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Gold Standard Fight Night 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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163 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kal Too!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Too shoots in and gets a takedown into Grunt's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Too pushes down on Grunt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grunt won't allow Too to pass to mount.
Too knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grunt on the ground.
Grunt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Grunt wants to get back to full guard.
Grunt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Too's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Too's back!
Too is trying to remain composed but Grunt is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Grunt lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Grunt biding his time, looking for the opening.
Grunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Too takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Grunt softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Too rolls, trying to escape but Grunt keeps control of the position.
Grunt lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Grunt scores with punches from the back.
Grunt throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Too!
Grunt punches Too on the ear.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunt is striking well from the back but Too escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Too trying to control but Grunt postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too is not content to let Grunt control the position.
Too taking some punishment here, with Grunt in his half guard.
Grunt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Too blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grunt.
Grunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grunt with the ground and pound but Too uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Too has momentary wrist control but Grunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Grunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Grunt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Too's head.
Grunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Grunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grunt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grunt looking to sit in guard and control but Too gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grunt has his hands on Too's head, controlling the position.
Too has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too trying to move into half guard but instead Grunt has managed to sweep!
Grunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grunt wants to control from the top but Too keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Too works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knarles Grunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grunt with a jab.
Grunt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Too.
Too checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Too fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Grunt misses.
Too shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grunt as he avoids it easily.
Too throws a combination that misses
letting Grunt counter with a right hand.
Too fails with the takedown
and Grunt counters with a shoot takedown. Too fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunt forces his way into half guard.
Grunt working the head and body with strikes.
Grunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Too won't allow Grunt to pass to mount.
Too is trying to maintain the position but Grunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Too pushes Grunt off and gets back to his feet.
Grunt throws a shot to the body.
Grunt lands with a shot to the body.
Grunt lands with a nice body punch.
Grunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grunt clobbers Too with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Too shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grunt pinned against the cage. Grunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kal Too is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Too takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too takes one on the button.
Grunt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Grunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Too?
The referee warns Too that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Too in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knarles Grunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grunt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Too hang on?
Too is rocked!
Grunt with shots to the head and body - Too looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Too is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grunt postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Too badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Grunt around the waist but Grunt pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Grunt is the winner by TKO! Grunt jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knarles Grunt!
Our winner, Knarles Grunt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
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170 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Alarcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Lunn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alarcon connects with a right hand. Lunn shakes it off.
Alarcon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oscar Alarcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alarcon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Alarcon does it's job there.
Alarcon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lunn moves forwards but Alarcon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lunn is rocked!
It looks like Billy Lunn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alarcon pounces like a tiger and cracks Lunn with a vicious hook! Lunn is down but not out! Alarcon follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oscar Alarcon!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Alarcon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brunson comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Incredius Roundius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roundius lands a head kick that stumbles Brunson and the fighters go to the mat.
Brunson is rocked!
It looks like Mike Brunson 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!
Roundius throws an elbow that misses. Brunson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roundius's guard. Nice move by Brunson!
Roundius trying to strike off his back.
Roundius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brunson wants to stand but Roundius has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roundius working for a triangle but Brunson defends it easily.
Roundius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunson wants to stand but Roundius has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roundius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brunson defends well.
Roundius wants to sweep but no luck.
Roundius trying to keep a closed guard but Brunson is proving a slippery customer.
Roundius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brunson throwing strikes but missing.
Brunson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brunson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brunson throws an elbow that misses. Roundius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brunson's guard. Nice move by Roundius!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brunson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brunson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roundius's guard.
Roundius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brunson is one step ahead there.
Brunson wants to stand but Roundius has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brunson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A head kick by Roundius misses
enabling Brunson to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roundius.
Roundius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius darts in and clinches Brunson up against the cage.
Roundius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brunson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brunson has a couple of punches blocked by Roundius.
Roundius is working for takedown but Brunson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mike Brunson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredius Roundius.
Brunson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brunson breaks the clinch.
Roundius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brunson lands with a right hand.
Roundius fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brunson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brunson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brunson catches Roundius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roundius has a takedown stuffed.
Brunson scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roundius has his takedown stuffed
and Roundius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson tests Roundius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brunson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brunson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mike Brunson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunson looks to score with a jab to the body but Roundius is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Roundius.
Brunson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunson misses with a double jab.
Roundius defending well as Brunson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roundius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brunson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brunson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roundius doesn't seem bothered though.
Brunson stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incredius Roundius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Brunson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brunson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundius.
Roundius misses with a double jab
and Brunson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brunson scores with a jab to the body.
Roundius tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brunson scores with a jab. Roundius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roundius tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roundius tries to clinch but Brunson moves out of range.
Brunson lands a nice hook to Roundius's body. Roundius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roundius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brunson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Brunson misses its intended target.
Roundius wants to clinch up but Brunson keeps it at a distance.
Roundius fails with a takedown attempt.
Brunson swinging wildly here.
Brunson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roundius takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson throws a jab but it's blocked by Roundius.
Roundius moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roundius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Incredius Roundius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Roundius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roundius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roundius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roundius scores with a nice right hand.
Roundius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roundius misses with a series of wild punches.
Brunson throws out a powerful jab.
Roundius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brunson pinned against the cage. Brunson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roundius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roundius is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundius rushes Brunson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roundius tries to score a body lock takedown but Brunson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mike Brunson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredius Roundius.
Brunson pushes Roundius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Roundius tries to score a body lock takedown but Brunson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brunson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brunson lands a shoulder strike.
Brunson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roundius backwards.
Brunson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roundius tries for a takedown but Brunson manages to get underhooks.
Roundius manages to break the clinch.
Brunson lands a nice hook to Roundius's body. Roundius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roundius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brunson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brunson lands a jab to Roundius's midsection.
Brunson scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brunson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roundius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brunson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roundius on the side of the head.
Roundius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brunson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brunson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brunson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roundius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roundius moves into the clinch.
Brunson struggles to land a body shot inside as Roundius controls his hands.
Roundius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brunson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roundius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brunson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundius motions for Brunson to come forward. Roundius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roundius is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brunson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roundius.
Roundius shoots for a takedown but Brunson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Brunson misses.
Roundius throws a head kick that misses
and Brunson counters with a straight right hand.
Brunson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roundius misses with a takedown
enabling Brunson to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunson scores with a shot to the body.
Brunson lands with a cross.
Roundius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brunson connects with a body shot that sends Roundius's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roundius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roundius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roundius is rocked!
Brunson lands a right hook to the body.
Roundius is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunson finish him?
Incredius Roundius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Brunson! Roundius is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Brunson!
Mike Brunson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by j. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Evans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perez's guard.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Evans jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Evans stays in close to Perez's body and controls the position.
Perez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perez wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
Evans trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Evans slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perez is trying to work for a sweep but Evans has mounted him!
Perez is squirming around, avoiding Evans's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Perez wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans landing strikes from the mount and Perez is in trouble!
Evans is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Perez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Perez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Evans land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Evans stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Excellent 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Mara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mara moves out of range of the body kick.
Mara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mara regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mara pulls Rua in to control the position.
Mara working a defensive guard here.
Rua connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mara controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Mara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rua is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matthew Mara just wasn't active enough.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Mara sees coming a mile off.
Mara has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Mara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mara looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mara works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mara.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
Rua blocks a body shot from Mara.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mara is trying to stall.
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!
Mara misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mara's face.
Mara is rocked!
It looks like Matthew Mara has been cut.
Rua is pushing Mara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua tries for a takedown but Mara manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mara.
Mara tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mara prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Mara uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.
Mara misses with a punch to the body.
Mara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua stuns Mara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Renato Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mara's guard.
Mara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Mara is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Mara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mara prevents a body shot from Rua.
Mara pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Mara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua tries to work over Mara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
Mara controlling the action here for a moment.
Mara lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Mara's cut.
That's time! Mara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Mara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Mara is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Mara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua tries a low kick but Mara avoids it.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Rua connects with a body shot that sends Mara's belly button to the back.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Mara's front leg but catches the back leg as Mara tries to avoid it.
Mara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Mara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mara's face.
Mara takes a shot to the head.
Mara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mara misses with a body punch.
Mara trying to stall but Rua improves his position.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Mara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rua is keeping busy.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mara swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Mara avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mara is defending well for now.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Mara is blocking nicely.
Rua letting Mara take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mara is working Rua over 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!
Mara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rua blocks a body shot from Mara.
Mara working aggressively here.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Mara - that landed with a thud.
Mara lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a body punch.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Mara stalling.
Rua tries to break free but Mara pushes him back against the cage.
Mara trying to land knees to the body.
Mara misses with some punches.
Mara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mara's elbow.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mara moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rua!
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Mara's leg but Mara calmly moves out of range.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a body punch but Mara moves out of range.
Mara doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua lands with an overhand left.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua cracks Mara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matthew Mara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rua lands a right hook to the body.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rua throws a push kick but Mara slaps the foot to one side.
Mara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Renato Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua scores with a hook to the body. Mara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mara takes one on the button.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mara takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Mara stumbling back into the cage.
Rua throws a leg kick
enabling Mara to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Mara avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Mara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mara doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Mara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mara.
Mara blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua misses with a hook.
Mara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mara.
Mara wants to clinch
and Rua counters with a nice body kick.
Matthew Mara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua throws a leg kick but Mara checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua lands with a nice body punch.
Rua connects with a leg kick. Mara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua is looking to slow Mara down with leg kicks.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua wants to slow Mara down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice uppercut there from Rua.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mara scrambles back to his feet.
Mara drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
Mara stalling in the clinch but Rua improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Mara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua tries to work over Mara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matthew Mara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mara wants to stall.
Rua tries a body shot but Mara blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to stall.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mara is defending well for now.
Mara has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Mara can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
A short left from Rua.
Rua gets through Mara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mara.
Mara swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua is trying to push Mara away but Mara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Mara backwards.
Rua blocks a body shot from Mara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Mara misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rua 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Rua!
Renato Rua took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Yo baby!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane. Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins motions for Kelly to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jenkins thows a body kick. Kelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelly cracks Jenkins with an open hand slap.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Jenkins throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Jenkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body
and Kelly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Jenkins tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
Jenkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Jenkins's leg. Jenkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Kelly slips a jab from Jenkins.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jenkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Jenkins was not able to check.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Jenkins tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Jenkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Kelly is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Kelly is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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 Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Jenkins wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Jenkins throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Jenkins was not able to check.
Jenkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
Jenkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Jenkins is predictable there
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Jenkins
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Jenkins 's knee.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jenkins thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenkins lands with a good body shot.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
A low kick from Jenkins misses
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jenkins.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Connor Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jenkins misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kelly digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Kelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Jenkins misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Jenkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins motions for Kelly to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Jenkins throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Kelly.
Jenkins thows a leg kick but Kelly checks it
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Jenkins.
Jenkins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins backs away from a small jab... but Kelly lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Jenkins crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Kelly with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Connor Kelly!
An out of breath Connor Kelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by -. Van damm has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van damm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van damm somewhat.
Van damm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoy closes the distance and clinches up with Van damm, looking for a takedown. Hoy pushes Van damm against the cage but Van damm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van damm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van damm throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Van damm.
Van damm misses with a straight right.
Van damm scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Van damm throws a hook to the side of Hoy's head but Hoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van damm. Hoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van damm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm misses with a few strikes there.
Hoy throws a push kick but Van damm slaps the foot to one side.
Tong Van damm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van damm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van damm misses with a body kick.
Hoy blocks a head kick by Van damm.
Van damm throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Van damm forces Hoy back against the cage and clinches.
Hoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van damm missing with knees to the body.
Van damm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van damm.
Van damm jabs at Hoy's body.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Van damm.
Jab, jab by Van damm - just one landing.
Van damm 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm misses the shot to the body.
Van damm avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Van damm as he connects with a hook.
Van damm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoy.
Van damm misses the jab.
Hoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van damm.
Van damm misses with a hook.
Van damm works Hoy's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Van damm as he checks the leg kick.
Hoy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van damm has his hands on Hoy's head, controlling the position.
Van damm working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van damm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van damm controlling the position.
Van damm trying to keep a closed guard but Hoy is proving a slippery customer.
Tong Van damm has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Van damm.
Hoy scores with a jab to the body.
Hoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Van damm is just out of range.
Van damm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van damm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van damm takes a shot to the head.
Van damm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van damm manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoy misses with a takedown attempt - Van damm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van damm swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Van damm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Van damm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van damm looks to land a body kick but Hoy moved away.
Van damm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoy.
Van damm pushes Hoy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Van damm uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoy misses with an elbow strike.
Van damm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van damm swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Jab by Van damm.
Van damm misses with a wild combination.
Van damm throws the kick towards the body but Hoy avoids it.
Hoy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van damm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
Van damm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van damm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoy digs a good hook to Van damm's body.
Hoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Van damm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoy blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoy throws a body kick that misses.
Van damm throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van damm's waist but Van damm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoy off to one side.
Van damm throws a hook to the side of Hoy's head but Hoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van damm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van damm with a jab.
Hoy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van damm.
Van damm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Hoy.
Van damm checks the leg kick.
Hoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van damm misses with a kick to the body.
Van damm gets caught napping as Hoy dives in and scores a takedown. Van damm manages to retain guard.
Van damm trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hoy is refusing to be controlled, as Van damm sits in half guard.
Hoy wants to improve his position but Van damm is controlling well.
Van damm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoy sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Van damm.
Van damm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoy defending well though.
Van damm is keen to just control but Hoy is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy trying to control but Van damm postures up.
Van damm performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van damm is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tong Van damm was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Van damm shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoy tries to sprawl out of it but Van damm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tong Van damm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van damm moves out of range as Hoy throws a body kick.
Hoy is looking to wear down Van damm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van damm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm defending well as Hoy loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoy. That snapped Van damm's head back.
Van damm moves into the clinch successfully.
Van damm cracks Hoy with a nice body shot.
Van damm has Hoy pressed against the cage.
Hoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoy prevents a body shot from Van damm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van damm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van damm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van damm lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy has a couple of punches blocked by Van damm.
Van damm breaks the clinch.
Hoy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van damm throws a leg kick but Hoy moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Van damm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoy. Hoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoy digs a good body shot into Van damm's ribs.
Van damm with a poor takedown
and Hoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van damm gets a clinch.
Van damm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoy shoots and misses
and Van damm counters with an inside leg kick.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Hoy.
Van damm staying out of range there.
Van damm throws a head kick that misses
and Hoy counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Van damm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoy scores with a jab.
Hoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Van damm. Van damm gets slowly back to his feet.
Van damm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van damm throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
Van damm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van damm in his tracks.
Van damm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Van damm.
Van damm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dane Hoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tong Van damm.
Van damm throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Van damm misses its intended target.
Van damm is looking to land body kicks.
Van damm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hoy counters with an outside leg kick.
Van damm misses with an uppercut.
Hoy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoy cracks the inside of Van damm's front leg.
Van damm blocks a head kick by Hoy.
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
Van damm forces Hoy back against the cage and clinches.
Van damm throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm prevents a body shot from Hoy.
Van damm tries to work over Hoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van damm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoy wants to break free but Van damm has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Van damm controls his hands.
Hoy managing to block the knees to the body from Van damm.
Van damm with a knee to the head.
Hoy misses with a body punch.
Tong Van damm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van damm blocks an elbow strike.
Dane Hoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van damm backwards.
Van damm breaks from the clinch.
Van damm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hoy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van damm's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Van damm wants to take a breather but Hoy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy wants to get back to full guard.
Van damm tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hoy.
Van damm seems to be looking for submissions.
Hoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Van damm is fighting to break Hoy's control of his arms but Hoy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hoy trying to control the position.
Van damm controlling from the top position.
Tong Van damm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm trying to control but Hoy is working from the bottom.
Hoy trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van damm misses the body punch
and Hoy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hoy.
Hoy looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoy is fighting to break Van damm's control of his arms but Van damm is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van damm's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van damm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tong Van damm.
Well Van damm 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Van damm!
Our winner, Tong Van damm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes has chosen uncle otis- the game as his entrance music. Sexton Furnival is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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277 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
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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
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Sexton Furnival has been cut.
Furnival looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furnival uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furnival fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes, pushing him back against the cage.
Tepes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tepes blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Furnival throws an elbow but misses.
Furnival working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furnival tries to land knees in the clinch but Tepes avoids the damage to the body.
Tepes crunches a lovely knee into Furnival's ribcage.
Furnival on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Furnival misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tepes.
Tepes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Furnival is breathing heavily.
Tepes misses with a knee strike.
Furnival looking to throw knees to the head but Tepes is blocking nicely.
Tepes is leaning against Furnival and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tepes manages to break the clinch.
Tepes clobbers Furnival with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tepes lands a big right hand that sends Furnival crashing to the mat! Tepes stays standing though and waves Furnival back to his feet!
Sexton Furnival's cut is getting worse.
Tepes cracks Furnival on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Furnival falls backwards against the cage. Tepes follows up with more strikes that drop Furnival to his knees. Tepes keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Furnival! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tepes!
A determined Vlad Tepes didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoelie Gan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salmon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heartbeats. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleon Salmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hoelie Gan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gan checks a low kick from Salmon.
Salmon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salmon. Gan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salmon tries a head kick but it misses.
Salmon misses with a body shot.
Salmon looks to land a body kick but Gan moved away.
Salmon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salmon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Salmon working aggressively here.
Gan blocks a body shot from Salmon.
Salmon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gan looks gassed!
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 short uppercut from Salmon.
Gan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salmon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon gets through Gan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gan.
Gan blocks a body shot from Salmon.
Salmon manages to break the clinch.
Salmon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salmon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salmon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salmon loads up on a big right hand but Gan slips the punch.
Cleon Salmon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salmon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salmon misses with a jab to the body
and Gan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salmon thows a leg kick but Gan checks it
and Gan counters with a stiff right hand.
Salmon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cleon Salmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon throws a leg kick but Gan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salmon tries a head kick but it misses.
Salmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salmon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salmon throws a push kick but Gan slaps the foot to one side.
Salmon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gan to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salmon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gan's head.
Salmon throws a head kick that misses.
Salmon throws a leg kick but Gan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salmon throws a lazy right hand but Gan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gan connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Salmon. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Gan lands.
Salmon misses with an uppercut
and Gan counters with a stiff right hand.
Salmon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Salmon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salmon misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Salmon.
Salmon scores with a shoulder strike.
Gan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cleon Salmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoelie Gan.
Salmon avoiding damage.
Gan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salmon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salmon misses with a body punch.
Gan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salmon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Salmon misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gan wants to take the fight to the mat but Salmon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Salmon lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salmon is struggling to control the position.
Salmon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gan is working for takedown but Salmon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salmon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salmon misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salmon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Salmon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Salmon. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salmon.
Cleon Salmon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salmon backs up against the cage.
Salmon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Salmon finds it's way through Gan's defenses.
A bone on bone clash there as Gan blocks the leg kick.
Gan moves out of range of the body kick.
Gan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salmon looks for the body kick but Gan saw that one coming.
Salmon throws a combination that misses
letting Gan counter with a right hand.
Gan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Salmon throws a head kick but Gan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salmon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salmon pushes Gan up against the cage in a clinch.
Salmon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salmon missing with knees to the body.
Salmon misses with the head strike.
Gan takes a shot to the head.
Gan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Salmon after a bit of a struggle.
Salmon lands a nice uppercut.
Gan tries to score a body lock takedown but Salmon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Salmon.
Gan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salmon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salmon lands an elbow just above Gan 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Salmon.
Gan is rocked!
Salmon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salmon lands with a light punch inside.
Gan is still on wobbly legs! Can Salmon finish him?
Salmon creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Gan drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cleon Salmon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Alvarez. Gustafsson has chosen LEAVIN ON A JET PLANE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Johnson tenderised Gustafsson's leg. Gustafsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Gustafsson checks it.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gustafsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Gustafsson is out of range.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gustafsson tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gustafsson to the ground. Gustafsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Gustafsson moved away.
Gustafsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson wants to stand but Gustafsson has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Johnson trying to control but Gustafsson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Gustafsson is keeping the position.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Gustafsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Gustafsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Gustafsson.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Gustafsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Gustafsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Johnny Johnson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustafsson.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gustafsson's head.
Gunnar Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafsson thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Gustafsson sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Gustafsson moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gustafsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gustafsson checks a leg kick.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Gustafsson off balance momentarily.
Gustafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Johnson moves out of range as Gustafsson strikes.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gustafsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Gustafsson moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustafsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustafsson misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gustafsson as Johnson shoots in.
Crunch! Gustafsson slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Nice uppercut lands for Gustafsson. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Gustafsson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gustafsson.
Johnson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gustafsson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Johnson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Gustafsson!
A victorious Gunnar Gustafsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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