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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Ataides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Johnstown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Ataides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Johnstown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataides takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ataides is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnstown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnstown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ataides. That did some damage!
Ataides uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnstown.
Johnstown moves in looking to clinch but Ataides pushes him off.
Johnstown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnstown has closed the distance and engaged Ataides in a clinch.
Ataides blocks an elbow strike from Johnstown.
Johnstown missing with knees to the body.
Ataides digs a right hand underneath Johnstown's ribcage. Johnstown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnstown has a couple of punches blocked by Ataides.
Ataides tries a body shot but Johnstown blocks it.
Ataides takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Leandro Ataides has been cut.
Ataides is trying to stall.
Ataides will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnstown up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnstown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ataides's brow.
Ataides misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ataides taking a breather.
Ataides lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstown blocks an uppercut.
Johnstown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ataides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnstown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Johnstown as the two fighters clinch.
Ataides is breathing heavily.
Johnstown lands an elbow just above Ataides 's eye.
Ataides misses with some punches.
Ataides tries to work over Johnstown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ataides taking a breather.
Johnstown lands an elbow just above Ataides 's eye.
Nice body punch from Johnstown - that landed with a thud.
Johnstown lands an elbow inside that Ataides shrugs off.
Leandro Ataides's cut is getting worse.
Ataides takes a shot to the head.
Johnstown lands an elbow inside that Ataides shrugs off.
Johnstown lands an elbow inside that Ataides shrugs off.
Leandro Ataides's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnstown lands an elbow inside that Ataides shrugs off.
Ataides is rocked!
Jeez, Leandro Ataides's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leandro Ataides's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mack Johnstown!
An out of breath Mack Johnstown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Bogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Dutch National Anthem" by Het Wilhelmus. Bjorn Bogart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Bogart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman drops Bogart with a beautiful combination! Bogart stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Freeman is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
Bogart looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Freeman moves in close and cracks Bogart with a massive right hand! Bogart, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Freeman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gavin Freeman!
Gavin Freeman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Llorente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: Berzerk. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Llorente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llorente lands with a right hand.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Llorente has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Llorente throws a head punch that misses.
Llorente breaks the clinch.
Harris darts in and clinches Llorente up against the cage.
Harris tries to work over Llorente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Llorente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris pushes Llorente back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Llorente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris tries to clinch but Llorente moves out of range.
Llorente throws a head kick that misses.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris lands with a hook. Llorente tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llorente takes one on the button.
We've been told by Llorente's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Llorente avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris works on Llorente's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Llorente has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Llorente backwards.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Llorente stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llorente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Llorente clinches up against the cage.
Llorente blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Llorente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Llorente can't break the clinch.
Llorente lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Llorente's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Llorente is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Llorente blocks a body shot from Harris.
Llorente blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Llorente controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Llorente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Llorente controls his hands.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Llorente prevents a body shot from Harris.
Llorente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Llorente tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Llorente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Llorente stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris gets through Llorente's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Llorente or not.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Llorente is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Llorente tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Llorente lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris letting Llorente take a breather here.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Llorente controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris tries to work over Llorente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Llorente is trying to stall.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
Llorente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Llorente backwards.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Llorente working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Llorente moves into the clinch.
Llorente tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Llorente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Llorente avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Llorente blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Llorente avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llorente.
Llorente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Llorente throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Llorente, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris rushes Llorente and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Llorente fails to land.
Alonzo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Llorente trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Llorente backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Llorente takes a shot to the head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Llorente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Llorente has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Llorente controlling the action here for a moment.
Llorente is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working Llorente over against the cage.
Harris tries a body shot but Llorente blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
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!
Llorente misses with a punch on the inside.
Llorente tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Llorente controls his hands.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Llorente has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Llorente lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Llorente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris tries to work over Llorente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Llorente taking a breather.
Harris lands a right hand.
Llorente tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
A short left from Llorente.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Llorente controls the action.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Llorente.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Llorente wants to break free but Harris has control.
Harris drops Llorente onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Llorente is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Llorente is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Llorente is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris digs a right hand into Llorente's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Llorente's gas tank.
Llorente seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a body shot but Llorente blocks it.
Llorente throws a head punch that misses.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Llorente controls his hands.
Harris keeps control of Llorente as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris has Llorente pressed against the cage, preventing Llorente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris drops Llorente onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Llorente is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Harris drops Llorente with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Llorente is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alonzo Harris!
As Alonzo Harris got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragov has chosen Go to Sleep - Eminem, Obie Trice, & DMX as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valko Dragov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark misses with a right hand
and Dragov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragov throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Stark tried to counter with a leg kick but Dragov avoided it.
Dragov blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dragov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dragov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Dragov slips the punch.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Dragov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dragov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stark with a body shot.
Dragov shoots in looking for a takedown but Stark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dragov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragov cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Stark as Dragov shoots in.
Rickon Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valko Dragov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
Rickon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragov.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark with a hook.
Dragov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Dragov checks a leg kick.
And Dragov tries to counter it with a takedown but Stark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark misses with a hook.
It seemed like Dragov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dragov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dragov darts in looking for a takedown but Stark gets double underhooks and turns Dragov into the cage.
Dragov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragov lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stark swinging wildly here.
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!
Stark blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rickon Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark misses with a leg kick
and Dragov counters with a single leg into guard. Stark didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragov passes into half guard.
Dragov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stark's head.
Stark tries to kick Dragov off but Dragov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dragov moves nicely into side control.
Dragov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dragov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stark, who protects the arm well.
Dragov trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes Dragov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dragov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dragov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.
Dragov cracks Stark with a big elbow.
Stark tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Stark taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dragov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dragov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dragov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stark looks a forlorn figure.
Dragov breaks from Stark's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stark is rocked!
Dragov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dragov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stark because Dragov loaded up on that one.
Dragov scoring with strikes but Stark is staying in there.
Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stark seems to have got his legs back now.
Dragov wants to finish this one by submission but Stark is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dragov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Dragov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dragov misses with a body shot.
Stark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dragov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stark avoids it really well and circles away.
Stark throws a hook but Dragov avoids it easily.
Dragov gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dragov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Dragov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Dragov is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark is looking to stand up but Dragov isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stark throws a series of punches but Dragov moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragov misses.
Stark scores with a jab to the head.
Dragov lunges at Stark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stark's hand.
Stark misses with the body kick
and Dragov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stark is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dragov dives into side control.
Dragov working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark is trying to get back to his feet.
Dragov wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
Dragov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dragov advances nicely into full mount.
Dragov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stark looks a forlorn figure.
Dragov won't let Stark get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stark in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Stark is squirming around, avoiding Dragov's attempts to control the action.
Dragov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dragov wants to control the pace but Stark is squirming around nicely.
Dragov lands a big shot there that rocks Stark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dragov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Stark! More shots from Dragov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valko Dragov!
Valko Dragov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Serget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serget comes to the cage accompanied by Friends in lower places. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Serget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pu throws a shot from downtown. Serget moves away and avoids it.
Pu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Serget counters with a takedown into side control.
Pu 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serget lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pu is looking for a sweep.
Pu is not content to let Serget control the position.
Serget throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Serget is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serget working the ground and pound but Pu is defending the strikes.
Pu is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serget scoring with punches and elbows.
Serget in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Serget.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pu wants to control but Serget postures up.
Pu is pushing Serget's head away, looking to escape. Serget manages to hold on to the position though.
Pu is trying to control Serget's posture but Serget avoids it.
Serget working the ground and pound but Pu is defending the strikes.
Pu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pu seems a little lost for a moment, as Serget dominates the positioning.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
You can see the frustration on Pu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Serget ducks under a wild hook from Pu.
As Pu tries to get set, Serget tries to push him back and clinch up but Pu manages to avoid the attempt.
Serget throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pu's waist but Pu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Serget off to one side.
Serget dodges the punch combination from Pu.
Serget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Pu as he connects with a hook.
Pu throws a leg kick
and Serget counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pu.
Pu keeping moving, preventing Serget from controlling successfully.
Serget stopping the sweep attempt from Pu.
Serget 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.
Serget stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Serget is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu looking to control.
Serget's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pu throws a looping overhand right but Serget ducks down to avoid it.
Pu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Serget sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Serget was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pu misses with a double jab
and Serget counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Pu fails to land.
Pu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serget goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pu prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Serget dominated that round.
That's time! Serget's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Serget moves out of range as Pu strikes.
Serget takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Serget scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pu is looking to regain half guard here but Serget keeps moving and retains side control.
Pu can't do much from the bottom here.
Pu is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Serget is staying active.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Serget presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Serget controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serget prevents Pu from getting the reversal.
Serget is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pu can do to turn this around?
Pu tries to lock up and control but Serget gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pu can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serget wants to control the pace but Pu is squirming around nicely.
Pu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Serget tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serget takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pu wants to control but Serget is having none of it.
Pu is desperately trying to improve his position but Serget has a good base and remains in mount.
Serget controlling the pace for now.
Serget can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pu is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serget misses with a head shot.
Pu is desperately trying to improve his position but Serget has a good base and remains in mount.
Pu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Serget throwing strikes but Pu recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Serget wants to pass to mount but Pu is defending the position.
Pu tries to kick Serget off in order to stand up. Serget Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Serget.
Serget fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serget tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pu's legs.
Serget lands an elbow.
Serget remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Serget has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Serget controls the position from side control.
Serget has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pu wants to control but Serget postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Serget dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Serget counters with a one-two to the body.
Pu has Serget up against the cage in a clinch.
Pu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Serget shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Serget showed some decent athleticism there.
Pu is looking to improve his position.
Serget performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bob Serget overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu tries to kick Serget off but Serget keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Serget controlling the pace.
Pu is controlling Serget's trapped leg to prevent Serget from advancing to side control.
Pu is trying to control but can't.
Pu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serget.
Pu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Serget scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pu is trying to stand back up but Serget is controlling him
Pu is controlling Serget's trapped leg to prevent Serget from advancing to side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pu with a jab.
Rudy Pu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pu throws a big shot that misses.
Pu throws a big shot that misses.
Pu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serget was well out of range. Poor timing from Pu.
Serget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Serget counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Serget is looking to work some ground and pound but Pu has wrist control.
Serget sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pu looking for a sweep. Not yet Pu, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serget is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pu wants to sweep here but Serget controlling him for the moment.
Pu trying to keep a closed guard but Serget is proving a slippery customer.
Serget slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rudy Pu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pu is looking to sweep but instead, Serget has passed into half guard.
Pu is trying to maintain the position but Serget is very close to passing his half guard.
Serget not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Serget trying to mount his opponent but Pu defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Serget blocks a jab.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serget moves in looking to clinch but Pu pushes him off.
Bob Serget is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pu throws a body punch but Serget moves out of range.
Rudy Pu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Pu misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serget keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pu.
Pu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bob Serget is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pu swings for the body but Serget moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Serget showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Serget, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Serget!
Bob Serget decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . Watson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse- Eminem. 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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211 lbs
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210 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barksdale counters with a head kick.
Barksdale moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Watson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Barksdale counters with a nice body shot.
Barksdale looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Barksdale is wise to it.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barksdale.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Barksdale wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Watson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barksdale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Barksdale letting Watson take a breather here.
Barksdale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Barksdale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Watson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barksdale controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Watson.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barksdale is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.
Watson misses with some punches.
Watson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale trying to stall but Watson improves his position.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barksdale misses with an elbow strike.
Watson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barksdale seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Watson can turn it around.
Barksdale manages to break the clinch.
Barksdale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Watson throws a leg kick but Barksdale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barksdale circles away.
Watson tries to move into range but Barksdale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson throws a body kick that misses
and Barksdale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barksdale throws a big shot that misses.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barksdale circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson misses with a kick to the body.
Barksdale lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
Watson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watson. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barksdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Barksdale misses the target.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
Barksdale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watson swings for the body but Barksdale moves out of range.
Barksdale throws a right hand that misses
and Watson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barksdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barksdale misses with a looping right.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Barksdale's head but Barksdale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barksdale misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barksdale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson works Barksdale's body with a nice hook.
Watson avoids the body shot from Barksdale.
Watson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barksdale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Watson scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Barksdale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barksdale is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Watson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barksdale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barksdale avoids a kick to the body.
Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Watson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barksdale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barksdale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barksdale throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barksdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Barksdale moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barksdale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Watson.
Barksdale throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Barksdale is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Watson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson 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.
Barksdale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Barksdale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watson has time to react.
Barksdale connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Barksdale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Watson moves into range and clinches up with Barksdale.
Watson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Barksdale trying to control the position but instead, Watson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barksdale into the cage.
Watson avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale missing with knees to the body.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barksdale.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Barksdale has Watson pressed against the cage.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Barksdale.
It looks like John Watson has been cut.
Watson tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barksdale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Barksdale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the cage.
Barksdale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
John Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barksdale trying to control the position but instead, Watson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barksdale into the cage.
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Barksdale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale misses with a knee to the head.
Barksdale missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Watson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson is looking to control Barksdale's arms but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watson has his back to the cage.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watson being controlled against the cage.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barksdale.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson lands an uppercut.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barksdale lands a nice knee to the body.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside that Watson shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barksdale is keeping busy.
Barksdale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson stalling in the clinch but Barksdale improves position.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Watson scores with a shot to the side of Barksdale's head.
Barksdale is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Barksdale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale blocks a leg kick.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barksdale checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Watson misses with a kick to the body.
Barksdale misses with a straight left.
Barksdale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barksdale's calf.
Barksdale slips a straight right by Watson.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale scores with a nice head shot.
Barksdale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barksdale jabs Watson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barksdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson throws out a counter right but Barksdale avoids it with no problem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Barksdale throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson feints a counter leg kick.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Watson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barksdale tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Barksdale is stalling here.
Avon Barksdale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barksdale controls his hands.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barksdale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands with a short shot to the head.
Barksdale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barksdale checks a leg kick.
Watson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barksdale rather than just go for the knockout.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barksdale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Barksdale misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Watson.
Barksdale blocks a head kick by Watson.
Barksdale avoids a kick to the body.
Barksdale throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
As Watson looks to move away, Barksdale throws a big counter combo bu Watson just gets out of the way.
Watson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson tries to work over Barksdale's front leg with a kick but Barksdale checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Barksdale throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Barksdale misses.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barksdale lands a body shot.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Watson slips under a jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Barksdale misses the target.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale scores with a spinning back kick!
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barksdale appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barksdale throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Barksdale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Watson. That's going to slow Barksdale down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Watson slips under a jab from Barksdale.
Watson scores with a shot to the body.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barksdale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barksdale throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Barksdale off balance momentarily.
Barksdale avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
Barksdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barksdale backing away here, and Watson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Watson!
An out of breath John Watson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Requiem For A Dream as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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240 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesnar 's head backwards.
Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anstey's guard.
Anstey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Anstey blocks nicely.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar cracks Anstey with a solid left hand.
Anstey wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Anstey has wrist control.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar postures up in Anstey's guard and throws a big left but Anstey blocks it.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Anstey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar is fighting to break Anstey's control of his arms but Anstey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lesnar slips a jab from Anstey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey loads up on a big right hand but Lesnar slips the punch.
And Lesnar tries to counter it with a takedown but Anstey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anstey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lesnar quickly recovers to half guard.
Anstey content to control rather than advance.
Lesnar pushes Anstey off looking to stand but Anstey dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anstey keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Anstey.
Lesnar manages to pull guard.
Anstey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anstey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lesnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anstey tries to avoid it but Lesnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anstey to the ground. Anstey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lesnar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anstey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Anstey.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anstey.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anstey misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Lesnar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anstey lunges at Lesnar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesnar 's hand.
Lesnar defending well as Anstey loads up on a big left hand.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Anstey sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar .
Lesnar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Anstey avoids it well.
Bunny Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar shoots in for a double leg but Anstey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bunny Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar .
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anstey scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anstey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anstey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lesnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anstey lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anstey defends it nicely.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anstey 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.
Bunny Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Lesnar .
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown but Anstey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lesnar 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lesnar 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anstey under the eye.
Anstey tests Lesnar 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Anstey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anstey.
Anstey lands with a cross.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Anstey.
Lesnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anstey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunny Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
Anstey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lesnar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Lesnar is in big trouble! Anstey is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Lesnar . Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bunny Anstey!
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