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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damon Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Give It All by Rise Against. Gonzalez has chosen Why Cant we Be Friends! 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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243 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damon Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson with a hook.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Anderson cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson lands a big right hand that sends Gonzalez crashing to the mat! Anderson stays standing though and waves Gonzalez back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson drops Gonzalez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Anderson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damon Anderson!
A relieved looking Damon Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho comes to the cage accompanied by Into the Abyss. Scott has chosen Wildboy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 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
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jho wants to get up but he can't break Scott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scott keeping full guard, as Jho tries to pass.
Jho throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott wants to stand and escape but Jho is having none of it.
Jho throws an elbow that misses. Scott uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jho's guard. Nice move by Scott!
Scott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jho is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jho wants to stand and escape but Scott is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to get up but he can't break Jho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jho wants to stand up but Scott is controlling him.
Scott wants to stand but Jho is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jho walks into a stiff left hand from Scott.
Jho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Scott eats them both and turns towards Jho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Jho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Jho getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jho prevents Scott from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho seems to be working for a kimura but Scott defends the submission attempt.
Jho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scott tries to kick Jho off but Jho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Scott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scott defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Scott still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Scott has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Scott stands up and beckons Jho to his feet.
Jho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scott pushes Jho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jho decides to stand back up.
Maximus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jho moves away from the strike by Scott.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jho on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Scott's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scott is trying to stand up here but Jho is controlling him well.
Jho is looking for a kimura here.
Jho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jho tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Devil Jho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jho fails with a takedown attempt.
Jho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jho shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
Jho with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jho.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Jho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho controlling from the top position.
Devil Jho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jho stands up over Scott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jho is controlling him.
Jho wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jho lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
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.
Jho shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devil Jho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott misses with a hook.
Jho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jho has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jho rushes Scott and presses him up against the cage.
Scott stops a takedown attempt from Jho.
Jho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Jho ducks down to avoid it.
Maximus Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scott is fending him off so far but Jho persists. Nope, Scott circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Jho clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Jho has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jho on the inside.
Jho wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jho.
Jho tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Scott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jho leaning against his opponent.
Jho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Scott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jho is proving hard to escape from.
Jho trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho has a closed guard, preventing Scott from standing up.
Scott postures up.
Scott being controlled here momentarily.
Jho is looking to stand up but Scott isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jho keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
That's time! Jho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Scott lands a nice shot that snaps Jho's head back.
Jho rushes Scott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Jho tightens his grip and picks Scott up, before dumping him to the ground. Scott manages to land in guard.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jho stops Scott from standing up.
Jho throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jho wants to stand but Scott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jho stops Scott from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Jho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jho stops Scott from standing up.
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Jho passes into half guard.
Jho wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
Scott pushes Jho off looking to stand but Jho dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scott can't keep his opponent in guard - Jho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jho in particular looking to stall.
Scott is looking to escape.
Jho wants to pass the guard but Scott is defending well.
Maximus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jho lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.
Jho throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
Jho wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
Jho stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Devil Jho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scott sprawls and moves away.
Scott thuds his right hand into Jho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
and Jho moves into the clinch.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Jho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devil Jho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
During a confident post fight interview, Devil Jho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Maximus Scott stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, that didn't go as planned!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Buckets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, All American!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Buckets!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
American will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
American doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buckets misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buckets throws a solid leg kick but American takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckets.
American swings for the body but Buckets moves out of range.
Buckets keeps American at a distance using the push kick.
Buckets missing with a left hand there. American was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buckets has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from American.
Buckets throws a body shot but no joy.
Buckets lands a lovely overhand right.
Buckets throws out a powerful jab.
American throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buckets.
American moves away from the strike by Buckets.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckets showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from American.
American throws a shot from downtown. Buckets moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckets pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Buckets moves away from the strike by American.
American walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Buckets scoring well with a low kick there.
Buckets misses with a lunging right hand
and American counters with a two punch combo.
American drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buckets misses with a hook.
American was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
American fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buckets avoids it really well and circles away.
Buckets tries to counter with a clinch but American shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All American. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckets stuffs the takedown attempt from American. American gets slowly back to his feet.
American sets himself, and Buckets steps forward looking for the clinch! American avoids it this time.
A head kick misses from Buckets.
Buckets uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by American.
Buckets lands with a right hand.
American throws a jab when Buckets was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Buckets - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Buckets misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckets finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
American takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
American misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Buckets both land. Nice combination.
Buckets misses with a straight left.
It looked like American wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
American on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bobby Buckets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckets scores with a push kick.
Buckets works American's body with a nice hook.
American fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckets manages to avoid it.
Buckets stuffs the takedown attempt from American. American gets slowly back to his feet.
Buckets lands a brutal head kick. American looks out on his feet and Buckets throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bobby Buckets!
A relieved looking Bobby Buckets thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demetri Puleveski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden has chosen Iron Maiden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eddy Maiden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demetri Puleveski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiden misses with a head kick.
Puleveski looks to score with a jab to the body but Maiden is just out of range.
Maiden scores with a push kick.
Puleveski misses with a double jab.
Maiden misses with a combination
and Puleveski counters with an inside leg kick.
Puleveski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maiden misses with a series of wild punches.
Puleveski takes a swing at Maiden's ribcage but misses.
Maiden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eddy Maiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puleveski avoids a kick to the body.
Puleveski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maiden did well to prevent Puleveski getting side control.
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!
Maiden is pressing down on Puleveski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puleveski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Puleveski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puleveski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puleveski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maiden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maiden keeping moving, preventing Puleveski from controlling successfully.
Puleveski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puleveski is in close to Maiden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puleveski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maiden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
I've been told that Maiden has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maiden wants to control from the top but Puleveski keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski wants to sweep here but Maiden controlling him for the moment.
Maiden looking to sit in guard and control but Puleveski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puleveski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puleveski wants to stand and escape but instead Maiden has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maiden throws a strike but Puleveski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puleveski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puleveski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maiden wants to sweep here but Puleveski controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maiden's guard.
Puleveski throwing strikes but missing.
Puleveski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puleveski trying to control but Maiden is working from the bottom.
Maiden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puleveski throws an elbow that misses. Maiden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puleveski's guard. Nice move by Maiden!
Puleveski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four 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.
Maiden is looking to pass into half guard but Puleveski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Puleveski is in guard.
Maiden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Maiden slips nicely into half guard.
Maiden content to control rather than advance.
Puleveski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maiden is working away from the top position though.
Maiden is looking to stall here but Puleveski recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Demetri Puleveski 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.
Maiden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maiden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puleveski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Puleveski wants to stand but Maiden has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Maiden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puleveski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puleveski's back!
Maiden throwing sloppy strikes.
Puleveski is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Maiden throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maiden looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Puleveski is controlling Maiden 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puleveski sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puleveski wanted to stand there but Maiden had control of the position.
Puleveski won't allow Maiden to sweep him here.
Puleveski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maiden looking for a sweep. Not yet Maiden, not yet.
Maiden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Puleveski wants to stand but Maiden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maiden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Puleveski wants to control from the top but Maiden keeps moving.
Maiden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Maiden stopping the sweep attempt from Puleveski.
Maiden wants to pass the guard but Puleveski is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski keeping moving, preventing Maiden from controlling successfully.
Maiden wants to pass the guard but Puleveski is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Puleveski there.
Puleveski throws a body punch but Maiden moves out of range.
Maiden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puleveski.
Puleveski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maiden throws a head kick but Puleveski moves out of range.
Puleveski tried to counter with a leg kick but Maiden avoided it.
Maiden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Puleveski counters with a three punch combo that has Maiden backing up. Maiden nods at Puleveski to acknowledge the strikes.
Maiden throws a head kick but Puleveski moves out of range.
A big right from Maiden misses.
Puleveski is looking for a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maiden.
Puleveski tries to land a front kick but Maiden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski blocks a head kick by Maiden.
Maiden fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Maiden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puleveski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Puleveski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Maiden closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Puleveski quickly recovers to half guard.
Maiden moves nicely into side control.
Maiden is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Puleveski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Maiden trying to control the position but Puleveski is working away.
Maiden wants to control for a moment but Puleveski uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddy Maiden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden's cut.
That's time! Puleveski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maiden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maiden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maiden walks into a jab.
Maiden misses with a series of wild punches.
Maiden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puleveski lands a high kick!
Maiden misses with a body kick.
Puleveski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maiden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puleveski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maiden keeping moving, preventing Puleveski from controlling successfully.
Maiden wants to sweep here but Puleveski controlling him for the moment.
Puleveski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puleveski wants to get up but he can't break Maiden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Puleveski stopping the sweep attempt from Maiden.
Puleveski throwing strikes from guard but Maiden blocks nicely.
Maiden wants to sweep but no luck.
Maiden punching to the body, from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Puleveski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maiden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puleveski is one step ahead there.
Maiden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maiden is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puleveski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maiden with the counter takedown but Puleveski avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puleveski.
Maiden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Puleveski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maiden did well to prevent Puleveski getting side control.
Puleveski lands with a punch from half guard.
Puleveski working Maiden over with strikes.
Puleveski is trying to control. Maiden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puleveski throws a strike but Maiden avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Puleveski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puleveski throws a strike but Maiden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maiden wants to pass the guard but Puleveski is keeping the position.
Maiden throws a big elbow that misses.
Puleveski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maiden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Puleveski's guard.
Puleveski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maiden works his way into side control.
Maiden is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Puleveski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Maiden trying to control the action but Puleveski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puleveski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maiden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maiden stalling away here and it's allowed Puleveski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Maiden throws a strike but Puleveski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maiden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demetri Puleveski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puleveski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Demetri Puleveski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Demetri Puleveski waved his t-shirt featuring Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Fagaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by Edmund Fitzgerald. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Fagaro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fagaro.
Watt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watt is rocked!
Fagaro misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Watt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Fagaro.
Watt 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.
Fagaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watt.
Fagaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watt seems to have got his legs back now.
Watt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fagaro.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fagaro.
Watt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fagaro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fagaro works the jab nicely.
Watt missing with a left hand there. Fagaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooh!!! Fagaro has knocked Watt down with a huge combo! Fagaro steps away and waves a wobbly Watt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fagaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fagaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watt connects with a jab.
Watt looks to land a right hand but Fagaro moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Watt lands.
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fagaro throws the left hand but Watt avoids the punch easily.
Fagaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fagaro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fagaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watt at a distance.
Fagaro digs a good hook to Watt's body.
Watt misses with a hook.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fagaro misses with a looping right.
Fagaro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watt's head.
Watt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fagaro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Fagaro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fagaro.
Watt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fagaro.
A jab lands there for Watt.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Fagaro misses.
The fighters circling - Fagaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Watt is just out of range.
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watt looks to land a left hand but Fagaro moved out of range nicely.
Watt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fagaro lands with an overhand left.
Fagaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watt.
Fagaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Watt looks to throw the jab but Fagaro is out of range.
Fagaro throws out a powerful jab.
Fagaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watt.
Watt lands a high kick!
Fagaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fagaro manages to circle out of the way.
Watt throws a lazy right hand but Fagaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fagaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Watt's head.
Fagaro blocks a head kick by Watt.
Fagaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Watt misses its intended target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Fagaro! Watt is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Fagaro!
Don Fagaro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morgan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - Hurt. Blake has chosen The Pretty Reckless - Take me down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Blake!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blake has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jesse Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and Blake ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Nice body kick there by Blake.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Blake shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Blake 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.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to stand up but Blake is controlling him.
Blake being controlled here momentarily.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Blake is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blake stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Blake is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Morgan has Blake pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Blake on that attempt.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake tries to clinch up
and Morgan counters with a one-two to the body.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake swinging wildly here.
As Blake looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo but Blake just gets out of the way.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Blake.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Blake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Blake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blake misses with the combination.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blake backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jesse Blake has been cut.
Blake misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Blake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Blake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Blake tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
It looked like Morgan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blake.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Blake.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blake doesn't seem phased though.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Blake is rocked!
Blake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake gets a takedown into half guard.
Blake is looking for a kimura but Morgan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blake to get the leverage.
Morgan wants to control but Blake is keeping busy.
Blake stands up out of the half guard.
Blake jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jesse Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake keeps Morgan at a distance using the push kick.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
Blake is looking for the big counter here.
Danga de danga de dang - Morgan scores with a four punch combination!
Blake throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Blake cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.
Morgan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Blake on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan sneaks back into half guard.
Blake is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blake escapes and gets back to his feet.
Blake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blake throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morgan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Blake keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Morgan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it.
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jesse Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morgan!
Morgan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blake is controlling him well.
Morgan wants to control but Blake postures up.
Blake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morgan is avoiding damage well.
Blake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blake is staying tight to Morgan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is pushing Blake's head away, looking to escape. Blake manages to hold on to the position though.
Blake trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to buck Blake off.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake prevents Morgan from escaping the position.
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.
Blake tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Blake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morgan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morgan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Tonight I satisfied the urges of my dark passenger. It's not a want...but a need. I believe I can follow the code all the way to the title. Thanks to Harry and Nights Watch MMA Academy for all the support!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halleck comes into the arena with The Clash-White Riot blaring out of the sound system. Fei Chung has chosen God of Gamblers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck scores with a punch to the head.
Halleck connects with a jab.
Halleck scores with the left hand. Fei Chung knows he should have avoided that one.
Fei Chung misses with a hook to the body
and Halleck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halleck misses with a right hand
and Fei Chung counters with a good low kick that Halleck was not able to check.
Fei Chung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halleck. That did some damage!
Fei Chung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halleck.
Halleck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fei Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Nice jab there from Halleck.
Halleck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Fei Chung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halleck slips a jab from Fei Chung.
Halleck throws a series of punches but Fei Chung moves out of range.
Halleck jabs Fei Chung right on the nose. Fei Chung blinks but takes it well.
Halleck scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Fei Chung counters with a straight right hand.
Fei Chung tries to clinch up.
Fei Chung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halleck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Halleck does no damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fei Chung has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fei Chung throws an off balance right hand
and Halleck counters with a straight right hand.
Halleck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halleck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fei Chung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halleck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fei Chung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fei Chung.
Halleck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Halleck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halleck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halleck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fei Chung counters with a body kick.
Halleck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halleck drives through and clinches with Fei Chung against the cage.
Fei Chung throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck tries to work over Fei Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Halleck has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Halleck lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fei Chung.
Halleck lands a hook that snaps the head of Fei Chung backwards.
Fei Chung lands a nice uppercut.
Halleck scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fei Chung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fei Chung keeps control of Halleck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Fei Chung throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
A right hand to the body from Halleck.
Halleck tries a body shot but Fei Chung blocks it.
Fei Chung blocks a body shot from Halleck.
Fei Chung misses with a body punch.
Fei Chung throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fei Chung looking to slow down the pace here.
Halleck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung swings wildly with an uppercut but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fei Chung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halleck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Halleck.
Halleck is trying to break free.
Fei Chung has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
Halleck tries to work over Fei Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fei Chung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fei Chung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Fei Chung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Fei Chung fails to land.
Halleck blocks an uppercut.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fei Chung has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
Fei Chung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Fei Chung controls the action.
Fei Chung working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Fei Chung controls his hands.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Fei Chung is looking to control Halleck's arms but Halleck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fei Chung has his back to the cage.
Halleck scores with a hook to the body.
Fei Chung prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fei Chung prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Fei Chung lands a shoulder strike.
Halleck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fei Chung tries to work over Halleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fei Chung prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fei Chung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hallecks head.
Halleck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halleck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fei Chung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fei Chung prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gurney Halleck will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fei Chung bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halleck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halleck misses with a straight right.
Halleck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halleck thuds a left hand into Fei Chung's body.
Halleck misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Fei Chung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Halleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fei Chung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fei Chung only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fei Chung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Halleck throws a hook to the side of Fei Chung's head but Fei Chung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fei Chung appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halleck closes the distance and pushes Fei Chung back into the cage.
Fei Chung lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fei Chung prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Fei Chung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fei Chung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Fei Chung controls his hands.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung misses with the head strike.
Fei Chung works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fei Chung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fei Chung.
Halleck lands a nice uppercut.
Halleck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fei Chung prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Halleck tries to work over Fei Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halleck misses with a punch to the body.
Halleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fei Chung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
Fei Chung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Halleck.
Halleck lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung blocks a body shot from Halleck.
Fei Chung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halleck tries a body shot but Fei Chung blocks it.
Fei Chung misses with the head strike.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Fei Chung controls the action.
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!
Halleck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halleck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fei Chung can do to turn this around?
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Fei Chung pushes off an throws an elbow but Halleck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halleck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fei Chung backwards.
Halleck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halleck cracks Fei Chung with a nice body shot.
Fei Chung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fei Chung misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fei Chung tries to land knees in the clinch but Halleck avoids the damage to the body.
Halleck lands a right hand.
Fei Chung swings wildly with an uppercut but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung has Halleck pushed against the cage.
Halleck digs a right hand into Fei Chung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fei Chung's gas tank.
Fei Chung works on Halleck's body with a couple of short punches.
Halleck blocking some punches.
Fei Chung blocks a body shot from Halleck.
A head punch on the inside from Fei Chung fails to land.
Fei Chung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fei Chung throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
Fei Chung misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halleck blocking some punches.
Halleck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halleck blocks an uppercut.
Fei Chung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fei Chung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Halleck.
Fei Chung working aggressively here.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
Wu Fei Chung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung misses with a knee strike.
Fei Chung throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Chung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fei Chung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung missing with knees to the body.
Halleck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fei Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Fei Chung keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halleck.
Fei Chung is looking to slow Halleck down with leg kicks.
Halleck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fei Chungs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gurney Halleck will probably get the nod.
That's time! Halleck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Halleck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fei Chung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halleck misses with a wild body shot.
Halleck lands a slapping body shot.
Halleck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halleck throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Fei Chung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fei Chung slips under a jab from Halleck.
Fei Chung takes the fight into the clinch.
Fei Chung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Fei Chung controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei Chung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Halleck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fei Chung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halleck throws a lazy right hand but Fei Chung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fei Chung throws out a counter right but Halleck avoids it with no problem.
Fei Chung misses with an uppercut. Halleck saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung jabs Halleck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halleck misses with a looping left.
Halleck misses with a looping left.
Gurney Halleck is winning the standup battle so far.
Halleck throws a hook but Fei Chung avoids it easily.
Fei Chung feints a counter leg kick.
Fei Chung misses with a body shot.
Halleck works the jab nicely.
Halleck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halleck looks to land a right hand but Fei Chung moved out of range.
Fei Chung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Halleck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fei Chung doesn't seem phased though.
Fei Chung defending well as Halleck loads up on a big left hand.
Fei Chung appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Fei Chung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halleck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei Chung was well out of range. Poor timing from Halleck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung misses with a looping left.
Fei Chung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wu Fei Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fei Chung swats away the attempt to clinch by Halleck.
Halleck throws a series of punches but Fei Chung moves out of range.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fei Chung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Halleck misses.
Halleck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fei Chung slips a straight right by Halleck.
Fei Chung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fei Chung only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halleck throws a hook but Fei Chung avoids it easily.
Fei Chung follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Halleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Fei Chung counters with a leg kick.
Fei Chung cracks Halleck with an open hand slap.
Halleck swings widly with a right hand
and Fei Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung misses with a hook.
Halleck slips a jab from Fei Chung.
Halleck appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fei Chung misses with a kick to the body.
Halleck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halleck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Halleck ducks under a wild hook from Fei Chung.
Halleck misses with a hook. Fei Chung ducked under it nicely.
Gurney Halleck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fei Chung blocks a leg kick.
Fei Chung steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Halleck.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the strikes.
Fei Chung throws a leg kick
and Halleck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fei Chung won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fei Chung is looking to reverse the position.
Halleck trying to control the position but Fei Chung is working away.
Halleck tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung is looking to reverse the position.
Fei Chung is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halleck is looking to take a break and control but Fei Chung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fei Chung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halleck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Chung keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurney Halleck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halleck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Aribert Heim has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aribert Heim seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Heim finds it's way through Cronos's defenses.
Cronos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aribert Heim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heim misses with a straight right.
Heim moves into the clinch.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cronos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Heim misses with an uppercut. Cronos saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Cronos.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heim moves away.
Cronos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cronos moves away from the strike by Heim.
Cronos looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
Heim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cronos in his tracks.
Heim throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Heim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cronos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heim.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronos moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim looking to score a takedown here. Cronos is defending well but Heim drives through and ends up in Cronos's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cronos is trying to control the position but Heim postures up.
Heim working some strikes from top position.
Heim trying to move into half guard but instead Cronos has managed to sweep!
Heim wants to sweep here but Cronos controlling him for the moment.
Heim is working hard here to advance position.
Cronos tries to free his leg and advance position but Heim is retaining full guard.
Heim looking for a sweep. Not yet Heim, not yet.
Cronos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heim keeping moving, preventing Cronos from controlling successfully.
Heim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cronos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Heim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cronos manages to get himself to full guard.
Heim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heim throws a strike but Cronos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos trying to control the position from guard on top but Heim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cronos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cronos trying to control but Heim is working from the bottom.
Heim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cronos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cronos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heim is looking to sweep but instead, Cronos has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cronos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Heim is refusing to be controlled, as Cronos sits in half guard.
Heim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cronos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cronos's back!
Cronos is really stuck here.
Heim scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Cronos is looking for a way out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cronos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Heim scores with punches and elbows.
Heim scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Cronos is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heim cracks Cronos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cronos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heim throws out the jab.
Heim connects with a body shot that sends Cronos's belly button to the back.
Cronos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heim throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cronos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Heim is in Cronos's guard.
Heim stopping the sweep attempt from Cronos.
Heim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cronos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heim postures up in Cronos's guard and throws a big left but Cronos blocks it.
Cronos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heim.
Heim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heim landing with the ground and pound.
Cronos trying to keep a closed guard but Heim is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim is looking to work some ground and pound but Cronos has wrist control.
Cronos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heim stands and throws Cronos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Heim scoring with punches and elbows.
Cronos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Heim wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aribert Heim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heim looks up at the clock and then as Cronos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Heim smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Heim is working Cronos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Heim throwing strikes but Cronos manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cronos's best efforts.
Cronos slows the pace down in half guard.
Heim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cronos can do to turn this around?
Heim moves into full guard.
Heim trying to control the position.
Cronos trying to control but Heim is working from the bottom.
Cronos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cronos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cronos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cronos defending well though.
Cronos is trying to control but can't.
Cronos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cronos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heim's guard.
Heim working for a triangle but Cronos defends it easily.
Cronos preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heim wants to hit a switch here but Cronos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Heim there!
Heim is looking to get to half guard.
Cronos controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Heim tries for a takedown but Cronos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cronos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Heim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cronos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim dips to his left and cracks Cronos with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Cronos coming out on top.
Cronos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cronos misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim clinches up against the cage.
Heim gets underhooks to prevent Cronos's takedown attempt.
Cronos blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos is trying to break free.
Heim tries to throw a body punch but Cronos avoids it by throwing Heim back against the cage.
Heim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cronos blocks an uppercut.
Cronos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heim misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cronos misses its intended target.
Heim instigates a clinch.
Heim has Cronos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cronos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cronos is looking to break free of the clinch but Heim has double underhooks.
Heim has hold of one of Cronos's legs. Cronos is fighting the takedown attempt but Heim gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cronos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Heim throws a big elbow that misses.
Aribert Heim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cronos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heim trying to control the position from guard on top but Cronos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cronos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heim is aware though and is defending well.
Heim wants to control from the top but Cronos keeps moving.
Cronos wants to stand but Heim is controlling the position.
Heim trying to control but Cronos is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos has his foot on Heim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heim works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heim trying to control but Cronos is working from the bottom.
Cronos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Heim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cronos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heim.
Heim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Heim misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cronos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cronos misses with a straight left.
Aribert Heim is winning the standup battle so far.
Cronos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heim counters with a single leg into guard. Cronos didn't expect that.
Heim wants to control from the top but Cronos keeps moving.
Heim slips nicely into half guard.
Heim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cronos wants to control but Heim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heim seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jose Cronos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heim is keen to just control but Cronos is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aribert Heim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aribert Heim!
A victorious Aribert Heim thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boe Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid's entrance music is Kung Fu Fighting. A fine choice. 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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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karate Kid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boe Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kid, which made it look bad.
Hogan with a jab.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Kid.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Kid scores with a hook.
Hogan misses with a takedown
letting Kid counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Karate Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boe Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hogan gets caught napping as Kid dives in and scores a takedown. Hogan manages to retain guard.
Kid content to stall in guard here.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
Kid passes Hogan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kid is thwarting Hogan's attempts to control the position.
Kid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hogan defends it well.
Hogan is trying to maintain the position but Kid is very close to passing his half guard.
Kid wants to pass to mount but Hogan is defending the position.
Kid passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid content just to control the position here.
Hogan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kid is working for a guillotine from mount but Hogan frees his head quite easily.
Kid jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hogan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hogan and Kid has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kid wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
Kid swings around for an armbar but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kid's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to control the position here.
Kid's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Kid blocks nicely.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
Hogan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kid managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKid.
Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Kid connects with a high kick.
Kid darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hogan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan working for a triangle but Kid defends it easily.
Kid passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tries to advance position but instead Hogan slips a leg back in to half guard.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogan can do to turn this around?
Hogan won't allow Kid to pass to mount.
Hogan actively working from the bottom here.
Kid wants to pass to mount but Hogan is defending the position.
Kid wants to take a breather but Hogan is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kid prevents Hogan from improving his position.
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.
Kid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hogan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kid's back!
Kid trying to get back to his feet but Hogan is in full control for now.
Kid is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hogan gets his way!
Hogan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kid is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Karate Kid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is persistently looking for the submission but Kid is defending it well.
Hogan gets his hands free as Kid looks to control.
Kid is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kid is in bad spot here.
Kid showing good submission defense here.
Hogan has the hooks in. Kid is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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.
Kid trying to control the hands but Hogan breaks the grip.
Hogan is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kid trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Kid prevents Hogan from getting a body triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogan working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Kid is doing well to defend. Hogan seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Kid is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boe Hogan!
Boe Hogan is the new featherweight champion!
Boe Hogan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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