
Cross is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross is pressing down on Aetius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aetius with a nice head shot there.
Cross has momentary wrist control but Aetius slips an elbow through the middle.
Cross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aetius working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cross bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aetius's guard.
Cross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cross controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Aetius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aetius 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aetius is trying to control the position but Cross postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aetius keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Cross wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aetius throws a low kick, looking for Cross's leg but Cross calmly moves out of range.
Aetius shoots in but no luck this time.
Aetius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cross is out of range and Aetius settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aetius.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross lunges at Aetius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aetius's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aetius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but David Cross did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cross throws a hook but Aetius avoids it easily.
Aetius looks to land a body kick but Cross moved away.
A clash of legs there as Cross blocks the low kick.
Cross lands a nice hook to Aetius's body. Aetius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aetius manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cross checks a leg kick.
Aetius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Cross.
Aetius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aetius is looking to land body kicks.
Aetius throws a head kick but Cross moves out of range.
Cross jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aetius tries a low kick but Cross avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cross throws a body punch but Aetius moves out of range.
Aetius connects with a leg kick. Cross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aetius throws out a leg kick but Cross moves out of range and Aetius only half commits.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross connects with a high kick.
Cross thows a body shot but no joy.
Aetius shoots in and bounces Cross off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aetius trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control the position.
Aetius trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aetius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aetius scoring with some ground and pound.
Aetius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cross is trying to control the position but Aetius postures up.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Aetius from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross can't keep his opponent in guard - Aetius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
Cross trying to control here.
Aetius trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
Aetius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aetius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aetius is thwarting Cross's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aetius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cross is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to slow Aetius down by chopping away at his legs.
Aetius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross throws the kick towards the body but Aetius avoids it.
Cross throws a leg kick but Aetius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aetius shoots in looking for a takedown but Cross manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aetius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cross fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aetius checks it well.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Aetius.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aetius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross tries to land a leg kick but Aetius saw it coming and moves away.
Aetius blocks the body kick.
Aetius connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that David Cross will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cross throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aetius on the side of the head.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aetius.
Aetius blocks a jab.
Aetius connects with a solid leg kick.
Cross 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.
Aetius moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Cross as he checks the leg kick.
Cross throws a body punch but Aetius moves out of range.
Cross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aetius ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Aetius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cross's guard.
Aetius trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Aetius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aetius trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Aetius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aetius being controlled here momentarily.
Cross working a defensive guard here.
Aetius stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Aetius from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aetius is looking to chop away at Cross's legs.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Aetius ducks down to avoid it.
Cross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aetius at a distance.
Aetius throws a leg kick
and Cross counters with a solid body kick.
Aetius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cross is out of range.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Aetius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aetius motions for Cross to come forward. Aetius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aetius has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aetius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Nice sprawl there from Cross as Aetius shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aetius.
Cross swings for the body but Aetius moves out of range.
David Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cross.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Aetius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Aetius scores a takedown into full mount!
Aetius trying to control but Cross is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to get to half guard.
Aetius looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cross tries to hold on but Aetius postures up.
Flavius Aetius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aetius looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavius Aetius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
David Cross retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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