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FF XLVII: Veres v Luther PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carly Sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sarmiento's choice of entrance music: Bodies. Carly Sarmiento looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carly Sarmiento!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarmiento throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Sarmiento fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarmiento throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a head kick that Sarmiento semi-blocks.
Smith throws a series of punches but Sarmiento avoids them all with ease.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sarmiento will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarmiento throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Sarmiento counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sarmiento looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a series of punches but Sarmiento moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick but Sarmiento moves out of range.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sarmiento keeps it at a distance.
Sarmiento throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarmiento lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarmiento gets a clinch.
Sarmiento blocking some punches.
Sarmiento breaks from the clinch.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sarmiento!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarmiento looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sarmiento lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sarmiento clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarmiento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sarmiento has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sarmiento throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sarmiento keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that Sarmiento semi-blocks.
Sarmiento gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarmiento throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Sarmiento's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Sarmiento misses with the combination.
Sarmiento gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sarmiento.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sarmiento throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith defending well as Sarmiento loads up on a big left hand.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarmiento feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Sarmiento moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarmiento's brow.
Sarmiento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarmiento clinches up against the cage.
Sarmiento has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Sarmiento gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith is wriggling around but Sarmiento manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarmiento lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Sarmiento looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith trying to control here.
Sarmiento slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carly Sarmiento dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sarmiento scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sarmiento lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sarmiento.
Sarmiento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Conor Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith lands a head kick!
Sarmiento is rocked!
Smith wants to clinch up but Sarmiento keeps it at a distance.
Sarmiento is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Sarmiento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Sarmiento's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Smith dives in looking to finish as Sarmiento flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Smith's strikes! Smith is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Sarmiento's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Sarmiento was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Smith!
A very excited looking Conor Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Carly Sarmiento stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witold Gombrowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valery Makarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gombrowicz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Face The Pain. Makarev has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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217 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Witold Gombrowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Valery Makarev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gombrowicz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been hearing that Gombrowicz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gombrowicz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gombrowicz is standing up over Makarev. Makarev looks to escape but Gombrowicz dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gombrowicz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gombrowicz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Makarev for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Makarev wants to control but Gombrowicz postures up.
Makarev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gombrowicz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Makarev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Makarev can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gombrowicz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Makarev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gombrowicz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Makarev struggling a bit here.
Makarev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gombrowicz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gombrowicz is staying tight to Makarev's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witold Gombrowicz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makarev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valery Makarev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gombrowicz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Makarev is wriggling around but Gombrowicz manages to pass to half guard.
Makarev tries to kick Gombrowicz off but Gombrowicz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gombrowicz prevents Makarev from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gombrowicz controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makarev can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarev trying to control from the bottom.
Makarev is trying to get back to full guard.
Gombrowicz trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Makarev wants to control but Gombrowicz passes into side.
Gombrowicz controls the position from side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gombrowicz has a takedown stuffed.
Witold Gombrowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makarev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gombrowicz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gombrowicz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Makarev's guard.
Gombrowicz is standing up over Makarev. Makarev looks to escape but Gombrowicz dives into side control.
Gombrowicz controls the position from side control.
Further stalling from Gombrowicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Makarev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Makarev is trying to escape the position but Gombrowicz is controlling the position.
Gombrowicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makarev can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makarev is trying to control Gombrowicz's posture but Gombrowicz avoids it.
Gombrowicz controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witold Gombrowicz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Makarev misses with a jab to the body
and Gombrowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Makarev throws a series of punches but Gombrowicz avoids them all with ease.
Gombrowicz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Makarev wants to control but Gombrowicz passes into side.
Makarev is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarev is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gombrowicz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Makarev can't do much from the bottom here.
Gombrowicz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Makarev is looking to reverse the position.
Valery Makarev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gombrowicz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Makarev's shoulder. That is not cool.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Makarev is trying to control Gombrowicz's posture but Gombrowicz avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab from Makarev.
Makarev gets caught napping as Gombrowicz dives in and scores a takedown. Makarev manages to retain guard.
Makarev is trying to hold Gombrowicz in close to prevent damage but Gombrowicz has managed to pass into half guard.
Gombrowicz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gombrowicz.
Makarev is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gombrowicz jumps into side control!
Makarev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gombrowicz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Makarev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Makarev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Makarev is trying to control Gombrowicz's posture but Gombrowicz avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Witold Gombrowicz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gombrowicz, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Witold Gombrowicz!
A victorious Witold Gombrowicz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ram Man Rijal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stamatis's choice of entrance music: Audiomachine - Earth Shaker. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Angelos Stamatis enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ram Man Rijal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelos Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rijal doesn't manage to clinch there - Stamatis circles away.
Stamatis misses with a straight right.
Rijal shoots in looking for a takedown but Stamatis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rijal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rijal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rijal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stamatis lying in Rijal's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Rijal decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Stamatis taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ram Man Rijal!
Our winner, Ram Man Rijal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedd Jebb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Lakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Suffa by Hed Pe. Zedd Jebb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zedd Jebb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Lakes!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jebb tries to avoid it but Lakes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jebb to the ground. Jebb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lakes.
Jebb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lakes's head.
Lakes shoots and misses
and Jebb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zedd Jebb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Lakes.
Jebb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lakes fails with the takedown
and Jebb counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Jebb looking to finish!
Lakes is rocked!
Jebb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jebb is looking to stand up but Lakes won't let him.
Jebb distracts Lakes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakes has his foot on Jebb's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jebb works his way back into a safe position though.
Lakes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jebb defends well.
Lakes keeping moving, preventing Jebb from controlling successfully.
Lakes working a defensive guard here.
Jebb wanted to stand there but Lakes had control of the position.
Lakes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lakes looking for a guillotine here but Jebb defends easily.
Jebb wanted to stand there but Lakes had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebb gets to his feet. Lakes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lakes fails with the takedown
and Jebb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Jebb lands but Lakes takes it in his stride.
Lakes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jebb circles away.
Jebb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lakes shoots and misses
and Jebb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lakes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jebb - the referee stops the clock and Lakes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jebb. Lakes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jebb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jebb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lakes on the side of the head.
Lakes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jebb counters with an outside leg kick.
Jebb throws a body punch but Lakes moves out of range.
Lakes goes for a double leg but Jebb avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jebb continues to drive forward.
Jebb sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Lakes to the ground! Jebb dives into full mount looking to finish!
Lakes is still in real trouble! Can Jebb finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lakes can't escape the position.
Jebb is landing with some decent strikes but Lakes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jebb cracks Lakes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jebb postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lakes badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jebb around the waist but Jebb pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jebb is the winner by TKO! Jebb jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zedd Jebb!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Panado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panado has chosen Lorde - Team as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Kerbouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Panado!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard moves into the clinch successfully.
Kerbouchard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kerbouchard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Panado looks winded!
Kerbouchard scores a nice knee to the body.
Kerbouchard lands an elbow just above Panado 's eye.
Kerbouchard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ernesto Panado has been cut.
Kerbouchard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kerbouchard tries to throw a body punch but Panado avoids it by throwing Kerbouchard back against the cage.
Kerbouchard connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kerbouchard obliges.
Kerbouchard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kerbouchard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Panado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kerbouchard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerbouchard lands an elbow just above Panado 's eye.
Kerbouchard lands a nice knee to the body.
Kerbouchard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Panado's face.
Kerbouchard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Panado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Panado takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kerbouchard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard working Panado over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kerbouchard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerbouchard has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Panado - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kerbouchard, and another! Panado is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Matt Kerbouchard!
Matt Kerbouchard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ernesto Panado stepped up to the mic, saying 'good win to my opponent sorry to my fans next time I will fight harder '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes to the cage accompanied by Black. Jenik Krejza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Myron Klewis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myron Klewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klewis dives in and scores a takedown into Krejza's guard.
Klewis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Klewis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Klewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klewis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Krejza looking to control.
Klewis drops back looking for a leg! Krejza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krejza manages to kick Klewis off! Klewis jumps back into Krejza's guard.
Klewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krejza is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klewis drops back looking for a leg! Krejza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krejza manages to kick Klewis off! Klewis jumps back into Krejza's guard.
Krejza wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krejza's head.
Klewis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Klewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krejza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klewis won't allow Krejza to get back to his feet.
Krejza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klewis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Klewis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No joy there for Krejza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krejza gets caught napping as Klewis dives in and scores a takedown. Krejza manages to retain guard.
Klewis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Krejza dives on top into guard.
Krejza chips away with some ground and pound.
Krejza trying to control the position from guard on top but Klewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klewis is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Krejza rolls with it to try and escape but Klewis cranks on the arm and Krejza is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Myron Klewis!
A pretty intense looking Myron Klewis took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Kenway has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Geoffrey Barbossa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Kenway blocks the low kick.
Kenway feints and then cracks Barbossa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbossa down.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenway's head backwards.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbossa gets a clinch.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbossa.
Barbossa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbossa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbossa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbossa breaks from the clinch.
Kenway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kenway misses with a straight left.
Kenway throws out a loose jab but Barbossa uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Kenway looks to move away, Barbossa throws a big counter combo but Kenway just gets out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kenway in his tracks.
Barbossa throws out a loose jab but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoffrey Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbossa moves out of range as Kenway throws a body kick.
Barbossa looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbossa misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway throws a low kick but Barbossa avoids it.
Kenway is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbossa misses the target.
Kenway throws a sloppy head kick and Barbossa moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbossa.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
That kick from Kenway tenderised Barbossa's leg. Barbossa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbossa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kenway's head.
Kenway has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbossa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbossa misses with a straight left.
Barbossa gets a clinch.
Kenway wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbossa controls his hands.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Barbossa.
Barbossa lands a nice uppercut.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbossa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenways head.
Barbossa lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Kenway.
Kenway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbossa controls his hands.
Barbossa lands a body punch.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Barbossa.
Barbossa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbossa jabs Kenway right on the nose. Kenway blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway walks into a stiff left hand from Barbossa.
Kenway punishes Barbossa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbossa looks to land a left hand but Kenway moved out of range nicely.
Kenway staying out of range there.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Barbossa moved away.
Barbossa throws a right hand that misses
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbossa.
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Kenway steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kenway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbossa in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Barbossa.
Barbossa throws the left hand but Kenway avoids the punch easily.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Barbossa misses with a low kick.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Barbossa.
A right-left combo lands from Barbossa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa checks a leg kick.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Barbossa swings widly with a right hand
and Kenway counters with a nice body kick.
Barbossa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Barbossa finds it's way through Kenway's defenses.
Barbossa moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Barbossa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbossa jabs at Kenway's body.
Barbossa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barbossa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbossa misses with a looping left.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Barbossa.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway throws the kick towards the body but Barbossa avoids it.
Barbossa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbossa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kenway throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barbossa misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Kenway misses.
Barbossa misses with a hook.
Geoffrey Barbossa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbossa misses with a straight left.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbossa moves into the clinch.
Barbossa scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Barbossa.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbossa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbossa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenway misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbossa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Barbossa on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Barbossa avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbossa controls his hands.
Kenway breaks from the clinch.
Barbossa lands a head shot.
Kenway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kenway misses with an uppercut
and Barbossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Barbossa lands a right hook to the body.
Kenway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbossa's sensitive parts.
Barbossa sizes up Kenway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbossa stuns Kenway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbossa lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa misses with a kick to the body
and Kenway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Barbossa misses.
Kenway throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kenway misses.
Barbossa wants to clinch up but Kenway keeps it at a distance.
Barbossa misses with a hook
and Kenway counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barbossa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kenway throws a hook but Barbossa blocks it.
Kenway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbossa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenway can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Barbossa.
Barbossa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenway.
Kenway walks into a jab.
Barbossa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbossa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbossa blocks it well.
Kenway 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.
Kenway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbossa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kenway counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbossa darts in and clinches Kenway up against the cage.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbossa misses with some punches.
Barbossa blocks an uppercut.
Barbossa gets through Kenway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbossa working aggressively here.
Barbossa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbossa controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbossa tries to throw a body punch but Kenway avoids it by throwing Barbossa back against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbossa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbossa uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbossa.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbossa tries to stall but Kenway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Barbossa.
Barbossa pushes Kenway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbossa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Barbossa.
Kenway stalling in the clinch.
Barbossa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbossa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbossa backwards.
Barbossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbossa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Kenway scores with a leg kick.
Barbossa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Barbossa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbossa.
Kenway lands a leg kick that knocks Barbossa off balance momentarily.
Barbossa lands the left hand.
Barbossa misses the jab.
Barbossa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbossa throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenway tries to score with a low kick but Barbossa moves his leg out of the way.
Kenway throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbossa tries to work over Kenway's front leg with a kick but Kenway checks it.
Barbossa checks a low kick from Kenway.
Barbossa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbossa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway throws out a counter right but Barbossa avoids it with no problem.
Kenway swings for the body but Barbossa moves out of range.
Kenway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbossa checks it well.
Kenway slips a jab from Barbossa.
Kenway throws a body kick that misses.
Barbossa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kenway defending well as Barbossa loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barbossa eats them both and turns towards Kenway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barbossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbossa with a body shot.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut.
Barbossa blocks a low kick nicely.
Kenway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Barbossa.
Barbossa lands with an overhand left.
Kenway defending well as Barbossa loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbossa finds it's way through Kenway's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbossa.
Kenway throws a jab when Barbossa was well out of range.
Kenway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbossa.
Barbossa throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Barbossa misses with a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a nice body kick.
Kenway throws a jab when Barbossa was well out of range.
Barbossa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Kenway is out of range.
Barbossa lands an overhand right.
Barbossa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbossa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbossa throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Barbossa digs a good body shot into Kenway's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbossa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenway throws a chopping leg kick but Barbossa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbossa is looking to counter punch.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Kenway moves away and avoids it.
Barbossa clobbers Kenway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbossa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenway can pounce on him.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbossa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbossa wants to slow Kenway down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbossa misses the jab.
Barbossa misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Barbossa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbossa lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Kenway steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenway blocks the leg kick.
Kenway lands a nice looking body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbossa checks a leg kick.
Barbossa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barbossa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Barbossa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway throws a solid leg kick but Barbossa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenway.
Barbossa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenway counters with a head kick. That will keep Barbossa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barbossa is looking to clinch but Kenway is avoiding it.
Kenway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenway slips under a jab from Barbossa.
Kenway misses with a looping right.
Barbossa throws an off balance right hand
and Kenway counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Barbossa moves away from the strike by Kenway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Geoffrey Barbossa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barbossa tries to work over Kenway's front leg with a kick but Kenway checks it.
Barbossa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kenway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbossa.
Barbossa wants to clinch.
Kenway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbossa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbossa.
Kenway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbossa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbossa throws out a loose jab but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway loads up on a big right hand but Barbossa slips the punch.
Kenway slips under a jab from Barbossa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbossa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbossa moves out of range as Kenway throws a body kick.
It looked like Barbossa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbossa cracks Kenway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbossa lands with a straight right. Kenway didn't see that one coming.
Barbossa staying out of range there.
Barbossa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbossa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kenway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbossa misses with a jab to the body
and Kenway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbossa slips under a jab from Kenway.
Kenway throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbossa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway throws a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Barbossa finds it's target.
Barbossa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenway throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbossa counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
Barbossa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Barbossa misses.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Barbossa.
Kenway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbossa. That did some damage!
Kenway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbossa.
A shot to the liver by Kenway. Beautiful body shot.
Barbossa lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenway's head.
Kenway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbossa.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses
and Barbossa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbossa loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Barbossa throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Barbossa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbossa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbossa loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Kenway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbossa with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbossa, as that shot connected.
Barbossa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kenway counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from Kenway misses.
Barbossa misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenway counters with a left to the body.
Barbossa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbossa throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Barbossa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbossa checks a low kick from Kenway.
Barbossa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenway.
Barbossa jabs at Kenway's body.
Barbossa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kenway on the side of the head.
Kenway misses with a right hand
and Barbossa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenway throws a hook but Barbossa blocks it.
Barbossa scores with a hook to the body. Kenway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenway slips a straight right by Barbossa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbossa, as that shot connected.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenway throws a leg kick
and Barbossa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenway's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa had his way with Edward Kenway in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbossa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenway.
Barbossa slips under a jab from Kenway.
Barbossa throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
Barbossa throws an off balance right hand
and Kenway counters with an outside leg kick.
Kenway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbossa avoids the body shot from Kenway.
A big right from Kenway misses.
Barbossa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbossa blocks a head kick by Kenway.
Barbossa checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa lands a nice hook to Kenway's body. Kenway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenway.
Kenway counters with a body kick.
Barbossa scores with a jab.
Barbossa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Barbossa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kenway momentarily.
Barbossa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenway appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kenway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbossa lands a head shot.
Barbossa avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Barbossa misses with a left hand
and Kenway counters with a straight right hand.
Kenway slips under a jab from Barbossa.
Kenway connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbossa.
Barbossa lands with a shot to the body.
Barbossa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbossa misses with a looping right.
Barbossa tries a head kick but it misses.
Geoffrey Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a kick to the body.
Kenway misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbossa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Barbossa misses.
Kenway checks the leg kick.
Barbossa misses with a hook
and Kenway makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barbossa really felt that one!
Barbossa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbossa connects with a single shot there.
Barbossa swings widly with a right hand
and Kenway counters with a good, hard body kick but Barbossa shrugs it off.
Kenway connects with a high kick.
Kenway swings for the body but Barbossa moves out of range.
Kenway misses with a straight left.
Jab from Kenway.
Kenway walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edward Kenway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbossa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway throws the left hand but Barbossa avoids the punch easily.
Barbossa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbossa works Kenway's body with a nice hook.
Kenway is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbossa lands the left hand.
Barbossa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbossa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Kenway. Beautiful body shot.
Barbossa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenway is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenway throws a looping overhand right but Barbossa ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Kenway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa scores with a leg kick.
Barbossa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barbossa is rocked!
A low kick from Kenway misses
and Barbossa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Barbossa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbossa slips under a jab from Kenway.
Kenway throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barbossa counters with a one-two to the body.
A cross from Barbossa lands.
Kenway motions for Barbossa to come forward. Kenway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa seems to have got his legs back now.
Kenway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbossa can pounce on him.
Kenway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbossa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbossa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbossa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Barbossa!
Geoffrey Barbossa retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Geoffrey Barbossa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Luther has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Romulus Veres's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romulus Veres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Luther!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Luther darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Romulus Veres has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Luther.
Veres misses with a double jab.
Luther throws out a counter right but Veres avoids it with no problem.
Luther misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Veres digs a good body shot into Luther's ribs.
Luther takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Luther does no damage.
Veres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luther on the side of the head.
Veres drops Luther with a beautiful combination! Luther stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Veres is looking for the KO!
Luther is rocked!
It looks like John Luther has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veres takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veres dodges the punch combination from Luther.
Luther just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVeres.
John Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veres sends Luther crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Veres is motioning to the referee to let Luther up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Luther is still on wobbly legs! Can Veres finish him?
Luther is holding his hands too far apart here. Veres throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Luther is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres retains his middleweight title!
Romulus Veres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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