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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Corpor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Menderia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corpor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Be Touched. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Corpor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Menderia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menderia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Menderia avoids the body shot from Corpor.
Menderia throws an off balance right hand
and Corpor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corpor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corpor scores with a jab.
It looks like Jose Menderia has been cut.
Menderia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Corpor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Menderia fails with a takedown attempt.
Corpor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corpor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corpor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corpor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Corpor keeps the fight on the outside.
Corpor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corpor lands a jab to the nose.
Menderia misses with a jab to the body
and Corpor counters with a head kick that wobbles Menderia - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Corpor sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Corpor!
Hector Corpor 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cmano Zungo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Judge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cmano Zungo's chin.
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134 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cmano Zungo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zungo fails with a takedown attempt.
Judge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zungo stalls.
Zungo working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Zungo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Judge manages to break the clinch.
Judge darts in and clinches Zungo up against the cage.
Zungo is trying to break the clinch but Judge is controlling him.
Zungo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Judge fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Judge has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A lazy left from Judge finds it's target.
A nice combination there by Judge.
Zungo tries to keep at a distance but Judge has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zungo misses with some punches.
Judge breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Judge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zungo shoots in for a takedown but Judge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cmano Zungo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judge clinches with his opponent.
Judge is pressed up against the cage. Zungo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Judge down to the mat. Judge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Judge throws a head kick that misses.
Judge instigates a clinch.
Zungo throws a head punch that misses.
Judge prevents the takedown attempt.
Judge keeps control of Zungo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Judge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zungo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Judge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zungo takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zungo takes one to the side of the head.
Judge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judge scores with a jab to the body.
Judge takes the fight into the clinch.
Zungo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Judge prevents it.
Zungo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Judge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zungo throws a sloppy body shot
and Judge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zungo has a takedown stuffed.
Judge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zungo has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge throws a nice looking combination but Zungo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zungo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Judge circles away.
Judge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Judge is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Judge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judge clinches with his opponent.
Judge blocks a body shot from Zungo.
Zungo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zungo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Judge is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zungo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Judge to the mat. Judge regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zungo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Judge is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Judge has escaped and now he's on top!
Judge is in close to Zungo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zungo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Judge is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zungo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zungo taking a bit of punishment here - Judge scoring with strikes.
Zungo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zungo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Judge looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zungo is looking for submissions but instead, Judge has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zungo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Judge is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zungo, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Judge dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Judge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zungo in his tracks.
Judge misses with a low kick.
Judge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Judge rushes Zungo and presses him up against the cage.
Judge breaks the clinch.
Judge throws a series of punches but Zungo avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Zungo.
Judge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judge works over Zungo's head and body with a nice combination.
Judge moves in looking to clinch but Zungo pushes him off.
Judge lands with an uppercut that bounces Zungo off the cage and back into range.
Barney Judge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Judge catches Zungo right on the button with a cross.
Judge misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Judge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zungo is controlling him.
Zungo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zungo slips nicely into half guard.
Zungo is working for a submission of some sort.
Zungo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zungo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Judge tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Zungo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cmano Zungo!
Our winner, Cmano Zungo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien8. Chihuahua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill - Rise Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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34
145 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, El Chihuahua!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBain shoots in for a double leg but Chihuahua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chihuahua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chihuahua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBain throws a head kick that misses.
Chihuahua swinging wildly here.
McBain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McBain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chihuahua.
It looks like Peter McBain has been cut.
McBain shoots in looking for a takedown. Chihuahua tries to sprawl out of it but McBain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chihuahua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter McBain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chihuahua on the side of the head.
Chihuahua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chihuahua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McBain somewhat.
Chihuahua lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain misses with a wild combination.
Chihuahua tries to move into range but McBain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chihuahua throws a head kick but McBain moves out of range.
McBain lands a jab-cross combination.
Chihuahua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McBain has a takedown stuffed.
McBain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chihuahua avoids the head kick by McBain.
Nice uppercut lands for McBain. That snapped Chihuahua's head back.
Chihuahua throws a chopping leg kick but McBain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chihuahua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McBain throws a right and a left that Chihuahua avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain misses with a wild combination.
Chihuahua misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chihuahua was well out of range. Poor timing from McBain.
McBain swinging wildly here.
McBain lands the left hand.
McBain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chihuahua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chihuahua defends well and McBain ends up having to push Chihuahua into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chihuahua lands with a short shot to the head.
Chihuahua lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chihuahua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McBain wants a takedown.
Chihuahua swings wildly with an uppercut but McBain uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua wants to stall.
McBain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McBain is stalling here.
Chihuahua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chihuahua throws a head punch that misses.
McBain looking for a takedown.
Chihuahua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
McBain throws an elbow that misses.
Chihuahua gets underhooks to prevent McBain's takedown attempt.
McBain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Chihuahua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain tries a head kick but it misses.
Chihuahua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBain avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBain misses with a head kick.
Chihuahua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chihuahua cracks McBain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Chihuahua.
McBain cracks Chihuahua with an open hand slap.
Chihuahua lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBain takes a jab right on the kisser.
McBain is rocked!
McBain blocks a head kick by Chihuahua.
Oh McBain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chihuahua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chihuahua drops McBain with a straight left! Oh this is bad for McBain! Chihuahua dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Chihuahua!
El Chihuahua made sure to mention his sponsor, Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview.
Peter McBain spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Kaiser for helping me look so good, and Fury for helping me be strong, my team at Hey Steve's Fight Shack, all of my loved ones back home, and King Justus for letting me fight here in the OFC..really wanted the win tonight, I'll get it next time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Magestic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Magestic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orgun closes the distance and pushes Magestic back into the cage.
Orgun stalling the fight.
Orgun scores with a shoulder strike.
Orgun lands a nice knee to the body.
Magestic avoids a wild elbow strike from Orgun.
Orgun taking a breather.
Magestic avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Magestic breaks the clinch.
Orgun throws a right hand that misses
and Magestic counters with a nice body kick.
Magestic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orgun's sensitive parts.
A big right from Orgun misses.
Orgun thows a body shot but no joy.
Orgun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magestic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Magestic.
Magestic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Orgun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orgun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orgun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orgun. That's going to slow Magestic down.
Sloppy strikes from Orgun. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Magestic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magestic looks to land a combination but Orgun avoids it well.
Orgun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magestic instigates a clinch.
Magestic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orgun pushes Magestic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orgun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magestic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magestic breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Magestic avoids the damage to the body.
Magestic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orgun.
Orgun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magestic tries a knee to the head but Orgun blocks it.
Orgun managing to block the knees to the body from Magestic.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Magestic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magestic ducks under a wild hook from Orgun.
Orgun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magestic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Orgun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magestic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Magestic looks to land a combination but Orgun avoids it well.
Orgun misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magestic moves into range and clinches up with Orgun.
Orgun tries to work over Magestic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orgun can't find room to land a body shot as Magestic controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orgun obliges.
Orgun misses with a knee strike.
Magestic manages to break the clinch.
Orgun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magestic.
Magestic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orgun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magestic ducks under a wild hook from Orgun.
A punch combination from Magestic misses.
Magestic moves into range and clinches up with Orgun.
Orgun tries to work over Magestic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orgun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Orgun.
Orgun looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Magestic avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun misses with a knee strike.
Magestic can't break the clinch.
Orgun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magestic trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magestic is defending well for now.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Magestic avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orgun misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Orgun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Orgun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magestic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magestic throws a series of punches but Orgun avoids them all with ease.
Magestic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murat Orgun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orgun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orgun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orgun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magestic has managed to clinch.
Orgun is leaning against Magestic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magestic dodges an elbow strike from Orgun.
Magestic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magestic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orgun gets a clinch.
Orgun is trying to stall.
Orgun swings wildly with an uppercut but Magestic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orgun trying to control the position but instead, Magestic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Orgun into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magestic blocks a body shot from Orgun.
Magestic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orgun scores with a body shot.
Magestic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magestic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magestic tries to keep at a distance but Orgun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murat Orgun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orgun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magestic's face.
Magestic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orgun blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magestic as Orgun tries to tie him up.
Magestic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Magestic avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Magestic avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orgun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magestic up against the cage.
Orgun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magestic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magestic blocks a head kick by Orgun.
Manny Magestic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orgun works the jab nicely.
Magestic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Murat Orgun has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun throws a sloppy head kick and Magestic moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Magestic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magestic blocks a head kick by Orgun.
Manny Magestic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orgun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orgun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magestic circles away.
Magestic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orgun throws a leg kick but Magestic checks it.
Orgun misses with a straight right.
Magestic rushes Orgun and presses him up against the cage.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magestic avoids it.
Orgun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magestic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun throws a head punch that misses.
Orgun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magestic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orgun trying to control the position but instead, Magestic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Orgun into the cage.
Orgun misses with a body punch.
Orgun is trying to maintain a safe position but Magestic gets an underhook and turns Orgun into the cage.
Magestic breaks the clinch.
Magestic has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magestic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magestic avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orgun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magestic's elbow.
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 Murat Orgun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murat Orgun's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orgun throws a head kick but Magestic moves out of range.
Magestic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magestic moves into the clinch successfully.
Orgun tries a body shot but Magestic blocks it.
Magestic breaks from the clinch.
Magestic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orgun circles away quickly and effectively.
Orgun throws a right and a left that Magestic avoids nicely.
Magestic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orgun throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magestic counters with a one-two to the body.
Orgun tries to clinch but Magestic is having none of it.
Magestic lands a head kick!
Magestic throws a sloppy head kick and Orgun moves out of range easily.
Orgun looks to land a combination but Magestic avoids it well.
Magestic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orgun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orgun is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun tries to keep at a distance but Magestic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orgun crunches a lovely knee into Magestic's ribcage.
Orgun leaning against his opponent.
Magestic prevents a body shot from Orgun.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but Magestic blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Orgun.
Magestic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orgun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orgun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magestic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magestic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orgun backs up against the cage.
Orgun shoots in for a takedown but Magestic shows good takedown defense.
Orgun moves to clinch but Magestic breaks away
enabling Magestic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magestic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magestic clinches with his opponent.
Magestic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magestic wants to break free but Orgun has control.
Magestic blocks a body shot from Orgun.
Orgun stalling in the clinch but Magestic improves position.
Magestic is trying to push Orgun away but Orgun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orgun misses with the head strike.
Magestic tries to break free but Orgun pushes him back against the cage.
Magestic breaks the clinch.
Orgun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magestic blocks a body shot from Orgun.
Orgun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Magestic is trying to break the clinch but Orgun has him pressed against the cage.
Magestic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magestic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magestic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orgun works on Magestic's body with a couple of short punches.
Magestic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murat Orgun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orgun can't find room to land a body shot as Magestic controls the action.
Orgun has Magestic pressed against the cage, preventing Magestic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magestic as Orgun tries to tie him up.
Magestic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magestic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magestic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orgun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magestic moves away.
Orgun closes the distance and clinches.
Manny Magestic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magestic trying to land knees to the body.
Magestic throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Magestic.
I think Orgun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Murat Orgun!
Murat Orgun very nearly forgot to thank Affordable Quality amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Manny Magestic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Man I stink. Maybe I should retire.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Metalingus. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Amir Lohan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Lohan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohan tries to sprawl but Morrison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison works his way into side control.
Lohan tries to buck Morrison off but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lohan keeps working.
Morrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lohan tries to bench press Morrison off him but Morrison keeps the position.
Morrison throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lohan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Morrison working the ground and pound.
Morrison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lohan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Lohan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison slips a nice elbow through Lohan's hands, connecting with Lohan's forehead.
Lohan is still in real trouble! Can Morrison finish him?
Morrison winds up and cracks Lohan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morrison is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Lohan is hurt! He's hurt bad - Morrison fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Lohan from any more punishment! Congratulations to Morrison! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Morrison!
John Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talha comes to the cage accompanied by radioactive -Imagine Dragon. Sheehan Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go Get it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Firnanda Talha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook
and Talha counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sheehan Jr!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Talha lands a nice forearm strike.
Talha lands some shots froms side control.
Talha throwing strikes but Sheehan Jr manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehan Jr gets to mount! Talha was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sheehan Jr controlling the pace for now.
Talha is working to get back to half guard.
Sheehan Jr looking to control but Talha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Talha can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr trying to control but Talha is having none of it.
Talha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sheehan Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Talha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Talha's coaches at Darwinism have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Talha is working hard here to advance position.
Sheehan Jr trying to control but Talha is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheehan Jr avoids the attempt from Talha to control.
Talha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr avoids the attempt from Talha to control.
You get the feeling that Talha really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Talha wants to hold on but Sheehan Jr pushes him away.
Sheehan Jr looking to control but Talha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Talha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr controlling the pace for now.
Talha is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheehan Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Talha is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheehan Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Talha tries to hold on but Sheehan Jr pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firnanda Talha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Talha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Talha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Talha trying to control but Sheehan Jr is working from the bottom.
Talha looking to sit in guard and control but Sheehan Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Talha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Talha throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sheehan Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Talha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sheehan Jr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sheehan Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Talha wants to sweep but Sheehan Jr has passed to side control!
Talha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sheehan Jr tries to stand but Talha is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha is trying to get back to half guard.
Talha looking for a sweep but Sheehan Jr has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sheehan Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sheehan Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Talha is looking to escape.
Talha is desperately trying to improve his position but Sheehan Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Sheehan Jr controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha is trying to escape the mount.
Sheehan Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Talha is desperately trying to improve his position but Sheehan Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Sheehan Jr content just to control the position here.
Talha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr trying to control but Talha is having none of it.
Sheehan Jr avoids the attempt from Talha to control.
Sheehan Jr looking to control but Talha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talha can't escape the position.
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 Firnanda Talha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Talha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sheehan Jr defends well and Talha ends up having to push Sheehan Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talha dives in and scores a takedown into Sheehan Jr's guard.
Talha working some strikes from top position.
Talha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talha postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sheehan Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Talha, into his guard.
Talha has a closed guard, preventing Sheehan Jr from standing up.
Talha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Talha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sheehan Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Talha's legs - danger averted.
Talha has his foot on Sheehan Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sheehan Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Talha working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sheehan Jr has passed into half guard!
Sheehan Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talha keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Talha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sheehan Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Talha is keeping the position for now.
Talha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sheehan Jr defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr tries to stand but Talha is controlling from the bottom.
Talha looking for a guillotine here but Sheehan Jr defends easily.
Sheehan Jr wants to get up but he can't break Talha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Talha is looking for a triangle but Sheehan Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Sheehan Jr won't allow Talha to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Talha is proving hard to escape from.
Talha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sheehan Jr defends well.
Sheehan Jr wants to stand but Talha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Talha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sheehan Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Firnanda Talha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sheehan Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Talha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talha has a closed guard, preventing Sheehan Jr from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firnanda Talha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Talha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firnanda Talha!
Firnanda Talha got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheehan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Under the Dome. Justus Sheehan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blake Nash's chin.
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33
198 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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30
200 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Nash!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Nash misses
and Sheehan counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Blake Nash has been cut.
Nash is looking to land body kicks.
Nash lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Justus Sheehan has been cut.
Sheehan connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheehan misses with a double jab
and Nash counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nash.
Nash forces Sheehan back against the cage and clinches.
Nash breaks from the clinch.
Sheehan 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.
Sheehan looking to pass the guard.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheehan wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
Sheehan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Justus Sheehan just wasn't active enough.
Sheehan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blake Nash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nash can pounce on him.
Sheehan throws a body kick that misses
and Nash counters with a big head kick but Sheehan shrugs it off.
Sheehan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sheehan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheehan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nash thumps Sheehan with a low kick.
Nash lands a big head kick that sends Sheehan tumbling to the mat! Nash takes a step backwards and waves Sheehan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to clinch but Sheehan moves out of range.
Nash throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sheehan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nash - the referee stops the clock and Sheehan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nash. Sheehan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheehan.
Sheehan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that Nash 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.
Sheehan throws a right hand that Nash ducks under and follows up with a left that Nash also avoids with ease.
Nash clinches.
Sheehan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheehan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nash throws a leg kick
and Sheehan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nash thinking.
Sheehan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheehan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nash.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sheehan is defended easily by Nash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheehan tries to land a leg kick but Nash saw it coming and moves away.
Nash stuffs the takedown attempt from Sheehan. Sheehan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sheehan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nash moves out of range of the leg kick from Sheehan.
Nash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nash throws a leg kick but Sheehan checks it.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheehan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nash misses with a straight left.
Blake Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheehan tries for a takedown but Nash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan cracks Nash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nash cracks Sheehan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sheehan is rocked!
Sheehan misses with a wild combination.
Sheehan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nash misses with a low kick.
Sheehan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Sheehan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheehan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nash.
Nash clinches up with Sheehan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sheehan seems to have got his legs back now.
Nash struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheehan controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nash gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sheehan.
Nash lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Nash dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sheehan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nash lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheehan off the cage and back into range.
Sheehan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nash was covering up waiting for the punch and Sheehan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sheehan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sheehan looking to sit in guard and control but Nash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sheehan keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash being controlled here momentarily.
Sheehan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheehan looking for a guillotine here but Nash defends easily.
Sheehan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan working for a triangle but Nash defends it easily.
Nash stopping the sweep attempt from Sheehan.
Nash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sheehan is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash stands up from Sheehan's guard - Nash perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sheehan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nash avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Sheehan does it's job there.
Nash has closed the distance and engaged Sheehan in a clinch.
Nash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nash creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheehan's defenses.
Nash is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sheehan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nash to the mat. Nash regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nash doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sheehan.
Nash is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheehan seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nash gets back to full guard.
Sheehan trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sheehan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Sheehan misses.
Sheehan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nash. Nash circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Sheehan does no damage.
Nash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sheehan is out of range.
Sheehan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nash.
Nash dodges the punch combination from Sheehan.
Nash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheehan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nash.
Nash lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheehan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sheehan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheehan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nash can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nash.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehan moves out of range easily.
Justus Sheehan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nash lands a head kick!
Nash walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sheehan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nash swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sheehan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Nash!
Blake Nash thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan has chosen Moskau as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justina Vanovcan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zibanejadass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vanovcan slips under a jab from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vanovcan.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vanovcan. Zibanejadass shrugs it off though.
Vanovcan slips under a jab from Zibanejadass.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vanovcan.
Vanovcan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zibanejadass takes a step back to recover.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zibanejadass blocks the body kick.
Zibanejadass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanovcan.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zibanejadass lands a head kick. Vanovcan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vanovcan thumps Zibanejadass with a low kick.
Vanovcan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zibanejadass at a distance.
Vanovcan throws a body punch but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vanovcan.
An inside leg kick from Zibanejadass misses.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zibanejadass, as that shot connected.
Vanovcan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanovcan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanovcan lands with a shot to the body.
Vanovcan lands a nice shot to the body.
Zibanejadass throws a low kick, looking for Vanovcan's leg but Vanovcan calmly moves out of range.
Zibanejadass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vanovcan throws a low kick but Zibanejadass moves out of range easily.
Vanovcan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vanovcan forces Zibanejadass back against the cage and clinches.
Zibanejadass blocks a body shot from Vanovcan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanovcan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zibanejadass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vanovcan connects with a knee to the head.
Zibanejadass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanovcan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanovcan avoids a wild elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Zibanejadass manages to get underhooks.
Zibanejadass wants to stall.
Zibanejadass swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanovcan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanovcan lands a hook that snaps the head of Zibanejadass backwards.
Zibanejadass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zibanejadass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanovcan misses with a body punch.
Vanovcan drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vanovcan is trying to keep Zibanejadass in close.
Zibanejadass content to stall in guard here.
Vanovcan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zibanejadass doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zibanejadass manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vanovcan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zibanejadass defends it easily.
Vanovcan working a defensive guard but Zibanejadass manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vanovcan wants to control but Zibanejadass postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass trying to control the action but Vanovcan is working from the bottom.
Vanovcan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vanovcan sneaks back into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zibanejadass passes into side control, despite Vanovcan's attempt to control the position.
Vanovcan struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zibanejadass wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vanovcan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanovcan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanovcan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanovcan takes a swing at Zibanejadass's ribcage but misses.
Vanovcan misses with the combination.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanovcan is looking to land body kicks.
Vanovcan scores with a hook to the body. Zibanejadass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zibanejadass moves out of range of the leg kick from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan throws a push kick but Zibanejadass slaps the foot to one side.
Vanovcan looks to score with a jab to the body but Zibanejadass is just out of range.
Vanovcan scores with a nice body kick.
Vanovcan misses with a shot to the body
and Zibanejadass moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zibanejadass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vanovcan's brow.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Zibanejadass controls the action.
Zibanejadass prevents a body shot from Vanovcan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Zibanejadass to work.
Vanovcan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vanovcan manages to pull guard.
Vanovcan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zibanejadass defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanovcan has his foot on Zibanejadass's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zibanejadass works his way back into a safe position though.
Zibanejadass trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanovcan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zibanejadass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vanovcan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zibanejadass has passed into half guard!
Vanovcan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zibanejadass is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass slows the pace down in half guard.
Zibanejadass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vanovcan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.
Zibanejadass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanovcan keeps working.
Zibanejadass controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Mika Zibanejadass wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A lazy left from Zibanejadass finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zibanejadass rather than just go for the knockout.
Zibanejadass lands with a kick to the temple. Vanovcan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vanovcan drives through with a takedown into Zibanejadass's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vanovcan being controlled here momentarily.
Zibanejadass will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zibanejadass keeping moving, preventing Vanovcan from controlling successfully.
Zibanejadass manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vanovcan is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vanovcan is still trying to improve position.
Zibanejadass takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zibanejadass can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vanovcan is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan wants to hold on but Zibanejadass pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justina Vanovcan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vanovcan misses with a wild body shot.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick but Vanovcan moves out of range.
Vanovcan tests Zibanejadass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vanovcan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vanovcan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vanovcan misses the body punch
and Zibanejadass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vanovcan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vanovcan looks to land a left hand but Zibanejadass moved out of range nicely.
Zibanejadass scores with a decent looking hook.
Zibanejadass loads up on a big right hand but Vanovcan slips the punch.
Vanovcan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zibanejadass can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vanovcan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zibanejadass's guard.
Zibanejadass trying to control the position.
Zibanejadass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vanovcan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zibanejadass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zibanejadass keeping moving, preventing Vanovcan from controlling successfully.
Zibanejadass manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vanovcan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vanovcan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vanovcan is trying to maintain the position but Zibanejadass is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanovcan has a hand on Zibanejadass's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Zibanejadass takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Vanovcan tries to reverse the position but Zibanejadass maintains control.
Vanovcan wants to control but Zibanejadass is having none of it.
Justina Vanovcan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zibanejadass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanovcan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zibanejadass trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zibanejadass looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vanovcan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanovcan wants to hold on but Zibanejadass pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vanovcan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vanovcan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vanovcan throws a big elbow that misses.
Vanovcan scoring with some ground and pound.
Vanovcan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zibanejadass keeping full guard, as Vanovcan tries to pass.
Zibanejadass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanovcan stopping the sweep attempt from Zibanejadass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vanovcan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vanovcan clinches.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanovcan fails to pull guard.
Vanovcan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zibanejadass is trying to maintain a safe position but Vanovcan gets an underhook and turns Zibanejadass into the cage.
Zibanejadass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow over the top.
Zibanejadass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanovcan missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass tries to stall but Vanovcan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow.
Zibanejadass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vanovcan avoids a wild elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zibanejadass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanovcan as Zibanejadass tries to tie him up.
Vanovcan misses with a punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zibanejadass controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mika Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zibanejadass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vanovcan. Those never looked like landing.
Vanovcan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vanovcan moves into the clinch.
Vanovcan tries to throw a body punch but Zibanejadass avoids it by throwing Vanovcan back against the cage.
Zibanejadass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanovcan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zibanejadass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanovcan being controlled against the cage.
Zibanejadass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vanovcan being controlled against the cage.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanovcan misses with an elbow over the top.
Zibanejadass prevents a body shot from Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanovcan avoids the elbow strike from Zibanejadass, against the cage.
Vanovcan jumps guard but Zibanejadass stands there with Vanovcan around his waist. Vanovcan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mika Zibanejadass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justina Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries to throw a body punch but Zibanejadass avoids it by throwing Vanovcan back against the cage.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanovcan.
Nice elbow from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan misses with a punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zibanejadass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vanovcan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zibanejadass throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanovcan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanovcan.
Vanovcan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zibanejadass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vanovcan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zibanejadass just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow strike.
Vanovcan fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside.
Vanovcan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vanovcan working aggressively here.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mika Zibanejadass will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanovcan punishes Zibanejadass's body with a nice straight punch.
Vanovcan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanovcan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zibanejadass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass scores with a head kick.
Zibanejadass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vanovcan lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zibanejadass moves into range and clinches up with Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vanovcan blocks the elbow strike.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow over the top.
Zibanejadass lands a left hand.
Vanovcan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zibanejadass's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vanovcan is rocked!
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanovcan blocks an uppercut.
Zibanejadass avoiding damage as Vanovcan throws knees to the body.
Vanovcan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zibanejadass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zibanejadass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanovcan is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Vanovcan.
Zibanejadass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zibanejadass managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Nice elbow from Zibanejadass.
Vanovcan blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Zibanejadass controls the action.
Mika Zibanejadass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vanovcan pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanovcan is retaining full guard.
Vanovcan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zibanejadass is aware though and is defending well.
Vanovcan trying to keep a closed guard but Zibanejadass is proving a slippery customer.
Zibanejadass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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!
Vanovcan working a defensive guard but Zibanejadass passes into half guard.
Zibanejadass tries to pass to full mount but Vanovcan defends it.
Zibanejadass is taking a breather. Vanovcan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is controlling Zibanejadass's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanovcan tries to roll over but Zibanejadass keeps him under control.
Vanovcan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zibanejadass pulls his head out easily.
Justina Vanovcan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zibanejadass keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vanovcan trying to control from the bottom.
Vanovcan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vanovcan slips a straight right by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses.
Vanovcan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vanovcan blocks a head kick by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanovcan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick but Vanovcan moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zibanejadass gets caught flat footed, as Vanovcan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vanovcan stopping the sweep attempt from Zibanejadass.
Mika Zibanejadass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mika Zibanejadass.
I think Vanovcan 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 William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Justina Vanovcan!
Justina Vanovcan is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Justina Vanovcan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daedalus comes to the cage accompanied by Spartacus Soundtrack. Shephard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You All Everybody kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Quintus Daedalus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daedalus throws a leg kick but Shephard moved away.
Shephard lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shephard throws out a powerful jab.
Daedalus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daedalus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shephard.
Daedalus throws a head kick that misses.
Daedalus throws a hook but Shephard blocks it.
Shephard looks to score with a jab to the body but Daedalus is just out of range.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daedalus was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Shephard 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.
Daedalus throws a low kick but Shephard moves out of range easily.
Daedalus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shephard drops Daedalus with a nice combination! Shephard dives into Daedalus's guard, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard trying to control the position from guard on top but Daedalus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daedalus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shephard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daedalus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shephard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shephard wants to control from the top but Daedalus keeps moving.
Shephard passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus wants to get back to full guard.
Shephard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daedalus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shephard wants to control but Daedalus is keeping him busy.
Shephard prevents Daedalus from improving his position.
Shephard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shephard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daedalus defends it well.
Daedalus is staying active underneath Shephard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shephard.
Daedalus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shephard looking to pass the guard.
Daedalus keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Shephard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shephard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daedalus keeps working.
Shephard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Daedalus is trying to work for a sweep but Shephard has mounted him!
Shephard wants to finish this one by submission but Daedalus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shephard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Daedalus wants to get back to full guard.
Daedalus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shephard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daedalus's head.
Shephard trying to control from half guard but Daedalus is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard seems to be working for a kimura but Daedalus defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daedalus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daedalus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daedalus thows a body kick. Shephard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shephard stuffs the takedown.
Shephard checks a leg kick nicely.
Daedalus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shephard avoids it really well and circles away.
Shephard connects with a looping right hand.
Shephard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quintus Daedalus's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shephard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack Shephard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daedalus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shephard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus shoots in and bounces Shephard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daedalus chips away with some ground and pound.
Daedalus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daedalus wants to pass the guard but Shephard is keeping the position.
Shephard trying to keep a closed guard but Daedalus is proving a slippery customer.
Shephard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shephard keeping moving, preventing Daedalus from controlling successfully.
Shephard is trying to control the position but Daedalus postures up.
Jack Shephard has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus wants to control from the top but Shephard keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daedalus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daedalus connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack Shephard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daedalus lands with a shot to the body.
Daedalus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daedalus misses with a low kick.
Shephard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daedalus throws a head kick that misses.
Shephard throws a hook but Daedalus avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shephard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daedalus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shephard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quintus Daedalus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daedalus shoots in for a takedown but Shephard shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintus Daedalus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shephard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daedalus fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daedalus, right into the meat.
Shephard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shephard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daedalus.
Shephard misses with an uppercut. Daedalus saw that one coming.
Daedalus misses with a low kick as Shephard jumps back.
Daedalus throws a leg kick
and Shephard counters with a left to the body.
Shephard throws a poor cross that misses
and Daedalus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daedalus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shephard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Daedalus working Shephard over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shephard is trying to maintain the position but Daedalus is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintus Daedalus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daedalus connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Shephard.
Shephard fails to land with a series of punches.
Daedalus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shephard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shephard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shephard is looking for a triangle but Daedalus pushes his legs off easily.
Daedalus passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shephard keeps working.
Daedalus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shephard actively working from the bottom here.
Daedalus stalling away here and it's allowed Shephard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Daedalus scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daedalus.
Daedalus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daedalus throws a strike but Shephard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daedalus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shephard is stalling in the full guard.
Shephard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Daedalus pulls Shephard in close to prevent any damage.
Daedalus keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Shephard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Daedalus thuds his shin into the meat of Shephard's side.
Shephard checks a leg kick.
Daedalus misses with a head kick.
Daedalus throws a low kick but Shephard moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard misses with the combination.
Shephard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shephard jabs Daedalus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shephard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daedalus.
Shephard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daedalus backs up against the cage.
Daedalus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daedalus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shephard avoids the body shot from Daedalus.
Shephard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daedalus circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shephard lands a really nice looking cross but Daedalus seems unphased.
Shephard throws a left that rocks Daedalus and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Shephard dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Daedalus regain composure!
Daedalus is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shephard cracks Daedalus with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Shephard immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Daedalus is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Shephard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Shephard!
Jack Shephard is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Jack Shephard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Wisniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wisniewski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vienio & Pele - To jest moj hardcore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class MT
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Wisniewski!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Wisniewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wisniewski avoids the body shot from Frost.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wisniewski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Frost desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wisniewski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wisniewski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frost has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wisniewski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost won't allow Wisniewski to pass to mount.
Wisniewski is trying to control. Frost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wisniewski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frost defending well though.
Frost makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Frost.
Wisniewski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wisniewski throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Frost controls Wisniewski momentarily but Wisniewski frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pegg Frost just wasn't active enough.
Wisniewski avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost clinches up against the cage.
Wisniewski blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Wisniewski jumps guard but Frost stands there with Wisniewski around his waist. Wisniewski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wisniewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Wisniewski jumps into guard, dragging Frost to the mat.
Frost postures up in Wisniewski's guard and throws a big left but Wisniewski blocks it.
Frost preventing the sweep.
Wisniewski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wisniewski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost won't allow Wisniewski to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frost's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost throwing strikes from guard but Wisniewski blocks nicely.
Frost tries to free his leg and advance position but Wisniewski is retaining full guard.
Wisniewski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Frost has passed into half guard!
Wisniewski wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Wisniewski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wisniewski throws a sloppy head kick
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wisniewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wisniewski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wisniewski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wisniewski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wisniewski is pressing down on Frost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frost is holding on for now.
Frost taking some punishment here, with Wisniewski in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski moves nicely into side control.
Wisniewski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wisniewski throws an elbow but Frost slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wisniewski is working Frost over with some ground and pound from side control.
Frost parries the strikes from Wisniewski easily there. Wisniewski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Frost to escape.
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost wants to control but Wisniewski postures up.
Wisniewski trying to control the position but Frost is working away.
Frost dodges the ground and pound from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wisniewski trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Wisniewski lands a nice forearm strike.
Wisniewski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wisniewski wants to take a breather but Frost manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Wisniewski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski chips away with some ground and pound.
Wisniewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wisniewski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Wisniewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frost drives through and clinches with Wisniewski against the cage.
Wisniewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Frost.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wisniewski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frost scores with a head kick.
Frost takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Wisniewski circles away.
Wisniewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frost wants it to stay on the feet.
Wisniewski lands a jab to the head.
Wisniewski looks for the body kick but Frost saw that one coming.
Frost wants to clinch up but Wisniewski keeps it at a distance.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wisniewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wisniewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wisniewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Pegg Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Wisniewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost wants to clinch up but Wisniewski keeps it at a distance.
Wisniewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frost tries to clinch there but Wisniewski circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looks to clinch
and Wisniewski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisniewski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frost with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wisniewski is looking to stall here but Frost recovers full guard.
Wisniewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Wisniewski stands up over Frost, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski is stalling in the full guard.
Wisniewski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frost is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wisniewski, into his guard.
Frost got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wisniewski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Frost has managed to get both his arms back between Wisniewski's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frost preventing the sweep.
Wisniewski trying to control the position.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Wisniewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pawel Wisniewski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frost stopping the sweep attempt from Wisniewski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost is fighting to break Wisniewski's control of his arms but Wisniewski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Wisniewski really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wisniewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Wisniewski circles away.
Frost tries to clinch there but Wisniewski circles away.
Wisniewski swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Wisniewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Wisniewski avoids the head kick by Frost.
Wisniewski missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wisniewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Wisniewski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frost gets a clinch.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wisniewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wisniewski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wisniewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Wisniewski pulls guard.
Wisniewski looking to control.
Wisniewski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frost manages to get himself to full guard.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wisniewski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wisniewski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wisniewski is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski throws a big right hand that misses.
Wisniewski wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Wisniewski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wisniewski looking to sit in guard and control but Frost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wisniewski looking for a guillotine here but Frost defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost won't allow Wisniewski to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Wisniewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wisniewski is looking for a triangle here but Frost uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wisniewski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Frost off and has taken his back!
Wisniewski wants to control but Frost is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trapped and Wisniewski is scoring with shots to the head and body.
You can see the frustration on Frost's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Frost looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wisniewski.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wisniewski throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Wisniewski dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Wisniewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wisniewski tries a low kick but Frost avoids it.
Wisniewski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Frost tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wisniewski is in Frost's guard.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Wisniewski from controlling successfully.
Frost controlling the position.
Wisniewski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wisniewski can pounce on him.
Pegg Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost tries to clinch but Wisniewski is having none of it.
Wisniewski throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Wisniewski throws a chopping leg kick but Frost manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frost misses with a hook. Wisniewski ducked under it nicely.
Frost tries to clinch there but Wisniewski circles away.
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wisniewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from Wisniewski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wisniewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Wisniewski circles away.
Wisniewski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Wisniewski circles away.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wisniewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost tries to clinch but Wisniewski moves out of range.
Frost misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost is looking to clinch but Wisniewski is avoiding it.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wisniewski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frost defends it nicely.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wisniewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wisniewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski connects with a body shot.
A cross from Wisniewski lands.
Frost is looking to clinch but Wisniewski is avoiding it.
Wisniewski lunges at Frost with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frost's hand.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Wisniewski circles away.
Frost clinches up with Wisniewski and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pawel Wisniewski has been cut.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Frost has Wisniewski pressed against the cage, preventing Wisniewski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wisniewski tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Wisniewski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Pawel Wisniewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wisniewski is defending well for now.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Wisniewski pushes Frost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wisniewski.
Pegg Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wisniewski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Wisniewski tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wisniewski managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Wisniewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Frost.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Wisniewski blocks it.
Frost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wisniewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wisniewski pushes Frost back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pawel Wisniewski.
I've got Wisniewski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Wisniewski!
Pawel Wisniewski is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Pawel Wisniewski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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