CEFC 172 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saad Hishaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Blair
vs
Hishaam

182 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
218 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saad Hishaam!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hishaam closes the distance and clinches.
Blair misses with a punch on the inside.
Hishaam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hishaam scores with a shoulder strike.
Blair misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hishaam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blair throws a body shot but no joy.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Hishaam connects with a crisp jab.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hishaam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hishaam closes the distance and clinches.
Blair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hishaam as Blair tries to tie him up.
Come on Blair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair working aggressively here.

Hishaam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blair could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hishaam moves away from the strike by Blair.
Hishaam slips a straight right by Blair.
A countering left hand to the body from Hishaam misses.
Hishaam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hishaam thuds a left hand into Blair's body.
Blair is breathing heavily.

Oooooh!!! Hishaam has knocked Blair down with a huge combo! Hishaam steps away and waves a wobbly Blair back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Blair is rocked!

It looks like Brett Blair has been cut.

Hishaam closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Blair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing reports that Blair has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
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!
Hishaam creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blair's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blair drops to his knees and Hishaam pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saad Hishaam!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Al Mustapha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kovalev
vs
Al Mustapha

191 cm
21
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Bushido Fightwear

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Kovalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammed Al Mustapha!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev lands a body shot.

Al Mustapha feints and as Kovalev raises his hands in defense, Al Mustapha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kovalev wants to get back to his feet but Al Mustapha passes into half guard.

Al Mustapha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kovalev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kovalev looks like he's trying to stand up.

Kovalev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Al Mustapha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kovalev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Muhammed Al Mustapha has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Kovalev moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Al Mustapha! Kovalev continues to tee off on Al Mustapha, landing with a left and a right! Kovalev connects with a right hand that leaves Al Mustapha sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Kovalev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Kovalev!
After winning the bout, Peter Kovalev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jendri Pitoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitoy has chosen Ed Sheeran - Dont as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Thompson
vs
Pitoy

194 cm
23
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
32
228 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jendri Pitoy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitoy jabs at Thompson's body.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Pitoy moves away and avoids it.
Pitoy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Pitoy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pitoy.
Pitoy lands an elbow inside.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pitoy manages to break the clinch.

Pitoy clinches with his opponent.
Pitoy lands a body shot.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Pitoy has the dominant position.

Pitoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a body punch but Pitoy moves out of range.

Pitoy moves into the clinch successfully.
Pitoy lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Billy Thompson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitoy works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Pitoy manages to break the clinch.
Pitoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pitoy counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Pitoy to acknowledge the strikes.

Pitoy lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Pitoy takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thompson is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Pitoy ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Thompson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jendri Pitoy!
A relieved looking Jendri Pitoy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen comes into the arena with AC/DC - Big Gun blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hansen
vs
Brubaker

178 cm
36
155 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

164 cm
30
146 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JB Brubaker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brubaker slips a jab and a cross from Hansen.

A jab-cross combination lands for Hansen and sends Brubaker crashing to the mat! Hansen follows him down to the mat - Brubaker regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Brubaker is rocked!

It looks like JB Brubaker has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brubaker is still in real trouble! Can Hansen finish him?
Brubaker is controlling Hansen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hansen throwing shots but Brubaker is blocking nicely.
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!
Brubaker trying to hold on to Hansen's head to control him but Hansen postures up.
Brubaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Hansen stalling away here and it's allowed Brubaker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hansen sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker wants to improve his position but instead Hansen has moved into half guard.
Brubaker is holding on to half guard well.
Hansen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hansen is thwarting Brubaker's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hansen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brubaker wants to improve his position but Hansen is controlling well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brubaker is doing well to control the position and prevent Hansen from advancing to side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tim Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brubaker blocks a low kick nicely.
Brubaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hansen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brubaker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Hansen.
Brubaker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brubaker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brubaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansen moves away.
Hansen misses with the combination.
It seemed like Brubaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brubaker lands a body shot.
Hansen throws a shot from downtown. Brubaker moves away and avoids it.
Hansen misses with a few strikes there.
Brubaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hansen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brubaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hansen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hansen misses with a double jab
and Brubaker counters with a right hand 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!
Brubaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hansen as he connects with a hook.
Brubaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Hansen throws a lazy uppercut
and Brubaker counters with a good, hard body kick but Hansen shrugs it off.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Brubaker moves out of range easily.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick
and Brubaker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brubaker as he connects with a hook.
Hansen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brubaker counters with a nice leg kick.
Brubaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hansen misses with a leg kick.
Hansen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Brubaker misses.
Brubaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Brubaker avoids nicely.
Brubaker tries to land a front kick but Hansen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JB Brubaker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hansen misses with the combination.
Hansen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brubaker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brubaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hansen. Hansen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brubaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses
and Brubaker counters with a good, hard body kick but Hansen shrugs it off.
Hansen throws a combination that misses
and Brubaker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hansen's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brubaker. That's going to slow Hansen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen misses with a double jab.
Hansen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hansen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hansen scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen throws a series of punches but Brubaker avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a head kick.
Hansen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrubaker.
Hansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brubaker.
Hansen lands with a nice combination. Brubaker backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brubaker scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brubaker.
Hansen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Brubaker.
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brubaker connects with a body shot that sends Hansen's belly button to the back.
Hansen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Brubaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hansen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brubaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Brubaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hansen rather than just go for the knockout.
Brubaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hansen.
Hansen misses with a right hand
and Brubaker counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tim Hansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hansen tries to bum rush Brubaker with a series of wild strikes but Brubaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brubaker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hansen's knee momentarily.
Hansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brubaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hansen tries to score with a low kick but Brubaker moves his leg out of the way.
Brubaker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brubaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brubaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hansen.
Hansen motions for Brubaker to come forward. Hansen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen misses with a lunging right hand
and Brubaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brubaker is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.
Brubaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansen's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Brubaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brubaker.
Hansen throws a lazy head kick
and Brubaker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brubaker with a nice cross.
Hansen throws a lazy head kick
and Brubaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Brubaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hansen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brubaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Brubaker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brubaker.
Brubaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hansen throws a head kick that half lands.
A left lands for Brubaker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brubaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brubaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Brubaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hansen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Hansen is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Hansen. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brubaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hansen misses with a hook
and Brubaker counters with an inside leg kick.
Hansen seems to have got his legs back now.
Brubaker scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brubaker works Hansen's body with a nice hook.
Hansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brubaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hansen. That did some damage!
Hansen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brubaker counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hansen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brubaker - the referee stops the clock and Hansen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brubaker. Hansen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tim Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brubaker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brubaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brubaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brubaker just manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Brubaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hansen misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JB Brubaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JB Brubaker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brubaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hansen misses with a double jab
and Brubaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brubaker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice shot by Brubaker.
Hansen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brubaker feints and then cracks Hansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hansen down.
Hansen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Hansen.
Hansen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick from Brubaker.
A shot to the liver by Brubaker. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Brubaker stuns Hansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker misses with an uppercut. Hansen saw that one coming.
Hansen misses with a head kick.
Hansen misses with a combination
and Brubaker counters with a leg kick.
Brubaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brubaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansen cracks Brubaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brubaker is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.
Brubaker lands with a shot to the body.
Hansen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brubaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brubaker throws a leg kick which misses Hansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hansen tries to avoid it.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Brubaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a double jab
and Brubaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle, before Brubaker throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hansen's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brubaker lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). JB Brubaker!
JB Brubaker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez has chosen Wake Me Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Cortez

185 cm
28
215 lbs
24 - 16 - 1

183 cm
28
219 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a hook
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Rafael Cortez has been cut.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Silva drops Cortez with a beautiful combination! Cortez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
Silva slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez moves away from the strike by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva cracks Cortez with a good jab.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Cortez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortez scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Silva.

That has opened up Rafael Cortez's cut even more.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Cortez down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Cortez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cortez defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.

Cortez clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Cortez gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Cortez slowing the pace effectively.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Cortez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.

The cut above Rafael Cortez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva sets himself, and Cortez steps forward looking for the clinch! Silva avoids it this time.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a right hand that Cortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Cortez also avoids with ease.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.

Cortez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cortez tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez landing with the ground and pound.
Cortez tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Cortez's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Cortez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Cortez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Cortez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Silva won't allow Cortez to sweep him here.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Cortez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.

Cortez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva scores with a one two! Cortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dante Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Cortez checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Silva misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.
Cortez stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Cortez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.

Rafael Cortez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Cortez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Cortez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dante Silva!
Dante Silva 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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FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxton has chosen ScHoolboy Q - Hands On The Wheel Feat A$AP Rocky as his entrance music. Daron Buxton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pu
vs
Buxton

191 cm
25
252 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

196 cm
29
280 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pu scores with a nice strike.
Buxton blocks a leg kick.
Buxton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buxton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buxton avoids the body shot from Pu.
Pu lands with a good body shot.

Pu drives through and clinches with Buxton against the cage.
Pu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pu tries to work over Buxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Buxton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Pu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buxton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Pu clinches with his opponent.
Buxton landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rudy Pu has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pu has Buxton pushed against the cage.
Pu is pushing Buxton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pu stalling.
Pu takes a shot to the head.
Buxton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buxton up against the cage.
Pu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxton is trying to drag Pu to the mat but Pu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pu misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pu.
Pu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pu controlling the action here for a moment.
Buxton digs a right hand into Pu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pu's gas tank.
Buxton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pu.
Pu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buxton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Buxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but Pu blocks it.
Pu leaning against his opponent.
Pu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pu is looking to break free of the clinch but Buxton has double underhooks.
Pu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buxton lands a left hand.

Buxton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Buxton trying to control but Pu is working from the bottom.
Pu controls Buxton momentarily but Buxton frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buxton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Buxton, into his guard.

Buxton looking for a guillotine here but Pu defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Pu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudy Pu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pu looks to score with a jab to the body but Buxton is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buxton! But no joy.
Buxton scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Pu.
Buxton walks into a straight right hand from Pu.
Pu misses with a straight right.
Buxton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buxton digs a good body shot into Pu's ribs.
Buxton has a takedown stuffed.
Buxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pu.
Buxton connects with a jab.
Rudy Pu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu lands a nice shot that snaps Buxton's head back.
Pu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buxton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buxton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pu throws a hook to the side of Buxton's head but Buxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pu misses with a hook.
Buxton looks to land a right hand but Pu moved out of range.
Buxton avoids the body shot from Pu.
Buxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buxton looks to land a combination. Pu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Pu misses.
Pu loads up on a big right hand but Buxton slips the punch.
Buxton throws out a counter right but Pu avoids it with no problem.
Buxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pu.
Buxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pu.
Pu throws a hook but Buxton avoids it easily.
Buxton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Pu misses.
Pu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buxton manages to avoid it.
Pu misses with the combination.
Pu misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pu tries to clinch but Buxton is having none of it.
Buxton lands an overhand right.
Pu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Buxton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pu to the ground. Buxton is now in Pu's guard.
Buxton postures up.
Buxton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pu working a defensive guard here.
Buxton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rudy Pu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu trying to control the position here.
Buxton wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
Pu trying to control the position.
Pu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but Buxton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buxton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A jab lands there for Buxton.
Buxton with a hook.
Buxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buxton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buxton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pu to score with a decent uppercut.
Buxton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pu misses with a straight right.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buxton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buxton somewhat.
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 Rudy Pu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rudy Pu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pu.
Buxton blocks a jab.

Buxton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pu sprawls well initially but Buxton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pu tries to kick Buxton off but Buxton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buxton is thwarting Pu's attempts to control the position.
Pu is trying to escape back to his feet but Buxton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Buxton connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu regains half guard there - taking advantage of Buxton's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Buxton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton is looking to take a break and control but Pu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buxton.
Pu is looking to escape.
Buxton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pu trying to control from the bottom.
Buxton trying to control from half guard but Pu is working away.
Pu holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

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 up here but Buxton is controlling him well.
Pu is trying to maintain the position but Buxton is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buxton.
Buxton misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Pu.
Buxton slips a jab and a cross from Pu.
Buxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pu is just out of range.
Pu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buxton backs up against the cage.
Pu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pu looks to throw the jab but Buxton is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pu.
Pu throws a body punch but Buxton moves out of range.

Buxton closes the distance and pushes Pu back into the cage.
Pu can't find room to land a body shot as Buxton controls the action.
Buxton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pu.
Buxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pu backwards.
Pu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pu stalls.
Buxton gets through Pu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buxton.
Pu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pu trying to control the position but instead, Buxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pu into the cage.
Buxton goes for a takedown attempt but Pu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pu leaves Buxton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pu throws a lazy uppercut
and Buxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buxton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pu ducks under a wild hook from Buxton.
Buxton slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Buxton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Buxton avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rudy Pu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rudy Pu'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.

Buxton tries for a takedown but Pu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pu just misses with a punch to the body.
Buxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Pu. Beautiful body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Buxton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buxton lands a body shot.
Pu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buxton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buxton scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pu. Buxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buxton counters with a straight right hand.
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Buxton counter with a right hand.
Buxton looks to land a right hand but Pu moved out of range.
Pu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Buxton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu misses with a body shot.
Buxton feints the counter takedown.
Pu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buxton at a distance.
Buxton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buxton throws a right and a left that Pu avoids nicely.
Pu throws a series of punches but Buxton moves out of range.
Buxton takes a swing at Pu's ribcage but misses.
Buxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Buxton moves into the clinch.
Pu slows down the pace here.
Buxton slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pu scores with a nice short uppercut.

Buxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buxton moves out of range of the strikes.
Rudy Pu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buxton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Buxton slips a straight right by Pu.
Pu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pu throws a body punch but Buxton moves out of range.
Buxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pu darts in trying to clinch
and Buxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu misses with a hook. Buxton ducked under it nicely.
Pu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buxton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buxton staying out of range there.
Pu thuds his right hand into Buxton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pu jabs at Buxton's body.

Pu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Buxton to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Pu kicks Buxton off and gets to his feet.
Pu throws a lazy uppercut
and Buxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pu takes a swing at Buxton's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buxton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buxton is looking to clinch but Pu is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Buxton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Buxton is standing up over Pu. Pu looks to escape but Buxton dives into side control.

Buxton trying to control the position but Pu is working away.
Pu wants to control but Buxton postures up.
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 Rudy Pu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rudy Pu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Buxton counter with a right hand.
Buxton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pu misses with a body shot
letting Buxton counter with a right hand.
Buxton misses with a few strikes there.
Buxton slips a jab from Pu.
Buxton takes a jab right on the kisser.

Buxton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Pu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Buxton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buxton scores a nice knee to the body.
Buxton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Buxton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buxton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pu up against the cage.
Pu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buxton misses with the head strike.
Buxton wants a takedown.
Buxton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pu.

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 misses with a wild body shot.
Pu misses with an uppercut. Buxton saw that one coming.
Buxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Pu misses the target.
Pu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buxton.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buxton.
Pu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buxton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pu misses with a leg kick
and Buxton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Pu.
Pu scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Pu.
Pu loads up on a big right hand but Buxton slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Buxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pu misses with a low kick.
Pu misses with a looping left.
Buxton wants to counter with a clinch but Pu pushes him away.
Buxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rudy Pu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pu misses with a straight left.
Daron Buxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Pu is predictable there
and Pu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pu throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Buxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buxton moves away.
Pu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pu misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu moves out of range of the strikes.
Buxton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buxton! But no joy.
Pu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buxton blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Pu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Pu misses.
Pu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Buxton counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Pu. Those never looked like landing.
Pu throws a combination that misses
and Buxton counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rudy Pu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pu, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Pu!
Rudy Pu retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rudy Pu made sure he mentioned SP Ultimate Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Daron Buxton spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't lost today, my mentality did....'.