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OFC: Blood Night XLVI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 2449 p4p, 317 weight class) and Viktor Grishin (ranked 2996 p4p, 363 weight class). Grishin has chosen Danger as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Grishin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from MacLeod.
MacLeod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacLeod misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Grishin to counter with a crisp jab.
Grishin stuffs the takedown.
MacLeod lands an overhand right.
Grishin is rocked!
MacLeod closes the distance looking for a takedown. MacLeod picks Grishin up and slams him brutally to the floor. Grishin is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Connor MacLeod!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Connor MacLeod waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mees Metsast (ranked 2639 p4p, 321 weight class) and Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 2621 p4p, 319 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
25 - 19 - 1 |
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mees Metsast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rahkim Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah instigates a clinch.
Metsast tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdullah avoids the damage to the body.
Metsast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abdullah.
Metsast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Metsast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metsast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abdullah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah is trying to pull guard but Metsast turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Metsast unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Metsast.
Metsast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metsast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metsast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abdullah pulls guard.
Metsast trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Metsast postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast connects with a couple of short punches.
Abdullah controls Metsast momentarily but Metsast frees himself.
Metsast engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Abdullah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Metsast throwing strikes but missing.
Abdullah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abdullah is trying to control the position but Metsast postures up.
Our spies down at at Midnight MMA inform us that Abdullah has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Abdullah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast actively working from the bottom here.
Metsast is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abdullah seems to be working for a kimura but Metsast defends the submission attempt.
Metsast has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Abdullah is working for a kimura here but Metsast manages to reverse the position and he's now in Abdullah's guard.
Abdullah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Metsast is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdullah is retaining full guard.
Abdullah trying to keep a closed guard but Metsast is proving a slippery customer.
Abdullah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Metsast content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Metsast throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abdullah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Metsast works over Abdullah with some ground and pound from guard.
Metsast landing some decent shots from guard.
Metsast throwing strikes from guard but Abdullah blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metsast throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdullah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdullah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Metsast is aware though and is defending well.
Abdullah controls Metsast momentarily but Metsast frees himself.
Abdullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Metsast postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Metsast wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
Abdullah looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdullah, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Metsast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Metsast trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Metsast 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.
Abdullah looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Metsast is defending well. Abdullah quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Metsast has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Abdullah celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rahkim Abdullah!
Rahkim Abdullah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 1091 p4p, 127 weight class) and Poro Peukalo (ranked 907 p4p, 100 weight class). Van Gogh comes to the cage accompanied by Outro - By: M83. Pierre Van Gogh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Poro Peukalo's chin.
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264 lbs
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262 lbs
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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
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Van Gogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poro Peukalo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peukalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Gogh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Peukalo.
Peukalo looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Gogh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peukalo. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Peukalo tries to get set, Van Gogh tries to push him back and clinch up but Peukalo manages to avoid the attempt.
Peukalo clinches up against the cage.
Peukalo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Gogh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peukalo.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Van Gogh has had enough of the clinch but Peukalo keeps him there for the moment.
Van Gogh lands a right hand.
Peukalo dodges an elbow strike from Van Gogh.
Our sources have told us that Van Gogh has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gogh fails to land.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Gogh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peukalo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peukalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peukalo lands a left and a right that send Van Gogh crashing to the mat, dazed. Peukalo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Van Gogh is rocked!
It looks like Pierre Van Gogh has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Van Gogh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peukalo clinches up with Van Gogh and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Gogh seems to have got his legs back now.
Peukalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gogh backwards.
Van Gogh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Van Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Peukalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gogh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Gogh blocks an elbow strike from Peukalo.
Van Gogh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peukalo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peukalo manages to break the clinch.
Peukalo misses with a hook. Van Gogh ducked under it nicely.
Peukalo swinging wildly here.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Peukalo saw that one coming.
Peukalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peukalo doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Gogh is defended easily by Peukalo.
Peukalo takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peukalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Van Gogh catches Peukalo right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Peukalo misses.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Peukalo off balance momentarily.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Gogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peukalo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Gogh tries to keep at a distance but Peukalo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peukalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gogh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peukalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gogh tests Peukalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peukalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh connects with a jab.
Van Gogh looks to land a right hand but Peukalo moved out of range.
Peukalo closes the distance and clinches.
Van Gogh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peukalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Peukalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Peukalo misses.
Van Gogh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peukalo under the eye.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gogh tries to counter by clinching up but Peukalo breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Gogh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peukalo backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Gogh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Gogh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peukalo moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Peukalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Peukalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peukalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Peukalo misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Gogh as he connects with a hook.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh scores with a sloppy right hand. Peukalo should have avoided that one.
Peukalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Gogh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Peukalo avoids it easily.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Gogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peukalo throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Peukalo throws a nice looking combination but Van Gogh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peukalo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van Gogh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Gogh 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.
Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peukalo to see if he's OK.
Van Gogh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Peukalo taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peukalo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Van Gogh crashes against the mat.
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 Pierre Van Gogh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Van Gogh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooh!!! Peukalo has knocked Van Gogh down with a huge combo! Peukalo steps away and waves a wobbly Van Gogh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crack! Peukalo connects with the perfect overhand right and Van Gogh falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Peukalo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Poro Peukalo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Ritter (ranked 1906 p4p, 227 weight class) and Project Joshua (ranked 1762 p4p, 202 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 10 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua misses with a lunging right hand
and Joshua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Project Joshua has been cut.
Joshua shoots in for a takedown but Ritter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joshua throws a right hand that Ritter ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritter also avoids with ease.
Ritter throws a big counter combination but Joshua scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ritter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ritter lunges at Joshua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joshua's hand.
Ritter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ritter jabs Joshua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joshua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joshua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joshua looks winded!
Joshua walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Ritter! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sylvester Ritter!
An out of breath Sylvester Ritter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 416 p4p, 67 weight class) and Bertram Adelhard (ranked 1147 p4p, 155 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adelhard's choice of entrance music: Volbeat - Still Counting. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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175 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adelhard defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Adelhard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've been told by Makaki Iii's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Makaki Iii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Makaki Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Adelhard's shoulder, as Adelhard tries to avoid the shot.
Makaki Iii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adelhard at a distance.
Adelhard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard misses with the body kick
and Makaki Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makaki Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adelhard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makaki Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Adelhard.
Makaki Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Makaki Iii.
Some bone on bone action there as Adelhard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makaki Iii cracks the inside of Adelhard's front leg.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makaki Iii thinking.
Adelhard throws a shot to the body.
Makaki Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makaki Iii misses with a right hand
and Adelhard counters with a nice uppercut.
Adelhard scores with a jab. Makaki Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Adelhard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makaki Iii's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Adelhard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makaki Iii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaki Iii moves away.
Makaki Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Adelhard avoided it.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Good leg kick by Makaki Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adelhard connects with a solid leg kick.
Adelhard wants to land a leg kick but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Makaki Iii tests Adelhard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adelhard jabs Makaki Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makaki Iii. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Adelhard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makaki Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaki Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adelhard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adelhard misses with a wild body shot.
Makaki Iii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adelhard at a distance.
Adelhard scores with a leg kick.
Adelhard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Adelhard.
Makaki Iii throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Makaki Iii.
Adelhard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard moves out of range as Makaki Iii strikes.
Adelhard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick from Makaki Iii lands but Adelhard takes it in his stride.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adelhard lunges at Makaki Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makaki Iii's hand.
A big left from Makaki Iii misses.
Adelhard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makaki Iii.
Adelhard looks to land a left hand but Makaki Iii moved out of range nicely.
Adelhard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands with a nice body kick.
Makaki Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adelhard misses with a punch on the inside.
Adelhard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Adelhard 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.
Makaki Iii is controlling Adelhard's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Makaki Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adelhard manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Makaki Iii is aware though and is defending well.
Adelhard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makaki Iii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adelhard has control of Makaki Iii's left arm, preventing Makaki Iii from doing any damage.
Makaki Iii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adelhard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adelhard controlling Makaki Iii's posture.
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.
Adelhard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adelhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Makaki Iii is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Makaki Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adelhard swings widly with a right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adelhard lands a nice hook to Makaki Iii's body. Makaki Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard pushes Makaki Iii away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makaki Iii, right into the meat.
Makaki Iii checks a leg kick.
It looked like Makaki Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makaki Iii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Adelhard - the referee stops the clock and Makaki Iii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Adelhard. Makaki Iii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A combination from Makaki Iii does no damage.
Adelhard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adelhard jabs Makaki Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adelhard lands a jab to the head.
Adelhard scores with a shot to the body.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaki Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Adelhard moves out of range of the strikes.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Makaki Iii avoids it.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaki Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws out a leg kick but Makaki Iii moves out of range and Adelhard only half commits.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adelhard cracks Makaki Iii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii missing with a left hand there. Adelhard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Adelhard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut. Adelhard saw that one coming.
Adelhard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makaki Iii throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Makaki Iii moves forwards but Adelhard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Makaki Iii sees coming a mile off.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab.
Adelhard lands a lovely overhand right.
Makaki Iii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adelhard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertram Adelhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adelhard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makaki Iii throws out the jab.
Adelhard thows a leg kick but Makaki Iii checks it
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Adelhard moves away from the strike by Makaki Iii.
Adelhard connects with an inside leg kick.
Adelhard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Adelhard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Makaki Iii counters with a quick kick to the body but Adelhard blocks it.
Adelhard cracks Makaki Iii with a good jab.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard swings for the body but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adelhard throws a lazy head kick
enabling Makaki Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makaki Iii. That's going to slow Adelhard down.
Adelhard slips a straight right by Makaki Iii.
Adelhard with the counter takedown but Makaki Iii avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Adelhard.
Makaki Iii's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makaki Iii duly obliges.
Adelhard is rocked!
Jab by Adelhard.
Adelhard is still on wobbly legs! Can Makaki Iii finish him?
Makaki Iii swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Adelhard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard seems to have recovered his senses.
Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makaki Iii.
Some bone on bone action there as Makaki Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Adelhard looks to move away, Makaki Iii throws a big counter combo but Adelhard just gets out of the way.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaki Iii moves away.
Makaki Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bertram Adelhard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adelhard misses with an uppercut
and Makaki Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makaki Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaki Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makaki Iii lands a big right hand that sends Adelhard crashing to the mat! Makaki Iii stays standing though and waves Adelhard back to his feet!
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
Makaki Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Makaki Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makaki Iii can pounce on him.
Adelhard swings for the body but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy right hand but Adelhard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makaki Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makaki Iii throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
It seemed like Adelhard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adelhard lands a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Makaki Iii coming out on top.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
Makaki Iii throws a chopping leg kick but Adelhard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adelhard goes for a double leg but Makaki Iii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makaki Iii continues to drive forward.
Adelhard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makaki Iii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adelhard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Adelhard.
That kick from Makaki Iii tenderised Adelhard's leg. Adelhard is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Makaki Iii is right now.
Adelhard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Makaki Iii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adelhard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Makaki Iii is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Makaki Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Makaki Iii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Makaki Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Yancy Makaki Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 1263 p4p, 170 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 1615 p4p, 212 weight class). Stenger comes to the cage accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Cooper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. s.mouse - slap my elbow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
34 - 30 - 1 |
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stenger.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
Stenger avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Stenger.
Stenger lands a knee to the body.
Stenger is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Our sources have told us that Stenger has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cooper taking a breather.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stenger lands a nice shot to the body.
Stenger avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stenger is working Cooper over against the cage.
Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stenger scores with a hook to the body. Cooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Stenger blocks the elbow strike.
Stenger manages to break the clinch.
Stenger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Stenger pushes him off.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stenger tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Stenger there.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
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!
A body shot lands from Stenger.
Stenger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Stenger blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger takes an elbow to the temple.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Stenger tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Stenger back against the cage.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stenger blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Stenger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stenger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cooper can turn it around.
Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper defending well as Stenger loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Cooper checks it.
Stenger tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stenger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stenger tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Stenger lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenger scores with a nice strike.
Stenger tries to work over Cooper's front leg with a kick but Cooper checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Cooper gets a clinch.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Aksel Stenger has been cut.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenger avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Stenger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stenger lands a nice uppercut.
Stenger tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper tries to work over Stenger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stenger misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Stenger controlling the action here for a moment.
Stenger blocks an uppercut.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenger dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Stenger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stenger's brow.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stenger.
Stenger works the jab nicely.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Stenger keeps it at a distance.
Stenger throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
Stenger lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aksel Stenger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooper tries to clinch up.
It looked like Stenger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stenger. That did some damage!
Stenger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stenger keeps the fight on the outside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cooper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cooper tries to clinch but Stenger is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Stenger. That snapped Cooper's head back.
Stenger misses with a body shot.
Stenger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Stenger.
Stenger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stenger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooper.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stenger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stenger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stenger wants to land a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Stenger is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stenger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper rushes Stenger and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cooper - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stenger blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooper tries to clinch but Stenger is having none of it.
Stenger lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooper motions for Stenger to come forward. Cooper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Stenger lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stenger's elbow.
Stenger is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Stenger tries to tie him up.
Stenger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stenger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper is rocked!
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Stenger finish him?
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Stenger has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Cooper - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Stenger, and another! Cooper is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Aksel Stenger!
A victorious Aksel Stenger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 1033 p4p, 108 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 937 p4p, 96 weight class). Stanfield comes to the cage accompanied by Legendary. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield misses with a double jab.
Minor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stanfield throws a hook to the side of Minor's head but Minor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Minor tries to counter it with a takedown but Stanfield pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Minor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stanfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Minor misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Minor avoids them all with ease.
Minor tries a quick counter leg kick but Stanfield is wise to it.
Stanfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Stanfield misses with a combination
and Minor counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor tried to score with a low kick but Stanfield checks it.
Stanfield is looking for a counter combo.
Minor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minor doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanfield circles away.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Minor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Minor.
Minor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanfield.
Minor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Minor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stanfield wants to get back to his feet.
Minor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield wants to improve his position but Minor is controlling well.
Stanfield tries to kick Minor off but Minor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Minor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanfield keeps working.
Minor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stanfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stanfield has hold of Minor's hands but Minor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stanfield pushes Minor off looking to stand but Minor dives back in and keeps control.
Minor stalling away here and it's allowed Stanfield to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stanfield wants to stand up but Minor is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor wants to control from the top but Stanfield keeps moving.
Minor won't allow Stanfield to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield misses with a body punch
and Minor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Minor.
Stanfield pushes Minor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Stanfield misses.
Minor ducks under a wild hook from Stanfield.
Minor unleashes a big counter combination but Stanfield bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Minor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Minor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Stanfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stanfield looks to land a combination but Minor avoids it well.
Minor misses with a head kick.
Stanfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Minor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
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 Marlo Stanfield will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Minor throws a leg kick but Stanfield checks it.
Stanfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minor throws out a counter right but Stanfield avoids it with no problem.
Minor feints a jab promting Stanfield to slip. Minor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stanfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stanfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stanfield enables Minor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stanfield manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stanfield wants to get back to his feet but Minor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minor is controlling him.
Minor is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield wants to get back to his feet but Minor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stanfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minor is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stanfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Minor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stanfield won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stanfield will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Minor lands an elbow.
Minor 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 Stanfield's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stanfield tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
You get the feeling that Stanfield really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Minor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stanfield is bucking up trying to escape but Minor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Minor controlling his opponent.
Stanfield is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor looking to control but Stanfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Minor controlling the pace for now.
Minor with a couple of short strikes.
Minor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stanfield can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Minor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stanfield is looking to escape.
Minor won't let Stanfield get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor lands a couple of good shots and Stanfield has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Minor has his arm under Stanfield's chin here. Game over son! Minor squeezes tightly and Stanfield is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gerald Minor!
Our winner, Gerald Minor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 944 p4p, 133 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 1712 p4p, 230 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shifter.
Shifter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shifter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shifter moves into range and clinches up with Kocur.
Shifter managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Shifter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kocur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter has picked Kocur up - he's going for a ride! Shifter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shifter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shifter 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 one minute gone in the round.
Kocur wants to control but Shifter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shifter misses with a head shot. Kocur uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kocur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kocur is keeping the position for now.
Shifter throws a big right hand that misses.
Shifter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kocur has wrist control.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kocur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shifter postures up in Kocur's guard and throws a big left but Kocur blocks it.
Shifter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kocur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shifter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shifter 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.
Shifter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shifter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kocur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but Kocur defending well.
Kocur tries to roll over but Shifter keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shifter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shifter is thwarting Kocur's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Kocur is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kocur sees it coming and defends easily.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kocur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shifter seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kocur has recovered full guard.
Kocur wants to sweep but no luck.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kocur wants to sweep here but Shifter controlling him for the moment.
Shifter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kocur manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shifter has Kocur in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shifter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kocur is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shape Shifter dominated that round.
That's time! Shifter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Shifter counters with a leg kick.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shifter is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shifter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shifter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Shifter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Shifter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kocur can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Shifter moves in looking to clinch but Kocur pushes him off.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shifter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kocur is looking to score with low kicks.
Shifter darts in and clinches Kocur up against the cage.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kocur.
Shifter can't get the takedown.
Shifter takes a shot to the head.
Shifter tries to pull guard but Kocur holds him up against the cage and eventually Shifter drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shape Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shifter decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shifter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kocur puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kocur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shifter tries to get to full guard but Kocur has control of the leg.
Shifter is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur controlling the action here.
Shifter is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jitsu Jim, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Shifter moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shape Shifter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shifter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kocur controls the pace.
Shifter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kocur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shifter looking for a guillotine here but Kocur defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kocur wants to pass the guard but Shifter is keeping the position.
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shifter keeping full guard, as Kocur tries to pass.
Shifter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shifter, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shifter working for a triangle but Kocur defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shifter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shifter throws a big elbow that misses.
Kocur wants to sweep but no luck.
Kocur wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur can't keep his opponent in guard - Shifter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Kocur defends the submission attempt.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur wants to get back to full guard.
Shifter is looking for a kimura here.
Shifter 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.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Kocur defends the submission attempt.
Shifter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kocur gets back to full guard.
Kocur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kocur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kocur pulls Shifter in to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shifter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shifter pushes down on Kocur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kocur wants to improve his position but Shifter is controlling well.
Shifter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kocur's thigh. Kocur counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to free his leg and advance position but Kocur is retaining full guard.
Shifter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter throws a strike but Kocur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shifter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kocur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter wants to sweep but no luck.
Kocur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shifter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kocur has managed to get both his arms back between Shifter's legs - danger averted.
Kocur advances position into side control!
Shifter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter gets back to half guard.
Shifter tries to roll over but Kocur keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shape Shifter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shifter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shape Shifter!
Shape Shifter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Kincaid (ranked 584 p4p, 79 weight class) and Lip Ton (ranked 970 p4p, 130 weight class). Kincaid comes to the cage accompanied by REM - Orange Crush. Ton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snap - Rythm is a Dancing. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
183 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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31
201 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lip Ton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kincaid misses with a head kick.
Kincaid misses with a body shot.
Ton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kincaid.
Good leg kick by Kincaid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kincaid throws a hook but Ton avoids it easily.
Ton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kincaid misses with the combination.
Kincaid thows a leg kick but Ton checks it
and Ton counters with a single leg into guard. Kincaid didn't expect that.
Ton told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ton throws a big right hand that misses.
Ton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton throws a big elbow that misses.
Ton throwing strikes but missing.
Kincaid lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kincaid defends well.
Ton is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kincaid throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ton's body to avoid the submission. Ton has instead reached around Kincaid's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lip Ton!
Lip Ton looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm here to break some arms and snap some necks and tonight I proved that I'm the best of the best. Not one person in the promotion can play with me. I'm heading for the top and there is two things they can do about it - nothing and like it!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hone Huia (ranked 1121 p4p, 149 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 1084 p4p, 143 weight class). Huia comes to the cage accompanied by Poi E - Patea Maori Club. Wowie has chosen Dont bogart that joint as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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39
202 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hone Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia throws a hook but Wowie blocks it.
Wowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wowie misses with a head kick.
Wowie lands a head kick. Huia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wowie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Huia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wowie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wowie throws Huia to one side and escapes!
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!
Huia throws a hook to the side of Wowie's head but Wowie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maui Wowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wowie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wowie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wowie moves into the clinch.
Huia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wowie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wowie has a couple of punches blocked by Huia.
Huia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huia tries to throw a body punch but Wowie avoids it by throwing Huia back against the cage.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie swats away the attempt to clinch by Huia.
Wowie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wowie throws a head kick but Huia moves out of range.
Wowie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wowie lands a big head kick that sends Huia tumbling to the mat! Wowie takes a step backwards and waves Huia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Huia is rocked!
It looks like Hone Huia has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Wowie misses the target.
Wowie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wowie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wowie fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Huia to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Huia looks to clinch but Wowie throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Huia taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maui Wowie!
A relieved looking Maui Wowie 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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