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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jato Idrissa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idrissa has chosen Three 6 Mafia - Who Da Fuck You Playin Wit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rua
vs
Idrissa

180 cm
26
168 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

182 cm
25
168 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jato Idrissa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idrissa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Idrissa.
Rua lands a jab.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Idrissa looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Idrissa's head.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Idrissa throws a lazy head kick
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Idrissa. That did some damage!
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idrissa.
Idrissa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Idrissa throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.

Rua instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Rua looking to stall.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Idrissa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua stalling in the clinch but Idrissa improves position.
Idrissa letting Rua take a breather here.

Idrissa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Idrissa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Idrissa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rua blocks a head kick by Idrissa.
Rua blocks a head kick by Idrissa.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Idrissa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Idrissa throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Rua.
Idrissa misses with an uppercut.
Idrissa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rua if he has to take too many more of those.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Idrissa throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Idrissa throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a good low kick that Idrissa was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua cracks the inside of Idrissa's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Idrissa circles away.
Idrissa avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but Idrissa moves out of range.
Idrissa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Idrissa throws a big shot that misses.
Idrissa throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Idrissa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Idrissa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Idrissa on the side of the head.
Idrissa tries a head kick but it misses.
Idrissa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua jabs Idrissa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Idrissa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Idrissa stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.
Rua looks to land a combination. Idrissa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Idrissa throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idrissa throws a head kick that misses.
Rua walks into a straight right hand from Idrissa.
Jato Idrissa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Idrissa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Idrissa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a nice body shot.
Idrissa throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Idrissa misses with a head kick.
Idrissa looks winded!
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua dips to his left and cracks Idrissa with an uppercut!
Idrissa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Idrissa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Idrissa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Idrissa in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idrissa has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.

Idrissa manages to break the clinch.
Rua is looking to wear down Idrissa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Idrissa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Idrissa misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Idrissa works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Idrissa misses.

Rua instigates a clinch.
Idrissa has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Idrissa is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua lands a left hand.
Idrissa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Idrissa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Idrissa blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Idrissa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Idrissa thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rua tries to clinch there but Idrissa circles away.
Idrissa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.

Rua takes the fight into the clinch.

Idrissa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Idrissa throws a head kick that misses.
Idrissa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Idrissa throws a lazy head kick

and Rua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Idrissa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Idrissa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Idrissa.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idrissa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Idrissa throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua connects with the punch.
Idrissa throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua lands a body shot.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Idrissa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Idrissa is breathing heavily.
Rua connects with a body shot that sends Idrissa's belly button to the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Idrissa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.

Idrissa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua tries to clinch up but Idrissa circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabriel Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Idrissa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua jabs Idrissa right on the nose. Idrissa blinks but takes it well.
Idrissa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Idrissa takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Idrissa walks into a stiff left hand from Rua.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Idrissa.
A head kick misses from Idrissa.
Idrissa throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Idrissa down.
Rua moves away from the strike by Idrissa.
Rua swings for the body but Idrissa moves out of range.

Rua rushes Idrissa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Idrissa wants to break free but Rua has control.
Idrissa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rua lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Idrissa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.

Idrissa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Idrissa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Idrissa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua cracks Idrissa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rua with a nice cross.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua lands with a straight right. Idrissa didn't see that one coming.
Rua cracks the inside of Idrissa's front leg.

Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Idrissa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Idrissa is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.

Idrissa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Idrissa's front leg but catches the back leg as Idrissa tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Idrissa misses with a wild body shot.

Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Idrissa, pushing him back against the cage.
Idrissa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua prevents Idrissa from breaking the clinch.
Idrissa is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Idrissa is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Idrissa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Idrissa is blocking nicely.
Rua keeps control of Idrissa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Idrissa tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
Idrissa is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rua dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Rua lands a jab to Idrissa's midsection.
A head kick misses from Idrissa.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Idrissa.
Idrissa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Idrissa 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 wants to clinch up but Idrissa keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Idrissa. That snapped Rua's head back.
Idrissa misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rua!
Rua stalks Idrissa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Idrissa's face. Idrissa staggers backwards, shaken.

Idrissa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua blocks a head kick by Idrissa.
Idrissa is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Idrissa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Idrissa thinking.

Idrissa gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Idrissa takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Idrissa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Idrissa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Idrissa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Idrissa in his tracks for a moment.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Idrissa's head.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Idrissa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Idrissa drops to his knees and Rua pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Rua!
Gabriel Rua took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Puempel
vs
Whales

186 cm
27
192 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

181 cm
25
186 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Puempel gets caught flat footed, as Whales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Whales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Puempel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whales scoring with some ground and pound.

Puempel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Whales should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Puempel has tightened it up now! Whales should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Puempel!
Matt Puempel gave a mention to Vitality in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojnasiewicz has chosen Ministry - Lies lies lies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ryan
vs
Wojnasiewicz

184 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
181 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

Zentrope Fighting Universe
$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wojnasiewicz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wojnasiewicz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
A good leg kick by Wojnasiewicz.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Wojnasiewicz shoots in.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. Wojnasiewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick but Ryan checks it.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz shoots for a double leg takedown but Ryan sprawls well. He's pushed Wojnasiewicz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wojnasiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range and Ryan settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wojnasiewicz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojnasiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Wojnasiewicz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and Wojnasiewicz settles back down.
Wojnasiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tom Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojnasiewicz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tom Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Wojnasiewicz should have avoided that one.
Ryan lands with an uppercut that bounces Wojnasiewicz off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryan.
Ryan motions for Wojnasiewicz to come forward. Ryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Wojnasiewicz.
Crunch! Ryan slams his shin into Wojnasiewicz's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ryan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ryan misses with a kick to the body
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a nice body shot.
Ryan lands a two punch combo.
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Wojnasiewicz lands a right hook to the body.
Wojnasiewicz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryan rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Wojnasiewicz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wojnasiewicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wojnasiewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Wojnasiewicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Wojnasiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojnasiewicz.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wojnasiewicz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Ryan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ryan. Wojnasiewicz shrugs it off though.
That kick from Ryan tenderised Wojnasiewicz's leg. Wojnasiewicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ryan!
Ryan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wojnasiewicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
A clash of legs there as Wojnasiewicz blocks the low kick.
Ryan motions for Wojnasiewicz to come forward. Ryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ryan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryan throws a wild body kick that Wojnasiewicz sees coming a mile off.
Ryan wants to slow Wojnasiewicz down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan thows a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it

and Wojnasiewicz counters with a takedown into side control.
Wojnasiewicz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ryan is trying to improve his position.
Wojnasiewicz trying to control the position but Ryan is working away.
Wojnasiewicz controlling the position from side mount.
Wojnasiewicz lands an elbow.
Ryan wants to control but Wojnasiewicz postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan gets full guard.
Wojnasiewicz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wojnasiewicz trying to move into half guard but instead Ryan has managed to sweep!
Ryan wants to stand but Wojnasiewicz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ryan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan stands and steps away. Wojnasiewicz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan tests Wojnasiewicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Wojnasiewicz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Wojnasiewicz. Wojnasiewicz gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Wojnasiewicz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Ryan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice shot by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryan is able to avoid easily.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
Ryan throws a leg kick

and Wojnasiewicz counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ryan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan trying to control but Wojnasiewicz postures up.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Wojnasiewicz has control of the leg.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wojnasiewicz thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Ryan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wojnasiewicz trying to mount his opponent but Ryan defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ryan to regain full guard.
Wojnasiewicz being controlled here momentarily.
Wojnasiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wojnasiewicz.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wojnasiewicz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wojnasiewicz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz preventing the sweep.
Wojnasiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Wojnasiewicz from controlling successfully.
Wojnasiewicz postures up.
Wojnasiewicz content to stall in guard here.

Krystian Wojnasiewicz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Wojnasiewicz counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojnasiewicz takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wojnasiewicz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan feints and then cracks Wojnasiewicz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wojnasiewicz down.
Tom Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Wojnasiewicz lands a right hook to the body.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Wojnasiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojnasiewicz takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Wojnasiewicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Wojnasiewicz really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ryan throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
Ryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range and Ryan settles back down.

Wojnasiewicz darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojnasiewicz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryan is keeping busy.
Ryan is leaning against Wojnasiewicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojnasiewicz's elbow.
Wojnasiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryans head.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Ryan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wojnasiewicz's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Wojnasiewicz misses with the head strike.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Wojnasiewicz controls the action.
Ryan working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wojnasiewicz misses with some punches.
Ryan presses Wojnasiewicz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojnasiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Wojnasiewicz.
Ryan works on Wojnasiewicz's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryan gets an underhook and turns Wojnasiewicz into the cage.
Wojnasiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojnasiewicz controls his hands.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojnasiewicz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryan letting Wojnasiewicz take a breather here.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Wojnasiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Wojnasiewicz looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wojnasiewicz or not.
Wojnasiewicz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryan is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wojnasiewicz fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojnasiewicz wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojnasiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan dodges an elbow strike from Wojnasiewicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Ryan had his way with Krystian Wojnasiewicz in that round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ryan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a cross.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Wojnasiewicz.
Ryan tries a low kick but Wojnasiewicz avoids it.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wojnasiewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan thows a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a jab to the body
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Ryan misses.
Ryan scores with the left hand. Wojnasiewicz knows he should have avoided that one.
Ryan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wojnasiewicz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryan tries to bum rush Wojnasiewicz with a series of wild strikes but Wojnasiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wojnasiewicz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan is looking to slow Wojnasiewicz down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Wojnasiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Wojnasiewicz misses
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Ryan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wojnasiewicz.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wojnasiewicz lands a jab to the nose.
Ryan scores with a jab.
Wojnasiewicz drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wojnasiewicz avoids the head kick by Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan moves out of range as Wojnasiewicz strikes.
Ryan lands with a right hand.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Wojnasiewicz moved out of range nicely.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wojnasiewicz's calf.
Ryan tries to move into range but Wojnasiewicz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wojnasiewicz thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a nice body kick.
Ryan throws a low kick but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range easily.
Wojnasiewicz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
Wojnasiewicz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Wojnasiewicz lands.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan tries to work over Wojnasiewicz's front leg with a kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Ryan!
Tom Ryan retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Tom Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. Toney has chosen Wicked as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Toney told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Watson
vs
Toney

182 cm
25
210 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
220 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Toney.
Toney misses with a straight left.
Watson throws a low kick but Toney moves out of range easily.
James Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson lands with a straight right. Toney didn't see that one coming.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Toney lands a right hook to the body.
Toney scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Toney misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
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!
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Toney.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watson throws a leg kick but Toney sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Toney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toney misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toney.
Watson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Watson takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
Watson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watson throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Toney wants to clinch.
Watson throws a head kick that Toney semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Toney.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Toney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toney misses with a straight left.
Toney loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson lands a nice hook to Toney's body. Toney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toney scores with a sloppy right hand. Watson should have avoided that one.
A jab from Toney does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toney jabs at Watson's body.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Toney throws a poor cross that misses

and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
Watson tries to work over Toney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Toney.
Toney blocking some punches.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Toney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watson scores with a shot to the side of Toney's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson is trying to stall.
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Toney misses with a body punch.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Watson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Toney.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toney is working Watson over against the cage.
Watson landing knees to the body.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
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 John Watson 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.

Toney stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Toney off balance momentarily.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James Toney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
A jab from Toney misses.
Watson misses the jab.
Toney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Toney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Toney lands a right hook to the body.
Toney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toney throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Toney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toney.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toney throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Toney coming out on top.
Toney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watson. That did some damage!
A jab lands there for Toney.
Toney connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Watson.
Toney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a combination. Toney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson is looking to wear down Toney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Toney cracks Watson with a good jab.
Toney connects with a single shot there.
Toney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Toney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a thumping low kick.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Watson.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Toney just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Watson.
Toney misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toney.
Toney misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Toney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toney tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Toney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toney.
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!
Toney throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Toney loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Toney takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Toney throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Toney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Toney needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Toney throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toney moves away.
Watson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Toney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Toney misses with a kick to the body
and Watson counters with a leg kick.
Watson lands with a shot to the body.
Toney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Watson works Toney's body with a nice hook.
Toney throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toney moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Watson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toney throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toney's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson works Toney's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Watson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Watson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toney.
Toney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson scores with a spinning back kick!
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watson.
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Watson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson with a nice cross.
Watson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watson.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Watson jabs at Toney's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Toney's head back.
Watson misses with a leg kick.
Toney throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Toney is predictable there
and Watson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Toney's head back.
Watson scores with the left hand. Toney knows he should have avoided that one.
Toney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toney under the eye.
Toney throws an off balance right hand

and Watson counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Toney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson taking a breather.
Toney misses with a body punch.
Toney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Toney.
John Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toney blocking some punches.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
Watson misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson lands a body shot.
Watson lands a hook that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Watson clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Watson connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
A jab from Watson finds it's way through Toney's defenses.
Watson swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson thumps Toney with a low kick.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Watson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Toney moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Toney misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson misses with a lunging right hand

and Toney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watson's guard.
Toney is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Toney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Toney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toney trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Toney hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Watson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toney takes a step back to recover.
Toney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Toney's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Toney does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Toney.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toney.
Toney throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Toney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Watson counters with a leg kick.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson cracks the inside of Toney's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a good body shot.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Toney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson scores with a spinning back kick!
Toney misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Watson throws a wild body kick that Toney sees coming a mile off.
Toney scores with a hook.
Toney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Watson connects with a right hand. Toney shakes it off.
Toney takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
Toney moves out of range of the body kick from Watson.
Toney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Toney off balance momentarily.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney 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.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Toney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Toney scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney blocks a head kick by Watson.
Toney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson is looking to slow Toney down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Watson had his way with James Toney in that round.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Toney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Toney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson looks to land a combination but Toney avoids it well.
Toney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Toney.
Toney takes a kick to the side of the head.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Toney.
Toney swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Toney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watson's head.
Toney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toney swinging wildly here.
Toney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toney connects with a looping right hand.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watson wants it to stay on the feet.
Toney is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney misses with a hook.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toney.
James Toney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Toney misses the body punch
and Watson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Toney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watson can pounce on him.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson tests Toney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watson looks to land a body kick but Toney moved away.
Watson avoids the body shot from Toney.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Toney connects with a looping right hand.
Toney misses the jab.
Toney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Toney counters with a takedown into side control.
Watson wants to control but Toney postures up.
Toney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson is not content to let Toney control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Toney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee asks Toney politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Toney prefers to stall for the moment though.
Toney trying to control the action but Watson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watson is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Toney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Watson!
John Watson very nearly forgot to thank Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Niedzwiedzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ballad Of A Dead Soulja . Niedzwiedzki has chosen Nirvana - You know you're right as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Garcia
vs
Niedzwiedzki

193 cm
29
250 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

198 cm
26
270 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zentrope Fighting Universe
$300

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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Niedzwiedzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niedzwiedzki.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Niedzwiedzki moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Niedzwiedzki moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Niedzwiedzki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Niedzwiedzki won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Niedzwiedzki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Niedzwiedzki landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Niedzwiedzki tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia 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.
Niedzwiedzki chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Niedzwiedzki is proving a slippery customer.
Niedzwiedzki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Garcia has his feet on Niedzwiedzki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Niedzwiedzki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Niedzwiedzki checks it.
Garcia throws a low kick but Niedzwiedzki moves out of range easily.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niedzwiedzki. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niedzwiedzki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Niedzwiedzki scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a low kick.
Niedzwiedzki cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki thows a body shot but no joy.
Niedzwiedzki avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to chop away at Garcia's legs.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Niedzwiedzki ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roberto Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niedzwiedzki throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.

Niedzwiedzki instigates a clinch.
Niedzwiedzki stalling the fight.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Niedzwiedzki working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niedzwiedzki avoids a kick to the body.
Niedzwiedzki throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Niedzwiedzki needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niedzwiedzki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki checks a leg kick.

Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garcia's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Niedzwiedzki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Niedzwiedzki works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Niedzwiedzki is controlling him.
Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niedzwiedzki trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzki throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Niedzwiedzki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niedzwiedzki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and clinches.
Niedzwiedzki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Garcia can't break the clinch.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niedzwiedzki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niedzwiedzki can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Niedzwiedzki.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Niedzwiedzki backpedaling.

It looks like Andrzej Niedzwiedzki has been cut.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Niedzwiedzki had a free shot at his head there.
Niedzwiedzki jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Niedzwiedzki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Niedzwiedzki's head but Niedzwiedzki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niedzwiedzki tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia swings for the body but Niedzwiedzki moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzki thumps Garcia with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niedzwiedzki throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.

Niedzwiedzki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Niedzwiedzki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Niedzwiedzki lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki throwing strikes but missing.
Niedzwiedzki throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Niedzwiedzki postures up.
Niedzwiedzki throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niedzwiedzki trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niedzwiedzki stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Niedzwiedzki from controlling successfully.
Niedzwiedzki advances position into side control!
Niedzwiedzki works to advance to full mount. Garcia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garcia tries to hold on but Niedzwiedzki postures up.
Niedzwiedzki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Niedzwiedzki scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzki loads up with a big shot that hurts Garcia! He's pulled Niedzwiedzki in close but Niedzwiedzki has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Garcia survive? More strikes from Niedzwiedzki and Garcia is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrzej Niedzwiedzki!
A relieved looking Andrzej Niedzwiedzki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.