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HMFL Fight Nigh 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Bantrell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Bantrell!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby lands the left hand.
A left and a right from Bobby both land. Nice combination.
Bobby darts in and clinches Bantrell up against the cage.
Bobby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bantrell to keep the fight standing.
Bobby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bantrell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bantrell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby is working for takedown but Bantrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bobby's defenses.
Bobby ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bobby no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bobby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bobby is adopting a defensive guard.
Bantrell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bobby working for a triangle but Bantrell defends it easily.
Bantrell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bobby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bantrell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bobby is trying to control the position but Bantrell postures up.
Bantrell wants to stand but Bobby has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby trying to control the position.
Bobby working for a triangle but Bantrell defends it easily.
Bobby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bantrell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobby is looking for a triangle but Bantrell pushes his legs off easily.
Bobby seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bobby working a defensive guard but Bantrell manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is trying to improve his position.
Bobby wants to control but Bantrell postures up.
Bobby is looking to regain half guard here but Bantrell keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Bobby's face as Bantrell controls the position.
Bobby is trying to get back to half guard.
Bobby struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobby manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bantrell's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bobby.
Bobby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bantrell passes into half guard.
Bobby is looking to improve his position.
Bantrell wants to stand up but Bobby is controlling the position.
Bobby moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bantrell is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bobby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bobby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bantrell avoids it really well and circles away.
Bantrell blocks a head kick by Bobby.
Ricky Bobby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bantrell tries to clinch but Bobby is having none of it.
Bantrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobby fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bobby is defended easily by Bantrell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bantrell wants to clinch.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Bobby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobby circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bobby is defended easily by Bantrell.
Bantrell gets a clinch.
Bobby takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ricky Bobby has been cut.
Bobby tries to pull guard but Bantrell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bobby working aggressively here.
Bobby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bantrell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bantrell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bobby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bantrell managing to block the knees to the body from Bobby.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bantrell throws an elbow but misses.
Bantrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bobby is trying to drag Bantrell to the mat but Bantrell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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!
Bobby jumps guard but Bantrell stands there with Bobby around his waist. Bobby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bantrell smiles and moves away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bobby here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bobby fails to land the takedown.
Bobby fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bantrell rushes Bobby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bobby is trying to pull guard but Bantrell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bobby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bantrell smiles and moves away.
Bobby fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell tries to clinch there but Bobby circles away.
Bobby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bantrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bantrell is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bobby.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bobby dives in for a single leg takedown but Bantrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bantrell throws an elbow but misses.
Bantrell has Bobby pressed against the cage, preventing Bobby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bobby wants a takedown but no success here.
Bobby has had enough of the clinch but Bantrell keeps him there for the moment.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bantrell lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bantrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell misses with an elbow strike.
Bobby goes for a takedown attempt but Bantrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobby throws a lazy uppercut
and Bantrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bobby's knee momentarily.
Bantrell tries to clinch but Bobby is having none of it.
Bantrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby gets tackled into the cage by Bantrell. Bantrell maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bantrell.
Bantrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bantrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bantrell lands an elbow that stopped Bobby in his tracks for a moment.
Bobby working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobby stalling in the clinch but Bantrell improves position.
Bobby blocks an elbow strike.
Bantrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Bobby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Bantrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Bobby's cut.
That's time! Bobby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bantrell wants to clinch up but Bobby keeps it at a distance.
Bantrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bantrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bantrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bobby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bantrell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sebastian Bantrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bantrell avoiding damage as Bobby throws knees to the body.
Bobby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bantrell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bobby jumps guard but Bantrell stands there with Bobby around his waist. Bobby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bantrell smiles and moves away.
No luck for Bobby with that takedown attempt.
Ricky Bobby is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bantrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bantrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bobby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bantrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bobby somewhat.
Bantrell pushes Bobby up against the cage in a clinch.
Bantrell lands an elbow inside that Bobby shrugs off.
Bantrell is pressed up against the cage. Bobby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bantrell down to the mat. Bantrell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bantrell clinches up against the cage.
Bobby pulls guard.
Bantrell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell preventing the sweep.
Sebastian Bantrell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bobby misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bantrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bantrell defends it nicely.
Bobby fails to land the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bantrell throws a head kick but Bobby moves out of range.
Bantrell tries to clinch but Bobby moves away
and Bobby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bantrell thinking.
Bantrell tries to clinch there but Bobby circles away.
Bantrell is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell is looking to clinch but Bobby is avoiding it.
Bobby shoots in and drives through. Bantrell sprawls well.
Bantrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bobby goes for a double leg but Bantrell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bantrell continues to drive forward.
Bobby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bobby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bantrell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bantrell walks away with a smile on his face. Bobby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bantrell clinches up with Bobby and pushes him back against the cage.
Bobby is working for takedown but Bantrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bantrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bobby's brow.
Nice elbow from Bantrell.
Ricky Bobby's cut is getting worse.
Bantrell lands a damaging elbow.
Bobby wants a takedown but no success here.
Bantrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bobby blocks an elbow strike.
Bantrell scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bantrell lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bantrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bantrell.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bobby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bobby avoids a wild elbow strike from Bantrell.
Bobby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bantrell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bantrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bantrell lands an elbow inside.
Ricky Bobby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bobby's defenses.
Bobby is rocked!
Bantrell lands an elbow that stopped Bobby in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Bobby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bantrell has Bobby pressed against the cage. He pushes Bobby back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Bantrell throws a beautiful elbow that sends Bobby crashing to the floor! Bantrell piles on the pressure with more strikes! Bobby is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Bantrell!
After the fight, Sebastian Bantrell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. International Players Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shane Doby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rowan Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rowan Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevenson counters with a nice body shot.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Doby moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stevenson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, jab by Stevenson - just one landing.
Doby throws a series of punches but Stevenson avoids them all with ease.
Doby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stevenson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doby.
Stevenson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been hearing reports that Stevenson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stevenson swings for the body but Doby moves out of range.
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Doby moved away.
Stevenson tries to score with a low kick but Doby moves his leg out of the way.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Doby moves out of range.
Doby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doby checks a leg kick.
Stevenson swings widly with a right hand
and Doby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doby.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Doby trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson 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.
Doby trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Doby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doby stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Doby tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Doby from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doby landing some decent shots from guard.
Doby passes Stevenson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stevenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Doby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doby thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Stevenson is not content to let Doby control the position.
Doby might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stevenson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Doby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doby is trying to control the action in half guard but Stevenson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doby is looking for a kimura here.
Doby is pressing down on Stevenson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stevenson is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Doby will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A good leg kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson lands an overhand right.
Doby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stevenson defends well and Doby ends up having to push Stevenson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stevenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevenson digs a right hand into Doby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doby's gas tank.
Stevenson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doby backwards.
Stevenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the head but Doby blocks with his arms.
Doby jumps guard.
Stevenson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doby wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doby is keeping the position for now.
Stevenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Doby is keeping the position.
Stevenson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevenson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stevenson is fighting to break Doby's control of his arms but Doby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevenson trying to control but Doby is working from the bottom.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Doby is retaining full guard.
Doby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevenson is looking to work some ground and pound but Doby has wrist control.
Stevenson distracts Doby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doby keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Doby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevenson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doby keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
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!
Doby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevenson trying to control but Doby is working from the bottom.
Doby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevenson drops back looking for a leg! Doby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Doby manages to kick Stevenson off! Stevenson jumps back into Doby's guard.
Shane Doby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevenson won't allow Doby to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Doby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevenson throws a big right hand that misses.
Doby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stevenson passes into side control.
Doby has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Stevenson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stevenson trying to control the action but Doby is working from the bottom.
Stevenson tries to score with some ground and pound. Doby controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Doby tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby manages to get back to half guard.
Doby is not content to let Stevenson control the position.
Doby manages to get to full guard.
Stevenson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doby keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doby is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Stevenson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doby shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doby's knee momentarily.
Doby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stevenson's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Doby or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevenson which made him look bad.
Doby shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rowan Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Doby.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson tries to score with a low kick but Doby moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick by Stevenson misses
letting Doby counter with a right hand.
Doby cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stevenson connects with a crisp jab.
Stevenson misses with a jab to the body
and Doby counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Doby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson lands with a right hand.
Doby scores with the left hand. Stevenson knows he should have avoided that one.
Stevenson tries to land a body kick
and Doby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doby.
Doby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Doby from controlling successfully.
Stevenson looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevenson, not yet.
Doby throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson controls Doby momentarily but Doby frees himself.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Doby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stevenson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doby.
Doby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doby throwing strikes but missing.
Doby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stevenson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevenson is working away from the top position though.
Stevenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Doby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stevenson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doby moves into full guard.
Stevenson trying to control but Doby is working from the bottom.
Stevenson postures up in Doby's guard and throws a big left but Doby blocks it.
Stevenson forces his way into half guard.
Doby works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson postures up and lands a big shot to Doby's brow.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Doby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doby trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stevenson cracks Doby with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson postures up.
Stevenson trying to control but Doby is working from the bottom.
Doby has his hands on Stevenson's head, controlling the position.
Doby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevenson is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Doby really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevenson scores with a kick to the body.
Doby takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doby's corner calls for a 1-2. Doby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doby tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doby is out of range.
Doby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doby trying to control here.
Stevenson trying to control from half guard but Doby is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stevenson prevents Doby from improving his position.
Stevenson wants to pass to mount but Doby is defending the position.
Doby wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Stevenson there.
Stevenson is keen to just control but Doby is a slippery customer.
Doby makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doby.
Doby working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
Stevenson stands up over Doby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson trying to control but Doby is working from the bottom.
Doby trying to strike off his back.
Stevenson lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson works over Doby with some ground and pound from guard.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevenson!
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stevenson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doby.
Doby avoids the attempt from Stevenson to control.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position but Doby isn't that keen on the idea.
Doby lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevenson is looking to escape.
Stevenson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevenson suckers Doby into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Stevenson is now in Doby's guard!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Rowan Stevenson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doby is adopting a defensive guard.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Doby keeps moving.
Doby controlling the position.
Stevenson is sitting in close to Doby's body. Doby has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Stevenson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Stevenson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Doby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shane Doby!
A victorious Shane Doby thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikiya Hayashida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikiya Hayashida!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Butler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hayashida - the referee stops the clock and Butler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hayashida. Butler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Butler fails with the takedown.
Hayashida connects with a high kick.
Hayashida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butler manages to avoid it.
Butler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hayashida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Butler shoots in for a takedown but Hayashida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayashida swats away the attempt to clinch by Butler.
Hayashida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Butler's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayashida delivers a nice body kick.
Hayashida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butler. That did some damage!
Butler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hayashida.
Butler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hayashida defends well and Butler ends up having to push Hayashida into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Butler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayashida drops Butler with a big knee straight up the middle! Butler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Jerry Butler has been cut.
Butler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hayashida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Butler is breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Butler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hayashida - the referee stops the clock and Butler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hayashida. Butler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hayashida lands with a kick to the temple. Butler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hayashida throws a good cross that connects.
Butler is rocked!
Hayashida lands a big head kick that sends Butler tumbling to the mat! Hayashida takes a step backwards and waves Butler back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Butler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashida stuffs the takedown attempt from Butler. Butler gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayashida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Butler's sensitive parts.
Hayashida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Butler is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Hayashida doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Butler crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Butler's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikiya Hayashida!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mikiya Hayashida thanked Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Julianno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calgary Alberta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Julianno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calgary Alberta!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alberta closes the distance and clinches.
Julianno looking to stall.
Julianno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alberta scores with a jab.
Alberta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alberta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Julianno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Julianno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Alberta as he connects with a hook.
Julianno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Julianno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alberta slips a jab from Julianno.
Alberta misses with a wild body shot.
Julianno keeps the fight on the outside.
Calgary Alberta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julianno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alberta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Julianno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alberta thinking.
Alberta thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alberta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Julianno keeps the fight on the outside.
Alberta throws a good cross that connects.
Julianno misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julianno stuns Alberta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alberta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alberta forces Julianno back against the cage and clinches.
Julianno is trying to break the clinch but Alberta has him pressed against the cage.
Julianno scores with a shot to the side of Alberta's head.
Julianno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alberta is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Julianno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alberta landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Alberta.
A frustrated look appears on Julianno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Julianno is looking to break free of the clinch but Alberta has double underhooks.
Alberta landing knees to the body.
Alberta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alberta moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julianno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julianno throws a hook to the side of Alberta's head but Alberta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberta scores with a three punch combo!
Julianno throws a right and a left that Alberta avoids nicely.
Julianno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whack! Alberta lands a heavy head kick that drops Julianno. The ref tackles Alberta to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Julianno was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Calgary Alberta!
Calgary Alberta decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St pierre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but St pierre is out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but St pierre moves out of range.
St pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson misses the body punch
and St pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St pierre looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from St pierre.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
St pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St pierre dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and St pierre counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St pierre.
St pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St pierre looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson lands a jab to St pierre's midsection.
Johnny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and St pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson throws a right and a left that St pierre avoids nicely.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and St pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
St pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St pierre's guard.
St pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
St pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson working St pierre over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but St pierre is defending well.
St pierre is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St pierre avoid being mounted?
St pierre wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St pierre's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is nestled in close to St pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St pierre trying to control from the bottom.
St pierre wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
St pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St pierre is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St pierre is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is thwarting St pierre's attempts to control the position.
St pierre looking for submissions off his back.
St pierre moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson trying to control but St pierre is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but St pierre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now St pierre is in guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing St pierre from controlling successfully.
Johnson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think St pierre should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Johnson has tightened it up now! St pierre should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Johnson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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144 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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson motions for Barrera to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson is looking to slow Barrera down with leg kicks.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson tries to move into range but Barrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Barrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AD Sparstars Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Barrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson wants to slow Barrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Barrera slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrera at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Barrera connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson cracks the inside of Barrera's front leg.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barrera misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Barrera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson looking to control.
Barrera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barrera stands up from Johnson's guard - Barrera perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barrera can't get the takedown.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Barrera throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Barrera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Barrera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
CJ Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrera misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Barrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barrera misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrera throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrera throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Barrera blocks a head kick by Johnson.
No joy there for Barrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Barrera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barrera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Barrera wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Barrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Barrera's knee but Barrera avoids it well.
Barrera throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrera looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luis Barrera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Barrera.
Barrera takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a push kick but Barrera slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barrera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Barrera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barrera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barrera turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barrera manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barrera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barrera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Barrera has hold of Johnson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Johnson seems comfortable defending it but Barrera has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Johnson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Johnson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Barrera couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luis Barrera!
Luis Barrera very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. Hemsky has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music. Tesco Vee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vee thuds his right hand into Hemsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vee throws a hook but Hemsky blocks it.
A punch combination from Vee misses.
Hemsky tries to bum rush Vee with a series of wild strikes but Vee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Vee finds it's target.
Vee slips under a jab.
Hemsky looks to land a right hand but Vee moved out of range.
Hemsky takes a swing at Vee's ribcage but misses.
Hemsky misses with a wild body shot.
Vee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vee ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hemsky.
Hemsky swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
Ladislav Hemsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee tries to clinch there but Hemsky circles away.
Vee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemsky works Vee's body with a nice hook.
Vee avoids the body shot from Hemsky.
Hemsky swings widly with a right hand
and Vee counters with a shoot takedown. Hemsky fights it but they end up in guard.
Hemsky wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vee throws a big elbow that misses.
Vee looking to pass the guard.
Vee lands a couple of elbows.
Vee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hemsky pulls Vee in close to his closed guard and prevents Vee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hemsky keeping full guard, as Vee tries to pass.
Vee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hemsky's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vee preventing the sweep.
Vee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hemsky is keeping the position for now.
Vee is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemsky trying to keep a closed guard but Vee is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hemsky misses with a hook.
A combination from Vee does no damage.
Vee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hemsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hemsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hemsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemsky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vee.
Hemsky throws a jab when Vee was well out of range.
Vee with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Hemsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Hemsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vee throws a lazy right hand but Hemsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hemsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vee misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hemsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hemsky throws a leg kick but Vee sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee swinging wildly here.
Ladislav Hemsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hemsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hemsky tries to score with a low kick but Vee moves his leg out of the way.
Hemsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vee.
Vee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hemsky.
Hemsky throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
Vee tries to clinch up but Hemsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Hemsky moves forwards but Vee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hemsky pinned against the cage. Hemsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hemsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vee on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hemsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Hemsky misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tesco Vee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hemsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Hemsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vee moves away.
Vee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hemsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vee counters with a single leg into guard. Hemsky didn't expect that.
Hemsky looking to control.
Vee connects with a couple of short punches.
Hemsky pulls Vee in close to prevent any damage.
Hemsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hemsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vee wants to control from the top but Hemsky keeps moving.
Vee with a nice head shot there.
Tesco Vee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee trying to control but Hemsky is working from the bottom.
Vee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hemsky's head.
Vee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vee content to stall in guard here.
Vee tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemsky is retaining full guard.
Hemsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vee!
Hemsky get's back to his feet.
Vee blocks a head kick by Hemsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee shoots in but no luck this time.
Hemsky throws a hook but Vee avoids it easily.
Vee scores with a jab to the head.
Vee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hemsky. Vee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hemsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Hemsky misses.
Vee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hemsky at a distance.
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Hemsky pushes him off.
Vee looks for the body kick but Hemsky saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Vee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vee throws a jab but it's blocked by Hemsky.
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Hemsky pushes him off.
Vee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hemsky as Vee shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a low kick but Vee avoids it.
Vee moves away from the strike by Hemsky.
Hemsky misses with a hook. Vee ducked under it nicely.
Hemsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vee dives in and grabs Hemsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hemsky pushes down on Vee's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tesco Vee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vee defending well as Hemsky loads up on a big left hand.
Ladislav Hemsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Vee.
Vee tries to work over Hemsky's front leg with a kick but Hemsky checks it.
Hemsky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vee slips under a jab from Hemsky.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Hemsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hemsky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hemsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee throws a hook but Hemsky blocks it.
Hemsky connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vee ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
Vee throws a jab when Hemsky was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Vee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hemsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hemsky throws a lazy right hand but Vee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hemsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vee can pounce on him.
Hemsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hemsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vee doesn't seem phased though.
Hemsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Hemsky misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee throws a push kick but Hemsky slaps the foot to one side.
Vee shoots in but Hemsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Tesco Vee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hemsky lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hemsky, as that shot connected.
Hemsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Vee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hemsky.
Good work by Hemsky as he checks the leg kick.
Vee lands a nice looking body shot.
Vee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hemsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hemsky misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hemsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hemsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Vee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vee wants to control from the top but Hemsky keeps moving.
Hemsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vee!
Vee can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky wants to stand but Vee is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hemsky wants to control the pace but Vee is squirming around nicely.
Vee 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.
Hemsky tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Vee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hemsky decides to stand up.
Vee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hemsky avoids the body shot from Vee.
Hemsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a head kick but Vee moves out of range.
Vee ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hemsky cracks Vee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Vee.
Vee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hemsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hemsky moves out of range of the body kick from Vee.
Hemsky lands with a shot to the body.
Hemsky misses the jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hemsky enables Vee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hemsky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hemsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vee is fighting to break Hemsky's control of his arms but Hemsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vee is working Hemsky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee landing with the ground and pound.
Vee stands up over Hemsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hemsky is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hemsky wants to sweep here but Vee controlling him for the moment.
Vee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hemsky keeping full guard, as Vee tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee holds on to Hemsky around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Hemsky wants to get back to his feet but Vee is holding on tight.
Hemsky stands up from mount. Strange move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky takes one on the button.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hemsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hemsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Vee is just out of range.
Vee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hemsky tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vee is in Hemsky's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tesco Vee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hemsky throws a leg kick but Vee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hemsky lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hemsky.
Vee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hemsky pinned against the cage. Hemsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vee ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
Nice uppercut lands for Hemsky. That snapped Vee's head back.
Hemsky tests Vee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hemsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a shot to the body.
Vee throws a jab when Hemsky was well out of range.
Hemsky throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
Hemsky scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hemsky.
Vee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hemsky's guard.
Vee 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.
Hemsky trying to keep a closed guard but Vee is proving a slippery customer.
Vee connects with a couple of short punches.
Hemsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vee is one step ahead there.
Vee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hemsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Vee is looking to work some ground and pound but Hemsky has wrist control.
Vee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vee!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vee working to try and regain half guard.
Vee is squirming around, avoiding Hemsky's attempts to control the action.
Hemsky wants to control but Vee has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Vee wants to control but Hemsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vee controls his leg.
Vee is trying is best to control the position here.
Vee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hemsky seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vee wants to improve his position but Hemsky is controlling well.
Vee gets back to full guard.
Vee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hemsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vee is one step ahead there.
Vee landing some decent shots from guard.
Vee postures up.
Vee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vee with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vee throws a big elbow that misses.
Hemsky managing to control the position.
Hemsky keeping moving, preventing Vee from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ladislav Hemsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vee takes the fight into the clinch.
Hemsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vee's elbow.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hemsky misses with a punch to the body.
Hemsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee scores with a hook to the body.
Hemsky digs a right hand into Vee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vee's gas tank.
Hemsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vee backwards.
Vee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hemsky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hemsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
Hemsky can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee digs a right hand into Hemsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hemsky's gas tank.
Hemsky blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
Vee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hemsky after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Hemsky's ribcage. Hemsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hemsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hemsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hemsky.
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.
Still in the clinch, Vee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hemsky as Vee tries to tie him up.
Hemsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hemsky.
Vee managing to block the knees to the body from Hemsky.
Vee prevents a body shot from Hemsky.
Hemsky tries a body shot but Vee blocks it.
Hemsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky tries a body shot but Vee blocks it.
Hemsky misses with a body punch.
Hemsky misses with a body punch.
Hemsky lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Hemsky.
Ladislav Hemsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky tries a body shot but Vee blocks it.
Hemsky tries a body shot but Vee blocks it.
Hemsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee blocks a body shot from Hemsky.
Vee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hemsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee is working for takedown but Hemsky is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tesco Vee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vee stalls.
Hemsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ladislav Hemsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hemsky.
Hemsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hemsky stops a takedown attempt from Vee.
Vee tries to work over Hemsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hemsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hemsky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hemsky blocks the elbow strike.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemsky controls his hands.
Hemsky lands a right hand.
Vee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vee blocks a body shot from Hemsky.
Vee is looking to control Hemsky's arms but Hemsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vee has his back to the cage.
Vee is trying to drag Hemsky to the mat but Hemsky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hemsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hemsky tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Hemsky back against the cage.
Vee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hemsky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hemsky tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hemsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hemsky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hemsky lands a shot to the body.
Tesco Vee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hemsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Vee won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Hemsky on the inside.
Hemsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hemsky misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee managing to block the knees to the body from Hemsky.
Hemsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hemsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hemsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ladislav Hemsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tesco Vee!
Tesco Vee retains his light heavyweight title!
Tesco Vee made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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