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AD166: Heavy Artillery PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fallon Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Foster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fallon Fox!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Fox wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
Foster shoots in and gets a takedown into Fox's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Foster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Foster working some strikes from top position.
Foster gets to his feet - Fox follows without any prompting.
Fallon Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Fox darts in trying to clinch
and Foster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foster.
Foster jumps into guard, dragging Fox to the mat.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
Fox wants to stand and escape but Foster is having none of it.
Foster works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fox tries to kick Foster off but Foster keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is looking for a kimura here.
Fox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Foster pulls his head out easily.
Foster controlling the action here.
Foster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fox looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fox throws a strike from the bottom but Foster passes into side control!
Fox wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Foster landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fox is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Foster is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is working for a guillotine from mount but Fox frees his head quite easily.
Foster wants to finish this one by submission but Fox is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Foster.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Foster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster unloading with bombs!
Foster lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foster lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Foster is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fox can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! Foster connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Foster controlling from the full mount.
Fox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to stand up.
Fox looks winded!
Foster stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fox looks to clinch
and Foster moves into the clinch.
Foster lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fox tries to kick Foster off but Foster keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fox has hold of Foster's hands but Foster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster working Fox over with strikes.
Foster passes to side control.
Foster advances to full mount.
Foster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Foster looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster looking to isolate an arm here. Fox doesn't see it coming and as Foster extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Foster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Foster!
After the fight, Tony Foster was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Marabou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Dick Ding will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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266 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Marabou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marabou throws a lazy uppercut
and Ding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marabou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marabou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gary Marabou has been cut.
Ding told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Marabou avoiding damage as Ding throws knees to the body.
Marabou takes an elbow to the temple.
Marabou has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short left from Ding.
Marabou dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Ding lands a good knee to the midsection. Marabou won't want to take too many of those.
Ding lands an elbow just above Marabou 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ding lands a left hand.
Ding trying to control the position but instead, Marabou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ding into the cage.
Marabou has Ding pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ding manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding lands a good knee to the midsection. Marabou won't want to take too many of those.
Ding crunches a lovely knee into Marabou's ribcage.
Marabou is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ding obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Ding.
Ding works on Marabou's body with a couple of short punches.
Ding working Marabou over with knees to the body.
Marabou blocks the elbow strike.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
Ding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
Marabou wants to break free but Ding has control.
Ding lands an elbow inside that Marabou shrugs off.
Ding lands a damaging elbow.
Marabou avoids the elbow strike from Ding, against the cage.
Ding pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marabou takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding wants a takedown.
Marabou gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ding regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ding manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ding lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marabou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marabou wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Marabou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ding lands a nice knee to the body.
Ding can't get the takedown.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
Ding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ding dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ding scores with a shoulder strike.
Marabou is trying to break the clinch but Ding is controlling him.
Marabou is trying to break the clinch but Ding is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marabou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ding pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marabou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ding moves into the clinch successfully.
Marabou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ding has him pressed against the cage.
Marabou takes an elbow to the temple.
Ding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gary Marabou's cut is getting worse.
Ding lands a hook that snaps the head of Marabou backwards.
Marabou blocks an elbow strike.
Marabou blocks a body shot from Ding.
Marabou is trying to drag Ding to the mat but Ding just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ding taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marabou dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Marabou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ding prevents it.
Marabou gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ding manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marabou fails to land with a series of punches.
Ding takes the fight into the clinch.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
Ding lands an elbow just above Marabou 's eye.
Marabou gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ding gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marabou throwing strikes from guard but Ding blocks nicely.
Ding wants to stand up but Marabou is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Marabou's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ding pushes Marabou up against the cage in a clinch.
Marabou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ding gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice elbow from Ding.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ding obliges.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
Ding throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marabou changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marabou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ding avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ding has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ding looking to slow down the pace here.
Marabou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding wants to clinch.
Marabou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ding slips a jab and a cross from Marabou.
Ding tries to clinch but Marabou moves out of range.
Marabou throws the left hand but Ding avoids the punch easily.
Marabou throws a right hand that Ding ducks under and follows up with a left that Ding also avoids with ease.
Marabou throws a looping overhand right but Ding ducks down to avoid it.
Marabou misses with a wild combination.
Ding tries to clinch but Marabou moves out of range.
Ding tries to clinch there but Marabou circles away.
Marabou throws a lazy right hand but Ding sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marabou gets tackled into the cage by Ding. Ding maintains the clinch.
Marabou is looking to break free of the clinch but Ding has double underhooks.
Ding working Marabou over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marabou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Marabou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marabou's defenses.
Marabou avoiding damage as Ding throws knees to the body.
Ding wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ding obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ding displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marabou up against the cage.
Ding throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ding creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ding throws an elbow but misses.
Marabou avoids a wild elbow strike from Ding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding tries to land knees in the clinch but Marabou avoids the damage to the body.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Marabou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ding goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ding lands a damaging elbow.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
Ding is pressed up against the cage. Marabou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ding down to the mat. Ding avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ding instigates a clinch.
Ding landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marabou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ding lands a nice knee to the body.
Ding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gary Marabou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Marabou wants to break free but Ding has control.
Ding lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ding pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marabou changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ding cracks Marabou with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ding has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marabou to stand back up!
Marabou is rocked!
Marabou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
Marabou swats away the attempt to clinch by Ding.
Marabou circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding tries to clinch but Marabou is having none of it.
Ding wants to clinch.
Marabou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Marabou's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marabou.
Ding tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marabou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ding doesn't manage to clinch there - Marabou circles away.
Ding tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marabou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ding slips under a jab from Marabou.
Marabou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ding.
Ding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marabou.
Ding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marabou dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Marabou tightens his grip and picks Ding up, before dumping him to the ground. Ding manages to land in guard.
Ding is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ding in particular looking to stall.
Ding wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marabou keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marabou is looking to improve his position.
Marabou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marabou has hold of Ding's hands but Ding slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ding is looking for a kimura here.
Ding not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ding is looking for a kimura but Marabou is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ding to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dick Ding has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ding tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gary Marabou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ding sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marabou defending well though.
Marabou is staying active underneath Ding, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marabou misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ding takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ding misses with a head shot. Marabou uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marabou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ding manages to get himself to full guard.
Ding is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marabou throws an elbow that misses. Ding uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marabou's guard. Nice move by Ding!
Ding postures up in Marabou's guard and throws a big left but Marabou blocks it.
Marabou has his foot on Ding's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ding works his way back into a safe position though.
Ding wants to get up but he can't break Marabou's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marabou is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ding wants to control from the top but Marabou keeps moving.
Marabou working for a triangle but Ding defends it easily.
Ding looking to sit in guard and control but Marabou gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Ding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ding 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Ding!
Dick Ding seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Saruwatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saruwatari comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio. Cube has chosen Bow Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Saruwatari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Cube!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Saruwatari. That snapped Cube's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saruwatari.
A telegraphed right hand from Saruwatari misses the target.
Cube slips a jab and a cross from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari looks to score with a jab to the body but Cube is just out of range.
Cube thows a body shot but no joy.
Saruwatari thows a body shot but no joy.
Cube scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saruwatari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saruwatari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saruwatari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saruwatari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saruwatari scores with a jab to the body.
Saruwatari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saruwatari looks to score with a jab to the body but Cube is just out of range.
Cube shoots for a takedown but Saruwatari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been told by Saruwatari's head coaches at Synergy Fight Team (ACME) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saruwatari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saruwatari throws a lazy uppercut
and Cube counters with a two punch combo.
Cube feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cube trying to control the position from guard on top but Saruwatari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cube looking to pass the guard.
Cube won't allow Saruwatari to sweep him here.
Cube wants to control from the top but Saruwatari keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saruwatari looking for a sweep. Not yet Saruwatari, not yet.
Saruwatari is working hard here to advance position.
Cube tries to free his leg and advance position but Saruwatari is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cube stopping the sweep attempt from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari pulls Cube in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saruwatari clobbers Cube with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saruwatari takes a swing at Cube's ribcage but misses.
Saruwatari catches Cube with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saruwatari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cube counters with a left to the body.
Saruwatari looks to land a left hand but Cube moved out of range nicely.
Saruwatari lands a lovely overhand right.
Cube throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saruwatari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Cube misses.
Cube walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Cube.
Saruwatari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saruwatari throws a combination. Cube tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saruwatari scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaito Saruwatari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cube scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari is looking to improve his position.
Saruwatari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cube is working away from the top position though.
Saruwatari wants to get back to his feet.
Cube seems to be looking for submissions.
Cube wants to free his trapped foot but Saruwatari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saruwatari tries to roll over but Cube keeps him under control.
Saruwatari is looking to control Cube's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saruwatari avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saruwatari is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cube is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saruwatari is just riding it out for now. Cube eventually gives up the hold.
Saruwatari trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube seems to be working for a kimura but Saruwatari defends the submission attempt.
Cube passes to full mount!
Saruwatari tries to hold on but Cube postures up.
Saruwatari is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saruwatari tries to hold on but Cube pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cube looking for a guillotine from mount but Saruwatari is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cube has control of Saruwatari's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Saruwatari regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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 Kaito Saruwatari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saruwatari misses the shot to the body.
Saruwatari scores with a decent looking hook.
Cube keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cube takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cube avoids the body shot from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari misses the shot to the body.
Saruwatari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cube uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saruwatari.
Cube misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saruwatari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cube moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cube misses with a hook. Saruwatari ducked under it nicely.
Saruwatari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saruwatari misses with the combination.
Saruwatari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaito Saruwatari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cube lands a jab to Saruwatari's midsection.
Saruwatari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cube was well out of range. Poor timing from Saruwatari.
Cube wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cube fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saruwatari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cube stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cube keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari tries to bum rush Cube with a series of wild strikes but Cube uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saruwatari connects with a right hand. Cube shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saruwatari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saruwatari misses with a shot to the body
and Saruwatari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cube shoots in for a takedown but Saruwatari shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Cube.
Cube's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saruwatari under the eye.
Cube scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cube misses with a looping left.
Cube shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saruwatari is trying to defend but Cube finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Saruwatari wants to control but Cube is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saruwatari tries to roll over but Cube keeps him under control.
Saruwatari is not content to let Cube control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Saruwatari wants to get back to full guard but Cube has mounted him!
Saruwatari has given up his back here.
Cube is hanging on to Saruwatari's back as he tries to escape.
Saruwatari really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Cube's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Cube throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Well, with Cube on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Saruwatari is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Cube working for the choke.
Saruwatari wants to escape the position.
Cube is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Saruwatari is defending well though. Cube let's go of the attempt for now.
Cube working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Saruwatari is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cube has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Saruwatari taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ice Cube!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong comes into the arena with Say it Ain't So blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Edward Furlong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Edward Furlong seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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187 lbs
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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
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle is looking to land body kicks.
Trickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furlong swats away the attempt to clinch by Trickle.
Furlong misses with the combination.
Trickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Furlong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Furlong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trickle is trying to maintain the position but Furlong is very close to passing his half guard.
Furlong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trickle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Furlong is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trickle is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Furlong has latched onto it... Big trouble! Furlong pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Trickle is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Furlong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edward Furlong!
An out of breath Edward Furlong 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff. Penn has chosen Go To Church as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brian Penn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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179 lbs
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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
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Penn!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Zuko.
Zuko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Penn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zuko.
Zuko thumps Penn with a low kick.
Zuko throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zuko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Zuko misses.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zuko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshi Zuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuko tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Zuko misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Zuko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zuko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zuko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zuko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
A jab from Zuko misses.
Zuko tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Zuko didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zuko working a defensive guard but Penn passes into half guard.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penn trying to control the action but Zuko is working from the bottom.
Penn tries to pass to full mount but Zuko defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuko is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
Zuko wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
My spies in Bruize Brothers inform me that Penn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn prevents Zuko from improving his position.
Penn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Zuko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Penn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zuko dives in for a single leg takedown but Penn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zuko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Zuko wants to stall.
Zuko blocks a body shot from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn avoids the head kick by Zuko.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn throws a head kick but Zuko moves out of range.
Zuko throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Zuko throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a low kick, looking for Zuko's leg but Zuko calmly moves out of range.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Zuko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zuko.
Zuko shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Zuko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn tries to clinch but Zuko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Penn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zuko fails to land the takedown.
Kenshi Zuko is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuko looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuko was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Zuko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Zuko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshi Zuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Zuko shoots in.
Zuko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zuko cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn tries to clinch but Zuko is having none of it.
Zuko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Zuko's shoulder, as Zuko tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Zuko. Those never looked like landing.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zuko doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Zuko.
Zuko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zuko feints and as Penn raises his hands in defense, Zuko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn controlling Zuko's posture.
Zuko connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position but Zuko postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brian Penn.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zuko.
Zuko closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Zuko pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zuko scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zuko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penn wants to sweep here but Zuko controlling him for the moment.
Brian Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zuko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Zuko from controlling successfully.
Zuko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Zuko from controlling successfully.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zuko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn with the ground and pound from mount.
Zuko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zuko is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Penn raining down shots from the mount!
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Zuko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko gets back to half guard.
Zuko tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
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 Kenshi Zuko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zuko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zuko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zuko misses with a body shot.
Penn slips a jab from Zuko.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Zuko moved out of range.
Zuko misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Zuko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zuko is trying to defend but Penn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Penn moves nicely into side control.
Zuko is looking for a sweep.
Zuko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zuko throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Zuko wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Zuko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penn defends it well.
Zuko trying to work for an americana but Penn has managed to regain full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zuko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zuko has Penn in his guard.
Penn with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zuko keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zuko is trying to keep Penn in close.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is trying to control the position but Zuko postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zuko shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Zuko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zuko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshi Zuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Penn.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Penn!
A victorious Brian Penn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zica comes into the arena with Master of Puppets by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Bruce Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Zica does no damage.
Zica has managed to clinch.
Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zica regains guard.
Gracie stands up over Zica, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Zica blocks nicely.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zica is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is looking to pass into half guard but Zica pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zica is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica is stalling in the full guard.
Zica tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zica stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zica!
Gracie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zica decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
Jones Zica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Zica connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Zica coming out on top.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Zica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zica stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones Zica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Gracie dives in and grabs Zica's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zica pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zica throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Zica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zica counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zica defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Bruce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zica connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Nice takedown defense from Zica. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie feints and as Zica raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zica has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zica is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bruize Brothers that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Zica blocks nicely.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zica looking for a sweep. Not yet Zica, not yet.
Gracie postures up in Zica's guard and throws a big left but Zica blocks it.
Gracie throws a strike but Zica rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zica stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Jones Zica will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good standup being displayed there by Zica as he connects with a hook.
Zica is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zica lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zica with a jab.
Zica connects with a nice looking jab.
Zica clinches up against the cage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Zica.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zica taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zica lands a shoulder strike.
Zica is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zica effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Zica.
Zica works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zica.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zica pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie jumps guard but Zica stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones Zica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
A short right from Zica on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zica.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zica pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zica lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zica pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Zica's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Zica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zica.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie shoots in but Zica avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zica counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zica moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Zica.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zica pinned against the cage. Zica gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Zica counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zica scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zica. Zica obviously looking to wear him down.
Zica forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zica gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zica drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zica is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
Zica throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Zica finish him?
Zica with a hook.
Zica fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie walks straight into a right hand from Zica - that's dropped him! Zica jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Gracie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jones Zica!
Jones Zica seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear. Blair has chosen Bullet by Creed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27 - 17 - 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
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair misses the jab.
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Congo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blair throws a big shot that misses.
Blair lands a two punch combo.
Congo scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blair lands a really nice looking cross but Congo seems unphased.
Hank Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blair misses with a lunging right hand
and Congo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Congo.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Congo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blair swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Blair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Congo pushes Blair away with a front kick.
Congo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Congo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blair checks it well.
Nice shot by Blair.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo misses with an uppercut. Blair saw that one coming.
Congo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blair looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Congo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Congo tries to clinch up.
Blair throws a good cross that connects.
Congo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Blair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Congo on the side of the head.
Blair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Congo sizes up Blair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo cracks Blair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Congo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo lands the left hand.
We've been informed that Blair has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Congo moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Congo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Congo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Congo clinches with his opponent.
Congo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Hank Blair's cut even more.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Congo obliges.
Congo lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Congo.
Congo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Congo lands an uppercut.
The cut above Hank Blair's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blair takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Congo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Congo misses with a knee strike.
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Congo throws a sloppy head kick and Blair moves out of range easily.
Blair swings for the body but Congo moves out of range.
Congo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Congo 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.
Blair gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Congo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Blair 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 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghengis Congo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ghengis Congo waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Larocque might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larocque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Larocque swings for the body but Cho moves out of range.
Cho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larocque.
Larocque cracks Cho with a good jab.
Cho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cho wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque throws a poor cross that misses
and Cho counters with a low kick, right behind Larocque 's knee.
Larocque slips under a jab from Cho.
Cho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larocque.
Cho throws a series of punches but Larocque avoids them all with ease.
Larocque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larocque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Cho lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho scoring well with a low kick there.
Larocque scores with a nice right hand.
Larocque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larocque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cho cracks the inside of Larocque's front leg.
Cho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larocque misses with a body shot.
Cho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larocque misses with a hook.
Cho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cho walks into a stiff left hand from Larocque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Cho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larocque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cho throws out the jab.
Cho just misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque blocks a jab.
Larocque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Cho blocks a low kick nicely.
Cho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larocque counters with an inside leg kick.
Larocque throws a right hand that misses
and Cho counters with a left and a right that stings Larocque.
Larocque slips a jab and a cross from Cho.
Cho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larocque will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Larocque.
Larocque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cho on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Larocque back to the cage. Cho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cho with a hook.
Cho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larocque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Cho misses.
Jab by Larocque.
Cho throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cho.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larocque.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
Cho misses with an uppercut.
Cho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Larocque lands with a straight right. Cho didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Larocque misses.
That kick from Larocque tenderised Cho's leg. Cho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cho lands a leg kick that knocks Larocque off balance momentarily.
Cho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larocque.
Cho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Cho blocks the low kick.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larocque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cho counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho throws a leg kick but Larocque checks it.
Cho wants to land a leg kick but Larocque is out of range.
Larocque ducks right into an uppercut from Cho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larocque lands a body shot.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larocque counters with a low kick, right behind Cho 's knee.
Cho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larocque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Cho throws out a loose jab but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larocque throws a body punch but Cho moves out of range.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Larocque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larocque throws a looping overhand right but Cho ducks down to avoid it.
Cho swings for the body but Larocque moves out of range.
Cho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Larocque to counter with a crisp jab.
Cho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larocque tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larocque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Larocque scores with a jab to the head.
Cho tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cho misses with a looping right.
Larocque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larocque connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kimble Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larocque takes a swing at Cho's ribcage but misses.
Larocque takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larocque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larocque lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cho at a distance.
Larocque connects with a nice looking jab.
Cho thumps Larocque with a low kick.
Cho connects with a nice looking jab.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larocque just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Larocque misses.
Larocque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cho throws out a powerful jab.
Cho misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with an uppercut
and Larocque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larocque throws a hook but Cho avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Larocque as he connects with a hook.
Larocque slips a jab and a cross from Cho.
A slow jab from Larocque misses its intended target.
Larocque looks to land a left hand but Cho moved out of range nicely.
Larocque scores with a shot to the body.
Cho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larocque lands a jab to Cho's midsection.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Cho connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cho misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho moves away from the strike by Larocque.
Cho throws a low kick but Larocque moves out of range easily.
Cho lands a body shot.
Cho connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho with a hook.
Cho misses with a hook.
Larocque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larocque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho circles away quickly and effectively.
Larocque on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larocque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kimble Cho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larocque's hands.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larocque lands with an overhand left.
Larocque missing with a left hand there. Cho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cho looks to score with a jab to the body but Larocque is just out of range.
Larocque thuds a left hand into Cho's body.
Cho avoids the body shot from Larocque.
Cho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cho misses with a double jab.
Cho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cho misses with a left hand
and Larocque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cho with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Larocque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larocque needs to keep his hands up - Cho had a free shot at his head there.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Larocque's leg but Larocque calmly moves out of range.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larocque moves away.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Larocque.
Cho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cho moves forwards but Larocque connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larocque jabs Cho right on the nose. Cho blinks but takes it well.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larocque cracks Cho with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cho.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larocque was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Cho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larocque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larocque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larocque avoids the body shot from Cho.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larocque's sensitive parts.
Larocque scores with a nice strike.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Cho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larocque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larocque scores with a nice right hand.
Cho blocks a jab.
Cho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cho is rocked!
Larocque scores with a punch to the head.
Cho is still on wobbly legs! Can Larocque finish him?
Cho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cho throws a leg kick
and Larocque counters with a big right hand! Oh Cho is in trouble here! Larocque follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Larocque!
A relieved looking Bryan Larocque thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parts has chosen Written in the Stars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parts doesn't seem bothered though.
Basilan cracks the inside of Parts's front leg.
Parts rushes Basilan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Basilan lands an elbow that stopped Parts in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Basilan scores with a shoulder strike.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Parts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Parts blocking some punches.
Basilan tries a body shot but Parts blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Basilan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parts blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parts.
Parts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Parts misses with some punches.
Parts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parts misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
Basilan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Basilan tries to land knees in the clinch but Parts avoids the damage to the body.
Parts avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilan.
Parts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Parts.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts landing knees to the head.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Basilan throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Parts.
Parts lands a left hand.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
Basilan tries a body shot but Parts blocks it.
Basilan lands a left hand.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Parts throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilan.
Good body shot from Parts.
Nice body punch from Parts - that landed with a thud.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parts backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
That has opened up Tony Parts's cut even more.
Parts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parts presses Basilan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Basilan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan tries to work over Parts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Parts.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Basilan obliges.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Parts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Parts pushes Basilan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parts takes an elbow to the temple.
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Parts.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Basilan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parts avoids it.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basilans head.
Parts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Parts avoiding damage as Basilan throws knees to the body.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Basilan throws a hook but Parts blocks it.
Parts ducks right into an uppercut from Basilan.
Basilan is looking to slow Parts down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basilan. Parts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilan blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Basilan blocks the low kick.
Parts cracks a nice hook into Basilan's ribs.
Parts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Basilan. That one must have hurt.
Basilan misses with a right hand
and Parts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Basilan throws a chopping leg kick but Parts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Basilan takes a swing at Parts's ribcage but misses.
Basilan takes a swing at Parts's ribcage but misses.
Parts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Parts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Basilan's face.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but Parts blocks it.
Tony Parts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Basilan can't find room to land a body shot as Parts controls the action.
Parts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Basilan.
Nice body punch from Basilan.
Basilan trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basilan is pushing Parts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Basilan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parts is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Parts fails to land.
Basilan avoiding damage as Parts throws knees to the body.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Parts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parts takes an elbow to the temple.
Parts lands a shoulder strike.
Parts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Parts throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilan.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basilan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parts's defenses.
Parts looking to throw knees to the head but Basilan is blocking nicely.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Parts lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Basilan as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts lands a nice uppercut.
Parts struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Parts on the inside.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan wants to stall.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Parts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Basilan or not.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan is leaning against Parts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Parts.
Parts scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
Parts presses Basilan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Parts avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
Parts landing knees to the body.
Parts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Basilan.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Parts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Basilan avoids it.
Basilan tries to work over Parts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan managing to block the knees to the body from Parts.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan tries to work over Parts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parts dodges an elbow strike from Basilan.
Parts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Basilan or not.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Parts.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Basilan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Basilan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Basilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parts misses with a body punch.
Parts dodges an elbow strike from Basilan.
Basilan throws an elbow that misses.
Parts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parts takes a shot to the head.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Parts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Parts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan missing with knees to the body.
Basilan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basilan connects with a knee to the head.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parts misses with some punches.
Parts has a couple of punches blocked by Basilan.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Parts.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parts.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Basilan.
The cut above Tony Parts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Basilan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Parts controls his hands.
Parts takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parts looking to throw knees to the head but Basilan is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Parts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Basilan or not.
Parts digs a right hand into Basilan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Basilan's gas tank.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parts's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Basilan misses with some punches.
Basilan scores a nice knee to the body.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parts's elbow.
Basilan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Parts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parts managing to block the knees to the body from Basilan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Parts.
Parts pushes Basilan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
Parts misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Parts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basilans head.
Basilan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parts is keeping busy.
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!
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Basilan lands an elbow just above Parts 's eye.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Parts scores with a hook to the body.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parts tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Parts being controlled against the cage.
Parts misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Basilan jabs at Parts's body.
Basilan fails to land with a series of punches.
Basilan connects with an inside leg kick.
Parts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parts checks a low kick from Basilan.
Parts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Basilan is out of range and Parts settles back down.
Parts lands a jab to Basilan's midsection.
Basilan is looking to wear down Parts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Basilan. That's going to slow Parts down.
Basilan scores with a jab. Parts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felix Basilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basilan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parts just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parts.
Basilan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Basilan scores with a jab.
Basilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Parts.
Basilan throws a hook but Parts blocks it.
Parts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parts darts in and clinches Basilan up against the cage.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parts.
Basilan blocks an uppercut.
Parts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parts digs a right hand underneath Basilan's ribcage. Basilan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Parts misses with a body punch.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parts lands a hook that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parts.
Parts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Parts on the inside.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parts is leaning against Basilan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Basilan misses with an elbow strike.
Basilan misses with an elbow strike.
Basilan lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Parts working aggressively here.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Basilan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parts is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Basilan.
Parts swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parts throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parts.
Basilan is looking to control Parts's arms but Parts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Basilan has his back to the cage.
Parts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Parts.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
Tony Parts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Parts misses with a body punch.
Parts scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Basilan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basilan misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Parts.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilan throws an elbow but misses.
Basilan managing to block the knees to the body from Parts.
Basilan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Basilan takes a shot to the head.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Basilan looks for the body kick but Parts saw that one coming.
Parts wants to slow Basilan down by chopping away at his legs.
Basilan ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Parts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilan.
Basilan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basilan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Basilan tries to score with a low kick but Parts moves his leg out of the way.
Basilan dodges the punch combination from Parts.
Parts looks to land a combination but Basilan avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan checks a leg kick nicely.
Basilan with a hook.
Basilan scores with a push kick.
Basilan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parts counters with a nice leg kick.
Parts defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Parts slips a jab from Basilan.
Parts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Basilan.
Parts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilan throws a good cross that connects.
Parts slips under a jab.
Parts drives through and clinches with Basilan against the cage.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan taking a breather.
Basilan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basilan scores with a hook to the body.
Parts is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Basilan.
Basilan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Parts.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parts's brow.
Parts tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Basilan.
Basilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Parts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felix Basilan!
Felix Basilan retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes into the arena with ACDC- Long Way To The Top blaring out of the sound system. Badolato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nneka - Heartbeat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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197 lbs
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30
200 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Badolato!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato staying out of range there.
Ang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Badolato tried to score with a low kick but Ang checks it.
Badolato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Ang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ang.
It looks like Darius Badolato has been cut.
Badolato misses with a takedown attempt - Ang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Badolato takes a swing at Ang's ribcage but misses.
Ang throws the left hand but Badolato avoids the punch easily.
Ang misses the shot to the body.
Ang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badolato throws the left hand but Ang avoids the punch easily.
Ang looks to score with a jab to the body but Badolato is just out of range.
Badolato connects with a body shot.
Badolato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ang back to the cage. Badolato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badolato avoids the body shot from Ang.
Ang throws a lazy uppercut
and Badolato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Badolato throws a big elbow that misses.
Badolato trying to control but Ang is working from the bottom.
Badolato is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Badolato is pushing down on Ang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ang is fighting to maintain full guard but Badolato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Badolato performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badolato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ang defending well though.
Badolato wants to free his trapped foot but Ang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ang is looking to improve his position.
Badolato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ang is not content to let Badolato control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ang is holding on to half guard well.
Ang is not content to let Badolato control the position.
Badolato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badolato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is working for an americana but Ang has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Badolato was thinking about the submission.
Badolato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badolato keeps trying to improve his position.
Badolato passes Ang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ang keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ang misses the shot to the body.
Ang throws a body punch but Badolato moves out of range.
Ang misses the jab.
Badolato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ang avoids the body shot from Badolato.
Badolato just misses with a punch to the body.
Ang clinches.
Badolato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badolato lands a nice shot to the body.
Ang lands with a left to the head.
Badolato dodges an elbow strike from Ang.
Badolato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badolato stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato looking for a takedown.
Ang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badolato scores with a shot to the side of Ang's head.
Ang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ang lands an elbow inside that Badolato shrugs off.
Ang cracks Badolato with a nice body shot.
Badolato can't find room to land a body shot as Ang controls the action.
Ang misses with a punch on the inside.
Ang wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badolato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ang's elbow.
Ang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badolatos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ang misses with an elbow over the top.
Ang misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang lands an uppercut.
Ang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badolato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badolato misses with a low kick as Ang jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Ang.
Badolato throws a jab but it's blocked by Ang.
Ang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badolato's head.
Ang doesn't manage to clinch there - Badolato circles away.
Ang swinging wildly here.
Ang has Badolato up against the cage in a clinch.
Ang misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang keeps control of Badolato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Ang.
Badolato gets through Ang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badolato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ang blocks an elbow strike from Badolato.
Badolato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ang throws a head punch that misses.
Ang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badolato lands a body shot.
Ang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Badolato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badolato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Badolato pushes Ang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Badolato wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato just leaning against Ang, taking a breather.
Ang throws a punch but it's blocked by Badolato.
Badolato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ang's efforts to push away.
Ang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badolato avoids it.
Ang misses with a punch to the body.
Badolato effectively controlling the action here.
Badolato tries to stall but Ang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Ang.
Badolato lands a left hand.
Ang breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badolato shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Badolato throws an elbow but Ang slips to the side and avoids it well.
Badolato misses with the ground and pound.
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 Rodney Ang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badolato looks to land a body kick but Ang moved away.
Badolato ducks right into an uppercut from Ang.
Badolato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ang.
Badolato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ang at a distance.
Badolato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Badolato. Beautiful body shot.
Ang throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ang throws a body punch but Badolato moves out of range.
Rodney Ang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badolato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Badolato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ang rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ang tries to clinch but Badolato moves away
and Badolato counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Badolato trying to pass the guard but Ang defending well.
Badolato is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badolato wants to control but Ang is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato thows a huge punch but Ang dodges it nicely.
Ang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Badolato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Badolato drops an elbow to the side of Ang's head.
Badolato wants to free his trapped foot but Ang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ang keeps working.
Badolato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badolato is looking to advance position but Ang won't allow it.
Badolato passes to full mount!
Ang regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Badolato is looking for a kimura here.
Badolato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato'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.
Badolato looks to land a right hand but Ang moved out of range.
Badolato slips under a jab from Ang.
Ang instigates a clinch.
Ang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badolatos head.
Ang working aggressively here.
Badolato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Badolato misses with the head strike.
Ang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Badolato or not.
A short right from Ang on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badolato backwards.
Badolato blocks an uppercut.
Badolato tries to stall but Ang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ang working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato trying to land knees to the body.
Badolato stalling in the clinch but Ang improves position.
Ang tries to break free but Badolato pushes him back against the cage.
Ang lands with a light punch inside.
Ang blocks a body shot from Badolato.
Badolato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badolato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ang swings wildly with an uppercut but Badolato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badolato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ang is defending well.
Ang lands with a light punch inside.
Badolato wants to get back to striking at distance but Ang won't allow it.
Ang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Badolato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Ang takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato dodges an elbow strike from Ang.
Ang misses with some punches.
Badolato misses with the head strike.
Ang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Badolato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badolato.
Ang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ang misses with a body punch.
Ang misses with a punch on the inside.
Ang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badolatos head.
That has opened up Darius Badolato's cut even more.
Ang misses with a body punch.
Ang throws a punch but it's blocked by Badolato.
Ang can't find room to land a body shot as Badolato controls the action.
Badolato blocks a body shot from Ang.
A knee to the head by Ang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badolato is looking to break free of the clinch but Ang has double underhooks.
Ang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Badolato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ang is defending well for now.
Ang trying to land knees to the body.
Ang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badolato's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ang.
Badolato tries a body shot but Ang blocks it.
Badolato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Badolato blocks a body shot from Ang.
Ang working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ang.
Ang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badolato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Badolato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Ang wants to clinch.
Ang throws an overhand right that lands on Badolato's shoulder, as Badolato tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Ang misses.
Ang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang swings widly with a right hand
and Badolato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ang's knee momentarily.
Badolato avoids the body shot from Ang.
Badolato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang had his way with Darius Badolato in that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab lands there for Ang.
Ang digs a good body shot into Badolato's ribs.
Ang throws out a loose jab but Badolato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badolato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badolato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badolato looks to throw the jab but Ang is out of range.
Ang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodney Ang is winning the standup battle so far.
Ang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ang darts in and clinches Badolato up against the cage.
Badolato dodges an elbow strike from Ang.
Rodney Ang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Badolato misses with a body punch.
Badolato looking to stall.
Ang manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badolato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ang wants to clinch
and Badolato counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ang!
Badolato working the ground and pound.
Ang managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Badolato.
Badolato tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ang avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Badolato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Badolato are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Badolato works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ang is not content to let Badolato control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Badolato working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ang regains half guard.
Badolato wants to free his trapped foot but Ang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ang keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Badolato throws an elbow that misses. Ang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badolato's guard. Nice move by Ang!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Badolato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Badolato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
Darius Badolato is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Darius Badolato thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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