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AD367: Win or Die PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Parker Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Пачка сигар kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rainbow Hero enters the cage!
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186 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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203 lbs
15 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix lands with a nice body punch.
Hero throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Phoenix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phoenix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hero.
Hero connects with a crisp jab.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Hero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
Phoenix is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hero.
Hero keeps the fight on the outside.
Hero misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook but Hero blocks it.
Phoenix lands with a shot to the body.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Phoenix misses its target.
Hero misses with a looping right.
Phoenix tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phoenix lands with a right hand.
Hero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Hero's shoulder, as Hero tries to avoid the shot.
Hero throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
Hero misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Hero cracks Phoenix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Phoenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Hero.
Hero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phoenix misses with a body punch
letting Hero counter with a right hand.
Phoenix thuds a left hand into Hero's body.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Hero follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Phoenix moves away from the strike by Hero.
Phoenix moves in looking to clinch but Hero pushes him off.
Hero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hero thuds a left hand into Phoenix's body.
Hero takes the fight into the clinch.
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Phoenix - just one landing.
Phoenix is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good leg kick by Hero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hero looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Phoenix connects with a body shot.
Hero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Hero blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero working hard to break the clinch.
Hero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phoenix lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hero stalls.
Hero blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Hero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Hero blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hero.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Hero blocks an elbow strike.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Phoenix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Phoenix.
Parker Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Hero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the body
and Hero counters with a three punch combo that has Phoenix backing up. Phoenix nods at Hero to acknowledge the strikes.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hero was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hero did well to prevent Phoenix getting side control.
Phoenix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
Hero is in trouble now - Phoenix has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix wants to control the pace but Hero is squirming around nicely.
Phoenix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phoenix avoids the attempt from Hero to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to control but Hero is having none of it.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Hero tries to hold on but Phoenix postures up.
Phoenix swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hero is now in Phoenix's guard. A big mistake from Phoenix there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Phoenix blocks nicely.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Hero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phoenix is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to keep a closed guard but Hero is proving a slippery customer.
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phoenix is trying to keep Hero in close.
Hero is in close to Phoenix's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phoenix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phoenix looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phoenix is trying to keep Hero in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phoenix looking to control.
Phoenix wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hero is now in half guard.
Hero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phoenix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Hero slows the pace down in half guard.
Hero seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Phoenix is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rainbow Hero!
After winning the bout, Rainbow Hero 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yano comes to the cage accompanied by Fleur de Lis - Jucifer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
206 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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42
214 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Great elbows
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koji Yano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krynn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yano counters with a straight right hand.
Krynn throws an off balance right hand
and Yano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Yano.
Krynn lands an elbow just above Yano 's eye.
It looks like Koji Yano has been cut.
Yano digs a right hand into Krynn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krynn's gas tank.
Yano blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Yano has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Yano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yano lands a damaging elbow.
Yano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yano looking to throw knees to the head but Krynn is blocking nicely.
Yano can't find room to land a body shot as Krynn controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Yano.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yano's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yano takes an elbow to the temple.
Krynn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Krynn to the mat. Krynn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krynn's guard.
Yano is working for a kimura but Krynn is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krynn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yano.
Yano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Krynn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yano throws a strike but Krynn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yano is working Krynn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krynn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yano drops back looking for a leg! Krynn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krynn manages to kick Yano off! Yano jumps back into Krynn's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yano with a nice head shot there.
Yano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krynn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krynn keeping full guard, as Yano tries to pass.
Yano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano throws a big right hand that misses.
Yano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yano throws a big elbow that misses.
Yano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but Krynn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krynn wants to stand up but Yano is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yano works over Krynn with some ground and pound from guard.
Yano advances position into side control!
Yano grinds an elbow into Krynn's temple.
Krynn is not content to let Yano control the position.
Yano is putting a hurting on Krynn here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Yano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koji Yano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yano lands a nice looking body shot.
Yano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krynn.
Krynn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yano is out of range and Krynn settles back down.
Yano lands a brutal head kick. Krynn looks out on his feet and Yano throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Koji Yano!
Koji Yano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimizu comes to the cage accompanied by Alright, let's do this.. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
31 - 17 - 2 |
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158 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuya Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop slips under a jab from Shimizu.
Bishop changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shimizu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimizu.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop scores with a kick to the body.
Bishop throws a front kick aimed at Shimizu's knee but Shimizu avoids it well.
Shimizu tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses.
Shimizu avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a hook. Shimizu ducked under it nicely.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Shimizu's legs.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Shimizu moved away.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Shimizu saw that one coming.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu moves out of range of the strikes.
Shimizu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shimizu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands a head kick!
Bishop tries to move into range but Shimizu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shimizu slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Shimizu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop tries a quick counter leg kick but Shimizu is wise to it.
Shimizu tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Shimizu checks it.
Shimizu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Yuya Shimizu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Shimizu lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shimizu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shimizu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Shimizu.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop throws a head kick but Shimizu moves out of range.
Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shimizu!
Bishop trying to control the action but Shimizu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu wants to get back to his feet.
Shimizu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bishop.
Bishop working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bishop wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shimizu, who protects the arm well.
Bishop tries to advance position but instead Shimizu slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four 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.
Bishop trying to control from half guard but Shimizu is working away.
Shimizu is trying to stand.
Bishop is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bishop dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shimizu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Shimizu slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Bishop down.
A big right from Shimizu misses.
Bishop scores with a nice strike.
Shimizu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop motions for Shimizu to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arthur Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop shoots in but Shimizu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shimizu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Shimizu checks it
and Shimizu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shimizu.
Shimizu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Shimizu.
Bishop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shimizu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Nice uppercut there from Shimizu.
Shimizu throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Shimizu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimizu blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Shimizu blocks the leg kick.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimizu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Shimizu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Shimizu slips the punch.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Shimizu slips the punch.
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Shimizu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shimizu backwards.
Shimizu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Shimizu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Shimizu as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shimizu.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Shimizu.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimizu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu digs a good hook to Bishop's body.
Bishop walks into a jab.
Shimizu connects with a crisp jab.
Shimizu ducks right into an uppercut from Bishop.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Shimizu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bishop tries to score a body lock takedown but Shimizu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Shimizu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimizu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shimizus head.
Shimizu wants a takedown.
Bishop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shimizu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yuya Shimizu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bishop.
Shimizu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop slips a jab from Shimizu.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Shimizu is just out of range.
Yuya Shimizu is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shimizu's guard.
Shimizu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shimizu's guard.
Shimizu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop is trying to control. Shimizu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bishop with the ground and pound but Shimizu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimizu has momentary wrist control but Bishop slips an elbow through the middle.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimizu is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shimizu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bishop presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Shimizu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bishop lands a nice hook to Shimizu's body. Shimizu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shimizu misses with a low kick.
Shimizu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shimizu scores with a kick to the body.
Shimizu lands with a kick to the temple. Bishop shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Shimizu misses with a body shot.
Shimizu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shimizu scores with a nice right hand.
Shimizu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shimizu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Shimizu is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Shimizu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shimizu trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shimizu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimizu trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shimizu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimizu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop keeps trying to improve his position.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Shimizu has wrist control.
Bishop has gone for a leg lock! Shimizu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bishop's guard.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shimizu controls the pace.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Shimizu controlling him for the moment.
Shimizu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shimizu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop tests Shimizu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shimizu lands with an overhand left.
A lazy body kick from Bishop
and Shimizu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shimizu lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into range.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Shimizu's legs.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Shimizu.
Bishop throws a head kick but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shimizu looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
A nice side step and Bishop releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Shimizu.
Bishop drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shimizu defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuya Shimizu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shimizu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuya Shimizu!
After the fight, Yuya Shimizu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum comes to the cage accompanied by Explosive by Bond. On his way into the cage it seems that Viktor Krum has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Viktor Krum seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner walks into a jab.
Krum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skinner throws a sloppy head kick
and Krum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krum defending well as Skinner loads up on a big left hand.
It appears Krum was looking to counter with a kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skinner.
Krum throwing a counter right hand but Skinner manages to avoid it.
Krum throws a nice looking combination but Skinner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skinner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Skinner.
Krum wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Skinner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skinner misses with a low kick.
Krum checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Skinner.
Skinner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skinner in his tracks.
Krum misses with a double jab.
Skinner misses with a wild body shot.
Krum pushes Skinner up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krum can't break the clinch.
Krum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Krum.
Skinner cracks Krum with a nice body shot.
Krum wants to stall.
Krum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skinner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skinner tries to work over Krum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skinner struggles to land a body shot inside as Krum controls his hands.
Skinner blocks a body shot from Krum.
Skinner blocks a body shot from Krum.
Skinner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skinner or not.
Skinner keeps control of Krum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skinner lands a shot to the body.
Skinner prevents a body shot from Krum.
Skinner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skinner.
Skinner tries a body shot but Krum blocks it.
A short right from Skinner.
Skinner prevents a body shot from Krum.
Skinner misses with a body punch.
Krum working aggressively here.
Skinner tries to break free but Krum pushes him back against the cage.
Skinner scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krum stalling against the cage.
Skinner has Krum pressed against the cage.
Skinner breaks the clinch.
Skinner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skinner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krum is looking to land body kicks.
Skinner lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner lunges at Krum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krum's hand.
Krum lands a jab.
Krum throws a body punch but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Skinner circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skinner.
Skinner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Krum as he connects with a hook.
Skinner misses with a wild body shot.
Krum lands a nice shot that snaps Skinner's head back.
Krum throws a jab but it's blocked by Skinner.
Skinner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krum looks to land a left hand but Skinner moved out of range nicely.
Krum looks to throw the jab but Skinner is out of range.
Good exchange - Krum coming out on top.
Krum tries to clinch but Skinner is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Skinner misses its intended target.
Skinner blocks a leg kick.
Krum looks to land a left hand but Skinner moved out of range nicely.
Krum misses with a hook
and Skinner counters with a straight right hand.
Krum checks a leg kick.
Krum throws a poor cross that misses
and Skinner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krum throws a shot from downtown. Skinner moves away and avoids it.
Krum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krum misses the shot to the body.
Skinner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krum is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krum throws a big shot that misses.
Krum tries to land a front kick but Skinner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Krum blocks a head kick by Skinner.
Krum blocks a head kick by Skinner.
Krum scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Skinner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Krum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Skinner scores with a jab. Krum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skinner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skinner blocks a jab.
Viktor Krum is winning the standup battle so far.
Krum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
A big left from Krum misses.
Skinner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krum with a body shot.
Skinner lands a head kick!
Krum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krum looks to land a body kick but Skinner moved away.
Skinner throws a fast counter high kick but Krum manages to duck under it in time.
Skinner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skinner throws a series of strikes that have Krum backpedaling.
Nice defenses there by Skinner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krum lands a nice hook to Skinner's body. Skinner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skinner throws a head kick that Krum semi-blocks.
Krum is rocked!
Skinner circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Krum to the canvas! Krum doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Skinner keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Skinner!
Eric Skinner 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quiet Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Epic - Faith No More. Johnson has chosen Blood of Heroes! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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39
200 lbs
22 - 20 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quiet Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monkey shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Monkey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to stand up but Monkey is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey controlling from the top position.
Johnson controls Monkey momentarily but Monkey frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Monkey tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Monkey or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Monkey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monkey scores with a nice right hand.
Monkey goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quiet Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Quiet Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monkey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Monkey is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Johnson is looking to escape.
Monkey wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson keeping hold of Monkey's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monkey is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Monkey trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Craig Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monkey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Monkey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Monkey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monkey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monkey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Monkey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monkey is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Monkey throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monkey is able to avoid easily.
Monkey shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monkey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson drops Monkey with a left and a right! Oh, Monkey is hurt - Johnson dives into side control looking to finish!
Monkey is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monkey wants to clinch.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Quiet Monkey has been cut.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Monkey's ribs.
Monkey seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monkey connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monkey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Monkey stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Monkey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson has his hands on Monkey's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Monkey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Monkey seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Monkey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson controls Monkey momentarily but Monkey frees himself.
Monkey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monkey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Monkey controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Monkey away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monkey.
Monkey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monkey rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Monkey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Monkey lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
It looked like Monkey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monkey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Monkey throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Monkey dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Monkey's head and hops out.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Monkey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quiet Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monkey fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
A jab-cross combination lands for Johnson and sends Monkey crashing to the mat! Johnson follows him down to the mat - Monkey regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Monkey tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quiet Monkey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Monkey tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Monkey tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Monkey to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to stand but Monkey is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quiet Monkey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monkey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Monkey's legs - danger averted.
Johnson gets to his feet. Monkey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson cracks Monkey with an uppercut from hell and Monkey crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Johnson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson gets to his feet. Monkey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monkey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Monkey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Johnson cracks Monkey with a hook to the temple - Monkey is on wobbly legs here! Johnson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Monkey falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Johnson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Johnson!
A victorious Craig Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Quiet Monkey had this to say: 'Did I just poop my pants?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mees Metsast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mees Metsast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Union misses its intended target.
Metsast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Metsast misses with a head kick.
Metsast throws a sloppy head kick and Union moves out of range easily.
Metsast throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
It seemed like Union was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Union takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Union moves out of range as Metsast throws a body kick.
Union ducks right into an uppercut from Metsast.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Metsast misses with a hook. Union ducked under it nicely.
Metsast pushes Union up against the cage in a clinch.
Union prevents a body shot from Metsast.
Union taking a breather.
Union has had enough of the clinch but Metsast keeps him there for the moment.
Metsast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Union throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Metsasts head.
Metsast misses with a knee strike.
Metsast tries to stall but Union uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Metsast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Metsast letting Union take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast trying to land knees to the body.
Metsast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Metsast looking to throw knees to the head but Union is blocking nicely.
Union swings wildly with an uppercut but Metsast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metsast missing with knees to the body.
Union fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Metsast.
Union avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Union is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Union scores with a shoulder strike.
Metsast has a couple of punches blocked by Union.
A head punch on the inside from Metsast fails to land.
Metsast leaning his opponent against the cage.
Metsast tries to throw a body punch but Union avoids it by throwing Metsast back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Union throws an elbow but misses.
Metsast misses with a knee strike.
Union blocks an uppercut.
Metsast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Union avoids it.
A short right from Metsast.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Union avoids the damage to the body.
Metsast throws a head punch that misses.
Union blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Metsast to work.
Metsast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Union lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
A short left from Metsast.
Stalling in the clinch from Metsast.
Metsast throws a head punch that misses.
Union effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union blocks a body shot from Metsast.
Union taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Metsast.
Metsast working aggressively here.
Metsast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
Metsast softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Union takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short body shot lands from Metsast as the two fighters clinch.
Union blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Union avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Metsast misses with a body punch.
Union throws an elbow but it misses.
Metsast landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Metsast lands a hook that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Union blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Union blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metsast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metsast blocks an uppercut.
Metsast tries to work over Union's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Metsast fails to land.
Union pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Union catches Metsast with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Union connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mees Metsast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metsast fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Union, pushing him back against the cage.
Metsast misses with a punch on the inside.
Metsast throws a head punch that misses.
Metsast trying to land knees to the body.
Metsast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Metsast prevents Union from breaking the clinch.
Metsast trying to land knees to the body.
Metsast looking to throw knees to the head but Union is blocking nicely.
Union pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Metsast shoots in and drives through. Union sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mees Metsast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Metsast shoots in and bounces Union off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Metsast's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metsast chips away with some ground and pound.
Union is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metsast controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Metsast preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Metsast gets a clinch.
Union lands a hook to the side of the head.
Union lands with a short shot to the head.
Metsast is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Union can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metsast.
Metsast with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metsast displaying some good clinch control by pressing Union up against the cage.
Metsast throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Union looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast takes a shot to the head.
Metsast missing with knees to the body.
Metsast blocks an elbow strike.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Union avoids it.
Metsast will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Union up against the cage.
Metsast holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Union is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Metsast has Union pressed against the cage.
Union misses with some punches.
Union managing to block the knees to the body from Metsast.
Union blocking some punches.
Metsast scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Union's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Union misses with an uppercut
and Metsast counters with a nice body kick.
Union checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Union feints a counter leg kick.
Metsast drives through and clinches with Union against the cage.
Metsast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Union lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Metsast keeps control of Union as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Metsast tries to work over Union's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Union.
Union is trying to break the clinch but Metsast has him pressed against the cage.
Mees Metsast has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Metsast misses with a punch on the inside.
Union slows down the pace here.
Metsast scores with a shoulder strike.
Metsast landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metsast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Metsast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Metsast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Union working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Union blocks an elbow strike.
Metsast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Metsast just leaning against Union, taking a breather.
Union blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metsast effectively controlling the action here.
Metsast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Union on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Metsast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Metsast misses with a knee strike.
Union lands a nice uppercut.
Union's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Union moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mees Metsast dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Metsast misses with a straight right.
Metsast pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metsast pushes Union up against the cage in a clinch.
Metsast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Union is keeping busy.
Metsast is looking to control Union's arms but Union gets an underhook and turns him. Now Metsast has his back to the cage.
Union tries to circle away but Metsast has him pinned against the cage.
Union's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metsast misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Metsast.
Metsast drives through and clinches with Union against the cage.
Metsast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metsast blocking some punches.
Metsast tries to stall but Union uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Union blocks an uppercut.
Union escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Metsast ducks right into an uppercut from Union.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Union finds it's target.
Metsast moves into the clinch.
Metsast dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Union letting Metsast take a breather here.
Metsast looking to throw knees to the head but Union is blocking nicely.
Union misses with the head strike.
Metsast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Union avoids a wild elbow strike from Metsast.
Metsast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Union breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Metsast rushes Union and presses him up against the cage.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Union is defending well for now.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Union is defending well for now.
Metsast tries a knee to the head but Union blocks it.
Union swings wildly with an uppercut but Metsast uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast struggles to land a body shot inside as Union controls his hands.
Union working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Union dodges an elbow strike from Metsast.
Union breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Union misses with a straight right.
Union scores with a jab. Metsast acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Metsast throws a half hearted mid kick.
Metsast pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Union throws out a counter right but Metsast avoids it with no problem.
Metsast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Union.
Union misses with a straight left.
Metsast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Union.
Metsast is rocked!
Metsast gets a clinch.
Oh Metsast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Metsast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Union tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Union misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Metsast using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Union has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Union misses with a short punch on the inside.
Metsast seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metsast.
Bregan Union has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Metsast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Union avoids it.
Union has a couple of punches blocked by Metsast.
Union lands a right hand that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Union.
Union breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Metsast misses with a takedown
and Union counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Union steps in with a hook that catches Metsast right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Union follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Metsast looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bregan Union!
A very excited looking Bregan Union 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaled Kalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalil has chosen Black Rob - Whoa! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Khaled Kalil was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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42
278 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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29
288 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rau Utu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaled Kalil!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utu connects with a body shot that sends Kalil's belly button to the back.
Utu 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.
Utu avoids a kick to the body.
Utu throwing a counter right hand but Kalil manages to avoid it.
Utu wants to clinch up but Kalil keeps it at a distance.
Utu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Utu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Utu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Utu.
Utu lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalil's head.
Utu dips to his left and cracks Kalil with an uppercut!
Kalil throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Utu blocks the low kick.
Utu lands a slapping body shot.
Utu cracks Kalil with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Utu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kalil to stand back up!
Kalil is rocked!
Utu throws a pinpoint strike between Kalil's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kalil crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Utu scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rau Utu!
Rau Utu very nearly forgot to thank MayheM sportswear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhengtao Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Born Slippy. Zhengtao Wei has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Begbie Franco's chin.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhengtao Wei!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Wei tenderised Franco's leg. Franco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Franco misses with a two punch combination.
Wei takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Franco tenderised Wei's leg. Wei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franco 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.
Wei lands a big head kick that sends Franco tumbling to the mat! Wei takes a step backwards and waves Franco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Franco is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Wei misses.
The fighters circling - Wei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wei works Franco's body with a nice hook.
Wei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Franco checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Franco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wei if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Wei misses the target.
The fighters circling - Wei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wei drops Franco with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Franco looks back up at him and smiles so Wei waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wei looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wei.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Franco defends it well.
Franco throws a series of punches but Wei moves out of range.
Wei sends Franco crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wei is motioning to the referee to let Franco up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei keeps the fight on the outside.
Wei misses with a leg kick.
Wei blocks a head kick by Franco.
Wei throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wei shoots for a double leg takedown but Franco sprawls well. He's pushed Wei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Wei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wei.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wei.
Wei tries to work over Franco's front leg with a kick but Franco checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei cracks Franco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wei has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Franco to stand back up!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wei. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Franco finds it's way through Wei's defenses.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wei swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Wei wants to land a leg kick but Franco is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco slips under a jab from Wei.
Franco blocks a leg kick.
Wei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a jab when Wei was well out of range.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franco.
Wei throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.
Franco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wei throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Wei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Wei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wei throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wei throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Franco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhengtao Wei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wei throws out the jab.
Wei just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFranco.
Franco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Wei breaks the clinch.
Wei misses with a leg kick.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Franco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wei is able to avoid easily.
Wei throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wei throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wei lands a nice looking body shot.
Franco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Franco! Wei is out on his feet! Franco rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Wei is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Wei is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Begbie Franco!
After winning the bout, Begbie Franco 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Kolmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samppa Linna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramses Kolmas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linna misses with an uppercut.
Linna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kolmas connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolmas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Linna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kolmas passes Linna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kolmas in particular looking to stall.
Kolmas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linna defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linna has hold of Kolmas's hands but Kolmas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Linna is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kolmas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kolmas's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linna is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Linna controlling well, preventing Kolmas from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmas keeps trying to improve his position.
Linna misses with punches from the back.
Linna lands a shot to the body.
Kolmas has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Linna.
Kolmas tries to break free.
Linna is looking to control Kolmas but Kolmas is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Linna not allowing Kolmas to control his hands.
Linna is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Good control from Linna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas breaks Linna's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Linna has his hands on Kolmas's head, controlling the position.
Linna working a defensive guard here.
Linna is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kolmas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Linna looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Linna looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Linna!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kolmas is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolmas keeps working.
Linna decides to stand back up. Linna steps back and let's Kolmas get back to his feet.
Kolmas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linna. That did some damage!
Linna throws a chopping leg kick but Kolmas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kolmas gets a double leg takedown into Linna's guard.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas tries to free his leg and advance position but Linna is retaining full guard.
Kolmas throwing strikes from guard but Linna blocks nicely.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linna managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas chips away with some ground and pound.
Linna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kolmas lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Linna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Linna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolmas lands a couple of digs.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramses Kolmas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kolmas wants to clinch
and Linna counters with a straight right hand.
Linna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linna looks to land a combination but Kolmas avoids it well.
Kolmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linna.
Linna moves forwards but Kolmas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kolmas looking to score a takedown here. Linna is defending well but Kolmas drives through and ends up in Linna's guard.
Kolmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Kolmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Linna trying to control the position.
Kolmas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolmas postures up in Linna's guard and throws a big left but Linna blocks it.
Kolmas trying to control but Linna is working from the bottom.
Kolmas preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kolmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolmas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kolmas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kolmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Kolmas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolmas postures up in Linna's guard and throws a big left but Linna blocks it.
Kolmas throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linna keeping moving, preventing Kolmas from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolmas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kolmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linna avoids it really well and circles away.
Linna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolmas moves away.
Kolmas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Linna.
Linna tries to clinch but Kolmas moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kolmas.
Kolmas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linna.
Linna throws a solid leg kick but Kolmas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linna.
Linna fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linna is out of range and Kolmas settles back down.
Kolmas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kolmas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kolmas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kolmas.
Kolmas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kolmas connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolmas lands with a straight right. Linna didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Linna.
Ramses Kolmas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linna looks for a takedown but Kolmas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samppa Linna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmas scoring well with a low kick there.
Kolmas misses with a low kick.
Linna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Linna misses with a body shot.
Kolmas thumps Linna with a low kick.
Kolmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolmas wants to counter the offense by Linna and move into the clinch position.
Linna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kolmas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolmas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linna is looking to wear down Kolmas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kolmas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kolmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Linna trying to control the position.
Kolmas has gone for a leg lock! Linna slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kolmas's guard.
Linna tries to free his leg and advance position but Kolmas is retaining full guard.
Kolmas controls Linna momentarily but Linna frees himself.
Linna is pushing down on Kolmas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kolmas is fighting to maintain full guard but Linna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Linna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Linna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Kolmas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kolmas wants to land a leg kick but Linna is out of range.
A jab from Linna finds it's way through Kolmas's defenses.
Linna blocks a leg kick.
Linna shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kolmas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Linna puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Linna wants to take a breather but Kolmas is having none of it.
Linna seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Linna is thwarting Kolmas's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linna prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
Kolmas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ramses Kolmas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolmas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Linna prevents Kolmas from improving his position.
Kolmas trying to control here.
Kolmas is looking to improve his position.
Linna sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kolmas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kolmas trying to keep a closed guard but Linna is proving a slippery customer.
Samppa Linna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Kolmas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linna wants to control from the top but Kolmas keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolmas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kolmas is trying to work for a kimura but Linna is defending well.
Kolmas is thwarting Linna's attempts to control the position.
Kolmas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramses Kolmas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Linna keeps working.
Kolmas is working for a kimura but Linna is defending it quite comfortably.
Kolmas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kolmas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolmas is trying to control the action in half guard but Linna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Linna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kolmas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Linna controls Kolmas momentarily but Kolmas frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kolmas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolmas trying to control but Linna is working from the bottom.
Kolmas pushes down on Linna's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Linna wants to improve his position but Kolmas is controlling well.
Kolmas is thwarting Linna's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kolmas throwing shots but Linna is blocking nicely.
Kolmas working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Kolmas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kolmas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramses Kolmas!
Ramses Kolmas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb 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.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle lands with a nice body punch.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle lands a nice looking body shot.
Pelle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pelle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pelle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyson's head.
Pelle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Pelle.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pelle throws a big counter combination but Tyson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pelle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Pelle's body. Pelle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Pelle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Pelle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pelle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.
Pelle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Pelle misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelle misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Tyson unleashes a big counter combination but Pelle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pelle looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Pelle misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Pelle staying out of range there.
Pelle throws a big counter combination but Tyson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Pelle moved out of range.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Pelle slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Pelle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pelle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Pelle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amis Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Pelle ducks down to avoid it.
Pelle lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelle.
Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pelle finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyson's head.
Tyson walks straight into a right hand from Pelle - that's dropped him! Pelle jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tyson from any more punishment! Tyson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Amis Pelle!
Amis Pelle retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Amis Pelle said 'HAHAHA he and his manager suck. but dont feel bad, i am the crusher of skulls and spirits! i cannot be defeated!'.
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