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CEFC 322 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Williams (ranked 2778 p4p, 343 weight class) and Jose Alvaro (ranked 3009 p4p, 369 weight class). Jose Alvaro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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38
200 lbs
24 - 16 - 1 |
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193 cm
40
199 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Alvaro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvaro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams cracks Alvaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams misses with a left hand
letting Alvaro counter with a right hand.
Alvaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvaro counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Alvaro throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvaro looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams misses with a hook. Alvaro ducked under it nicely.
Alvaro tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Alvaro just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro misses with a straight left.
Alvaro looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Alvaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvaro is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams slips a jab from Alvaro.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Alvaro manages to avoid it.
Alvaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams works Alvaro's body with a nice hook.
Alvaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Alvaro.
Alvaro ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvaro scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Williams digs a good body shot into Alvaro's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Alvaro walks into a jab.
Alvaro instigates a clinch.
Alvaro can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams is pushing Alvaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alvaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams blocking some punches.
Alvaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Alvaro has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Alvaro presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvaro lands a left hand.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvaro breaks the clinch.
Alvaro throws a sloppy head kick
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvaro's calf.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jose Alvaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Alvaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Alvaro coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvaro's head.
Williams throws a series of punches but Alvaro moves out of range.
Williams defending well as Alvaro loads up on a big left hand.
Alvaro missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvaro wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alvaro misses with an uppercut
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvaro.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Alvaro slips the punch.
Alvaro misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvaro tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Alvaro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alvaro avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams tests Alvaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvaro jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Alvaro cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvaro misses with a leg kick
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Alvaro cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams misses with a hook. Alvaro ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaro blocks a head kick by Williams.
Alvaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Alvaro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Alvaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvaro's head.
Alvaro throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvaro.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvaro misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvaro takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Alvaro manages to avoid it.
Williams avoids the body shot from Alvaro.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Alvaro moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvaro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Williams.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvaro slips a straight right by Williams.
Alvaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Alvaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvaro throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Alvaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvaro needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams tries to move into range but Alvaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvaro throws out the jab.
Alvaro throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a quick counter head kick but Alvaro was just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves away from the strike by Alvaro.
Alvaro misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alvaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
Alvaro misses the jab.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvaro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvaro scrambles back to his feet.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Alvaro loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvaro as he connects with a hook.
Alvaro lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Alvaro lands a jab.
Alvaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Alvaro slips under a jab.
Alvaro lands a jab.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvaro misses with a head kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Alvaro lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Alvaro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams connects with a high kick.
A big left from Alvaro misses.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvaro misses with a wild body shot.
Alvaro throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Alvaro lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Alvaro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alvaro throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Alvaro throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Alvaro manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaro moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvaro pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Alvaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvaro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams passes Alvaro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvaro defending well though.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams trying to control the action but Alvaro is working from the bottom.
Alvaro controlling the position well.
Daniel Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Alvaro defending well.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Alvaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Alvaro is defending well.
Williams 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.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots but Alvaro is blocking nicely.
Alvaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williams with the ground and pound but Alvaro uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alvaro wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams wants to control from the top but Alvaro keeps moving.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Alvaro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jose Alvaro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvaro controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand back up but Alvaro counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Williams.
Alvaro is looking to stall here but Williams recovers full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvaro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvaro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Williams.
I think Alvaro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel Williams!
Daniel Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 2274 p4p, 245 weight class) and Desmond Flannery (ranked 3546 p4p, 345 weight class). Flannery has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Desmond Flannery told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
45 - 23 - 2 |
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270 lbs
25 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
45 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flannery takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flannery ducks under a wild hook from Juravlev.
Flannery changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Juravlev looks to throw the jab but Flannery is out of range.
Juravlev throws a body shot but no joy.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut.
Flannery changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Flannery shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Juravlev defends it nicely.
Juravlev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Juravlev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flannery avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Flannery shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flannery showed some decent athleticism there.
Flannery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juravlev defending well though.
Flannery stops Juravlev from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev pushes Flannery off and gets back to his feet.
Juravlev throws a lazy uppercut
and Flannery counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Juravlev!
Juravlev sneaks out the side door and pushes Flannery away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Flannery fails with a takedown attempt.
Flannery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juravlev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juravlev misses with an uppercut.
Flannery wants to clinch.
Flannery is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juravlev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juravlev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Flannery.
Flannery tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flannery moves forwards but Juravlev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev misses with a few strikes there.
Juravlev misses with a straight left.
Juravlev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flannery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juravlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Flannery is just out of range.
Flannery fails with a takedown attempt.
Juravlev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Juravlev. Those never looked like landing.
Juravlev connects with a body shot.
Flannery moves out of range as Juravlev strikes.
Flannery feints the counter takedown.
Flannery has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannery has his takedown stuffed
and Juravlev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flannery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flannery.
Juravlev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Desmond Flannery has been cut.
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Flannery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flannery moves away.
Flannery tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Juravlev defends well and Flannery ends up having to push Juravlev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Juravlev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Flannery.
Flannery drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Juravlev defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flannery darts in trying to clinch
and Juravlev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Juravlev misses.
Flannery is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Juravlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juravlev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juravlev moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juravlev is pressed up against the cage. Flannery has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Juravlev down to the mat. Juravlev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flannery takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Juravlev misses the jab.
Juravlev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Juravlev misses the target.
Juravlev tests Flannery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Flannery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flannery drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flannery throwing strikes from guard but Juravlev blocks nicely.
Flannery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flannery wants to pass the guard but Juravlev is keeping the position.
Juravlev uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Juravlev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juravlev lands a nice hook to Flannery's body. Flannery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juravlev misses the shot to the body.
Juravlev throws a hook to the side of Flannery's head but Flannery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flannery moves away.
Flannery has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flannery there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannery looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Juravlev!
Flannery lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Juravlev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Flannery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juravlev keeps working.
Juravlev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Flannery has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Flannery in side control, throwing shots but Juravlev defends.
Flannery trying to control the position but Juravlev is working away.
Juravlev throws Flannery to one side and escapes!
Flannery with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juravlev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Juravlev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flannery avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flannery slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flannery throws the left hand but Juravlev avoids the punch easily.
Flannery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flannery is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juravlev. Flannery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flannery drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Juravlev defends it well.
Juravlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flannery can do to turn this around?
Juravlev looks to land a left hand but Flannery moved out of range nicely.
Juravlev misses with a wild body shot.
Flannery tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Flannery gets tackled into the cage by Juravlev. Juravlev maintains the clinch.
Juravlev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flannery is working for takedown but Juravlev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Flannery.
Flannery goes for a takedown attempt but Juravlev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juravlev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flannery manages to avoid it.
Flannery doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Juravlev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Juravlev as Flannery shoots in.
Nice body punch from Juravlev.
Juravlev misses the jab.
Flannery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Juravlev throws a hook but Flannery avoids it easily.
Juravlev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flannery doesn't seem bothered though.
Flannery avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Flannery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Juravlev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flannery somewhat.
Flannery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev looks to land a left hand but Flannery moved out of range nicely.
Juravlev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Juravlev misses.
Flannery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juravlev.
Juravlev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flannery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juravlev misses with a straight left.
Flannery tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Juravlev. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flannery slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev takes a swing at Flannery's ribcage but misses.
Flannery goes for a double leg but Juravlev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Juravlev continues to drive forward.
Juravlev looks to land a right hand but Flannery moved out of range.
Juravlev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Flannery's cut.
That's time! Juravlev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Juravlev closes the distance and clinches.
Flannery can't get the takedown.
Juravlev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Juravlev lands a body punch.
Juravlev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Juravlev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juravlev.
Flannery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Juravlev lands an elbow that stopped Flannery in his tracks for a moment.
Flannery is rocked!
Juravlev lands a left hand.
Flannery is still on wobbly legs! Can Juravlev finish him?
Juravlev lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juravlev lands with a left to the head.
Flannery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juravlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Juravlev.
Juravlev presses Flannery against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Juravlev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Flannery drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Juravlev swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Flannery's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Juravlev!
Alexey Juravlev 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sanchez (ranked 1496 p4p, 190 weight class) and Reno Rawlings (ranked 2097 p4p, 245 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Where is My Mind? by Pixies. Rawlings has chosen Burned as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Reno Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Rawlings counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rawlings.
Rawlings takes one on the button.
Rawlings shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez defending well as Rawlings loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rawlings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Rawlings throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Rawlings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rawlings feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rawlings doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Rawlings knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rawlings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rawlings rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rawlings 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.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
and Sanchez counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rawlings! He's just covering up as Sanchez starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Sanchez!
A relieved looking Steve Sanchez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Reno Rawlings had this to say: '(Dracul laughs... he then disapears.)'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 597 p4p, 79 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 981 p4p, 133 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Come Over (feat. Stylo G). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Sigfridsson is out of range.
Johnson wants to slow Sigfridsson down by chopping away at his legs.
As Johnson looks to move away, Sigfridsson throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sigfridsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Sigfridsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Sigfridsson.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sigfridsson throws out the jab.
Johnson throws a hook but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sigfridsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Sigfridsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfridsson rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Sigfridsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson lands a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sigfridsson up against the cage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sigfridsson stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a nice body shot.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sigfridsson avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Sigfridsson is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sigfridsson lands a body shot.
Sigfridsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a nice body shot.
Sigfridsson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Sigfridsson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands with a light punch inside.
Sigfridsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfridsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson prevents Sigfridsson from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sigfridsson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigfridsson tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Sigfridsson back against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sigfridsson controls the action.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sigfridsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sigfridsson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfridsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfridsson lands a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sigfridsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Sigfridsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Benjamin Sigfridsson 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.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sigfridsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sigfridsson on the side of the head.
Sigfridsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has Sigfridsson pressed against the cage.
Sigfridsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sigfridsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Sigfridsson is looking for a counter combo.
Sigfridsson has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sigfridsson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a nice body shot.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sigfridsson closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Sigfridsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sigfridsson manages to break the 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!
Sigfridsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Sigfridsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sigfridsson throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson forces Sigfridsson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sigfridsson throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sigfridsson thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Sigfridsson down.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sigfridsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sigfridsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sigfridsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Sigfridsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sigfridsson!
Sigfridsson misses with a straight right.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sigfridsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sigfridsson momentarily.
Sigfridsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Sigfridsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sigfridsson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Sigfridsson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson is looking to slow Sigfridsson down with leg kicks.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sigfridsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Sigfridsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Sigfridsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wampage Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Sigfridsson is looking for a counter combo.
Sigfridsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sigfridsson clinches.
The referee calls for Sigfridsson to work.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sigfridsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wampage Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigfridsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sigfridsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sigfridsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Benjamin Sigfridsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sigfridsson saw that one coming.
Sigfridsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sigfridsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sigfridsson throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson walks into a jab.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Sigfridsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sigfridsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson rushes Sigfridsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson pushes Sigfridsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sigfridsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sigfridsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sigfridsson controls the action.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sigfridsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigfridsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is working Sigfridsson over against the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Sigfridsson blocks an uppercut.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson presses Sigfridsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wampage Johnson just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Johnson misses.
Sigfridsson is looking for a counter combo.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Sigfridsson misses with a looping left.
Sigfridsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sigfridsson misses with a wild combination.
Sigfridsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfridsson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson thuds his right hand into Sigfridsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sigfridsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sigfridsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sigfridsson throws a combination that misses
and Sigfridsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Sigfridsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson misses with a hook
and Sigfridsson counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Sigfridsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Sigfridsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sigfridsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson moved away.
Sigfridsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson cracks the inside of Sigfridsson's front leg.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Sigfridsson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sigfridsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a low kick but Sigfridsson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sigfridsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Johnson.
Sigfridsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sigfridsson backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sigfridsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Sigfridsson sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sigfridsson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sigfridsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigfridsson also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sigfridsson doesn't seem phased though.
Sigfridsson throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Sigfridsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sigfridsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sigfridsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sigfridssons head.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Sigfridsson working hard to break the clinch.
Sigfridsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfridsson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wampage Johnson dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sigfridsson drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Sigfridsson fails to land.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Sigfridsson looking to stall.
Sigfridsson scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Sigfridsson tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Sigfridsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sigfridsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sigfridsson.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Sigfridsson with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Sigfridsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sigfridsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sigfridsson slips under a jab.
Sigfridsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Benjamin Sigfridsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigfridsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sigfridsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Sigfridsson's leg but Sigfridsson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfridsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Sigfridsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Sigfridsson misses with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Wampage Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigfridsson's sensitive parts.
Sigfridsson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Sigfridsson closes the distance and clinches.
Sigfridsson trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigfridsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson is working Sigfridsson over against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sigfridsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigfridsson lands a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sigfridsson fails to land.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Sigfridsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Sigfridsson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Sigfridsson moves away from the strike by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigfridsson. That did some damage!
Sigfridsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sigfridsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigfridsson.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wampage Johnson.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wampage Johnson!
Wampage Johnson is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Wampage Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 651 p4p, 82 weight class) and Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 744 p4p, 90 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Carlos Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Luciano thumps Pain with a low kick.
Pain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pain fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pain trying to control the action but Luciano is working from the bottom.
Pain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Luciano controls the position for a moment.
Pain trying to control the action but Luciano is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano is trying to control Pain's posture but Pain avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Luciano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pain thows a huge punch but Luciano dodges it nicely.
Pain is working for a kimura here but Luciano manages to reverse the position and he's now in Pain's guard.
Pain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pain throws his legs up looking for a submission but Luciano uses it to pass to side control.
Pain is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
I've been told that Luciano 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 referee asks Luciano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Luciano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pain tries to buck Luciano off but Luciano is having none of it.
Luciano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Luciano stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain looks for a takedown but Luciano sprawls well.
Luciano lands a jab.
Jose Carlos Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Luciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luciano lands the left hand.
Royal Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pain.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pain on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luciano tries to move into range but Pain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luciano stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Luciano coming out on top.
Luciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
Luciano lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Luciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Pain is looking to score with low kicks.
Luciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Luciano does it's job there.
Pain tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Carlos Luciano dominated that 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.
Pain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luciano's sensitive parts.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Pain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
Luciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Luciano tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Luciano's guard.
Luciano 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.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Luciano is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luciano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.
Luciano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Luciano's guard.
Luciano is pulling down on Pain's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Luciano has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Luciano blocks nicely.
Luciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luciano seems keen to control Pain's posture.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pain is one step ahead there.
Pain wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Pain is in close to Luciano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Luciano is keeping the position.
Pain throws a big elbow that misses.
Pain throws an elbow that misses. Luciano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pain's guard. Nice move by Luciano!
Pain working for a triangle but Luciano defends it easily.
Luciano postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Luciano has passed into half guard!
Pain wants to control but Luciano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jose Carlos Luciano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luciano is taking a breather. Pain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Pain gets full guard.
Pain wants to sweep but no luck.
Luciano looking to pass the guard.
Luciano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luciano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luciano stands up from Pain's guard - Luciano perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luciano tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense.
Pain wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Carlos Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Luciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pain shoots for a double leg takedown but Luciano sprawls well. He's pushed Pain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Pain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luciano slips a straight right by Pain.
Pain throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Pain misses with a body punch
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Pain throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Pain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Pain misses
and Luciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Pain is predictable there
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Pain misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luciano digs a good body shot into Pain's ribs.
Luciano tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Pain wants to clinch but Luciano slips to the side
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Luciano thuds a left hand into Pain's body.
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano sends Pain crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Luciano is motioning to the referee to let Pain up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pain is rocked!
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!
Luciano is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
Oh Pain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pain swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano scores with a counter punch that sends Pain to the canvas! Luciano smells blood - he's punishing Pain with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pain has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Carlos Luciano!
After the fight, Jose Carlos Luciano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Royal Pain spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abner Applegate (ranked 278 p4p, 44 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 423 p4p, 56 weight class). Vicente Lafayette has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abner Applegate's chin.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Applegate scores with a shot to the body.
Applegate moves in looking to clinch but Lafayette pushes him off.
Applegate throws a shot to the body.
Applegate scores with a head kick. Lafayette tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Applegate takes the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafayette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Applegate is trying to force a seperation but Lafayette has the dominant position.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Applegate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lafayette.
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Applegate cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Applegate clinches.
Applegate misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette throws a body kick that misses.
Lafayette misses with a series of wild punches.
Applegate closes the distance and pushes Lafayette back into the cage.
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lafayette backwards.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Applegate has the dominant position.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Applegate has the dominant position.
Lafayette throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
Lafayette is trying to break the clinch but Applegate is controlling him.
Applegate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Applegate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Applegate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Applegate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Lafayette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Applegate tries to clinch up.
Lafayette is looking for the big counter here.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Applegate moves out of range.
Lafayette moves into range and clinches up with Applegate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate lands with a short shot to the head.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Applegate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.
Lafayette looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Applegate tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette blocks an elbow strike from Applegate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate tries to land knees in the clinch but Lafayette avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
Applegate working hard to break the clinch.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette blocks an elbow strike from Applegate.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
Applegate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Applegate is looking to clinch.
Lafayette let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Applegate moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate fails with a takedown attempt.
Applegate scores with a leg kick.
Applegate wants to clinch
and Lafayette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Applegate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette blocks an uppercut.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate digs a right hand into Lafayette's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lafayette's gas tank.
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 Abner Applegate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Applegate clinches with his opponent.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Lafayette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate keeps control of Lafayette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Applegate tries to clinch up.
Lafayette displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Applegate.
Lafayette tries to keep at a distance but Applegate has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate has Lafayette pressed against the cage, preventing Lafayette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Applegate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafayette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to break the clinch but can't.
Applegate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Applegate presses Lafayette against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abner Applegate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Applegate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Lafayette misses with a punch on the inside.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Applegate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lafayette lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Applegate tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette dodges the punch combination from Applegate.
Applegate stalks Lafayette and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lafayette's face. Lafayette staggers backwards, shaken.
Applegate throws a front kick that sends Lafayette stumbling back into the cage.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Applegate tenderised Lafayette's leg. Lafayette is trying to keep his angry face on.
Applegate is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate has closed the distance and engaged Lafayette in a clinch.
Applegate missing with knees to the body.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafayette wants to break free but Applegate has control.
Applegate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Applegate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Applegate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lafayette blocks it with crossed arms.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Applegate tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafayette struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Applegate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafayette can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Lafayette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Applegate works on Lafayette's body with a couple of short punches.
Applegate prevents Lafayette from breaking the clinch.
Applegate tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Lafayette avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
Applegate prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Applegate dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Applegate darts in and clinches Lafayette up against the cage.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate works on Lafayette's body with a couple of short punches.
Applegate breaks the clinch.
Applegate drives through and clinches with Lafayette against the cage.
Applegate has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette working hard to break the clinch.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Lafayette can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Lafayette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Applegate tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Applegate tries to score with a low kick but Lafayette moves his leg out of the way.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lafayette takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lafayette gets tackled into the cage by Applegate. Applegate maintains the clinch.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lafayette working hard to break the clinch.
Lafayette breaks the clinch.
Lafayette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Applegate. That did some damage!
Applegate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Applegate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette wants to break free but Applegate has control.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lafayette has had enough of the clinch but Applegate keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette wants to break free but Applegate has control.
Lafayette lands with a short shot to the head.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Lafayette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafayette is trying to force a seperation but Applegate has the dominant position.
Applegate breaks from the clinch.
Applegate closes the distance but Lafayette moves to the side
letting Lafayette counter with a right hand.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Abner Applegate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Applegate.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette drops his hands momentarily and Applegate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Applegate.
Applegate tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Applegate.
Applegate fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Applegate does it's job there.
Applegate drops his hands momentarily and Lafayette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate works on Lafayette's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Applegate.
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafayette tries to move into range but Applegate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Applegate rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Lafayette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abner Applegate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Applegate 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abner Applegate!
An out of breath Abner Applegate 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 161 p4p, 22 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 609 p4p, 99 weight class). Dog comes into the arena with Fallout blaring out of the sound system. Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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204 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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog scores with a leg kick.
Shankoli gets tackled into the cage by Dog. Dog maintains the clinch.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Dog pulls guard successfully.
Shankoli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dog is keeping the position for now.
Shankoli controlling from the top position.
Shankoli is posturing up here but Dog has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Shankoli tries to roll out but it's too tight and Shankoli has to tap! Slick submission there by Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Three Dog!
During a confident post fight interview, Three Dog thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Ravi Shankoli had this to say: 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 129 p4p, 21 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 253 p4p, 36 weight class). Thrym's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Are - Hollywood Undead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard blocks a jab.
Lillard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thrym ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thrym throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lillard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lillard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thrym misses with a body kick.
Lillard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lillard tries to clinch there but Thrym circles away.
Lillard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
A left and a right from Lillard both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thrym lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lillard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lillard tries to clinch up but Thrym circles away and keeps his distance.
Thrym on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard thuds his right hand into Thrym's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thrym pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lillard is out of range and Thrym settles back down.
Lillard closes the distance and clinches.
Thrym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Thrym on the inside.
Thrym throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thrym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lillard misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Thrym.
Lillard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrym.
Thrym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym prevents a body shot from Lillard.
Thrym takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lillard controlling the action here for a moment.
Thrym has a couple of punches blocked by Lillard.
Lillard stalling in the clinch.
Lillard is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Lillard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Thrym lands with a left to the head.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thrym scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrym misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard pushes Thrym back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrym working aggressively here.
Thrym breaks from the clinch.
Thrym throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Thrym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thrym throws a jab when Lillard was well out of range.
Thrym fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lillard on the side of the head.
Lillard ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Lillard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thrym misses with a straight left.
Thrym walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lillard cracks a nice hook into Thrym's ribs.
Thrym misses the jab.
Thrym tries to keep at a distance but Lillard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lillard lands a shoulder strike.
Thrym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thrym up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrym's elbow.
Thrym makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lillard.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrym tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrym pushes Lillard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrym lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Lillard.
Lillard stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrym misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on Lillard's shoulder, as Lillard tries to avoid the shot.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thrym connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Thrym finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thrym just misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard lands a jab.
Lillard moves into the clinch.
Lillard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
Thrym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrym blocks an uppercut.
Lillard looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lillard.
Lillard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thrym.
Lillard looking to slow down the pace here.
Lillard just leaning against Thrym, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard is trying to maintain a safe position but Thrym gets an underhook and turns Lillard into the cage.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrym lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lillard backwards.
Lillard lands with a left to the head.
Thrym lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lillard.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
Thrym lands a shot to the body.
Thrym lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.
Lillard avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrym.
Thrym lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lillard or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrym.
Lillard trying to control the position but instead, Thrym has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lillard into the cage.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrym working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thrym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lillards head.
A shot in the inside from Lillard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
Lillard blocking some punches.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lillard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thrym scores with a hook to the body.
Lillard trying to control the position but instead, Thrym has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lillard into the cage.
Lillard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rung Thrym has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thrym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lillard working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym misses with some punches.
Thrym swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thrym misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
Lillard tries to stall but Thrym uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lillard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lillard taking a breather.
Thrym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lillard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thrym letting Lillard take a breather here.
Thrym throws a punch but it's blocked by Lillard.
Lillard is looking to control Thrym's arms but Thrym gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lillard has his back to the cage.
Thrym digs a right hand into Lillard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lillard's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lillard avoiding damage.
Thrym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lillard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lillard trying to stall but Thrym improves his position.
Lillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Thrym.
Lillard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Thrym on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lillard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrym on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lillard tries to clinch up but Thrym circles away and keeps his distance.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym tries to work over Lillard's front leg with a kick but Lillard checks it.
Rung Thrym is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Lillard. Those never looked like landing.
Thrym misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lillard! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leeland Lillard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thrym lands the left hand.
Lillard clinches.
Lillard just leaning against Thrym, taking a breather.
Thrym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym lands an uppercut.
Thrym breaks from the clinch.
Leeland Lillard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lillard throws a sloppy head kick and Thrym moves out of range easily.
Lillard feints a jab promting Thrym to slip. Lillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thrym slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lillard looks to clinch
and Thrym counters with a good low kick that Lillard was not able to check.
Lillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Thrym just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lillard to score with a decent uppercut.
Thrym swings widly with a right hand
and Lillard counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym throws the left hand but Lillard avoids the punch easily.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lillard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard is looking to clinch.
Lillard clinches up against the cage.
Thrym lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lillard or not.
Come on Lillard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thrym working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrym lands a right hand.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrym.
Thrym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrym misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrym misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrym has a couple of punches blocked by Lillard.
Lillard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lillard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thrym lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lillard blocking some punches.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrym lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrym.
A body shot lands from Lillard.
Thrym lands with a left to the head.
Lillard is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lillard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lillard can't find room to land a body shot as Thrym controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Thrym fails to land.
Thrym tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard stalling.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lillard looking to slow down the pace here.
Thrym working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
Thrym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
Lillard can't find room to land a body shot as Thrym controls the action.
Thrym tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lillard lands an uppercut.
Lillard trying to stall but Thrym improves his position.
Thrym pushes Lillard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lillard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thrym lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrym scores with a shot to the side of Lillard's head.
Thrym misses with some punches.
Thrym pushes Lillard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrym pushes Lillard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thrym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Lillard has a couple of punches blocked by Thrym.
Lillard tries a body shot but Thrym blocks it.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrym breaks the clinch.
Lillard has Thrym up against the cage in a clinch.
Thrym lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thrym lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thrym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
Lillard slowing the pace effectively.
Thrym misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard has Thrym pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung Thrym clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick from Thrym lands but Lillard takes it in his stride.
Lillard clinches with his opponent.
Lillard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thrym lands a body shot.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Thrym.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Thrym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrym.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lillard lands a left hand.
Lillard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym misses with a body punch.
Lillard stalls.
Lillard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thrym scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrym tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Thrym fails to land.
A short right from Lillard on the inside.
Lillard taking a breather.
Thrym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lillard tries to stall but Thrym uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lillard is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Thrym has denied him.
Lillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lillard stalling the fight.
Thrym lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Thrym thuds a left hand into Lillard's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a double jab.
Thrym changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Thrym blocks the low kick.
Thrym feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Thrym scores with a four punch combination!
Thrym misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Thrym.
Thrym lands with a shot to the body.
Lillard looks to land a combination. Thrym sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thrym motions for Lillard to come forward. Thrym throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thrym throws a chopping leg kick but Lillard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lillard throws a head kick but Thrym moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lillard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lillard blocks a jab.
Lillard feints a counter leg kick.
Lillard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lillard lands a head kick!
Thrym throws a hook but Lillard avoids it easily.
Thrym gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thrym misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Lillard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A leg kick checked by Lillard.
Lillard has Thrym up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
Lillard lands with a right to the head.
Lillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrym lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard lands an uppercut.
Lillard is looking to control Thrym's arms but Thrym gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lillard has his back to the cage.
Thrym misses with a body punch.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Thrym.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
Thrym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thrym as Lillard tries to tie him up.
Lillard misses with the head strike.
Lillard stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lillard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lillard is looking to clinch.
Lillard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thrym misses with an uppercut.
Lillard misses with a lunging right hand
and Thrym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thrym circles away quickly and effectively.
Thrym paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym scores with a shot to the body.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thrym, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lillard throws a nice looking combination but Thrym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Thrym was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lillard.
Lillard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Lillard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lillard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thrym scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
Thrym throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thrym circles away quickly and effectively.
Lillard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Thrym.
Lillard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thrym misses the shot to the body.
Thrym cracks Lillard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thrym connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lillard momentarily.
Leeland Lillard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thrym tries to keep at a distance but Lillard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lillard is working Thrym over against the cage.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thrym misses with some punches.
Thrym working hard to break the clinch.
Lillard lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Lillard.
Thrym blocks a body shot from Lillard.
Thrym working aggressively here.
Lillard stalling in the clinch but Thrym improves position.
Lillard takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lillard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thrym tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Thrym back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
Thrym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lillard is looking to control Thrym's arms but Thrym gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lillard has his back to the cage.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lillard.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rung Thrym is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thrym lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrym working aggressively here.
Thrym can't find room to land a body shot as Lillard controls the action.
Thrym tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Thrym back against the cage.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lillard has double underhooks.
Lillard controlling the action here for a moment.
Thrym working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a punch but it's blocked by Lillard.
A left hand lands to the body for Thrym.
Thrym working aggressively here.
Lillard taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lillard.
Thrym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrym lands a left hand.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lillard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lillard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lillard gets through Thrym's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rung Thrym.
Well Thrym has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
Rung Thrym retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rung Thrym thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Scorpion (ranked 57 p4p, 9 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 339 p4p, 45 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scorpion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by !!!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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161 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Scorpion as Anderson shoots in.
A quick step to the side and Scorpion tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Scorpion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scorpion at a distance.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Scorpion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson rushes Scorpion and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Scorpion avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion being controlled against the cage.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Scorpion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Scorpion. Scorpion maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Scorpion gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scorpion pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Scorpion keeps it at a distance.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Scorpion counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson tries to sprawl but Scorpion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion not doing much here.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Scorpion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Scorpion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Scorpion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Scorpion down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scorpion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Scorpion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scorpion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Scorpion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Scorpion trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scorpion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Scorpion tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Scorpion tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the position.
Scorpion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scorpion looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scorpion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scorpion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Scorpion's legs - danger averted.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Scorpion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Scorpion is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Scorpion has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Scorpion, who protects the arm well.
Scorpion manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anderson uses his free foot to push down on Scorpion's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Scorpion.
Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to control but Scorpion wriggling away.
Anderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scorpion because Anderson loaded up on that one.
Anderson looking to ground and pound but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Scorpion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brownie Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Scorpion frees his head quite easily.
Anderson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Scorpion slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anderson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Scorpion could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Anderson has cracked it and Scorpion is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson is the new lightweight champion!
Brownie Anderson 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 Kajun Puno (ranked 28 p4p, 4 weight class) and Samson Goldstein (ranked 40 p4p, 5 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by デッドマンズ銃. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Samson Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno lands with an uppercut that bounces Goldstein off the cage and back into range.
Puno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puno throws a leg kick which misses Goldstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldstein tries to avoid it.
Goldstein throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
Puno tries to counter by clinching up but Goldstein breaks away and moves out of range.
Goldstein moves out of range of the body kick from Puno.
Puno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goldstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldstein blocks a jab.
Puno throws a chopping leg kick but Goldstein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Goldstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goldstein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puno. Puno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goldstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Puno tries to land a front kick but Goldstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldstein.
Goldstein wants to counter the offense by Puno and move into the clinch position.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldstein.
Goldstein steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Puno tried to score with a low kick but Goldstein checks it.
Goldstein flicks out a counter leg kick but Puno steps away.
Goldstein moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Puno scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puno cracks Goldstein with a nice body shot.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Goldstein avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Goldstein lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno blocking some punches.
Goldstein blocks a body shot from Puno.
A left hand lands to the body for Puno.
A short right from Goldstein on the inside.
I was talking to Puno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Puno misses with some punches.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldstein or not.
A short uppercut from Puno.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puno.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Puno fails to land.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Goldstein controls the action.
Goldstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Puno.
Goldstein pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno lands a left hand.
Puno lands with a light punch inside.
Goldstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldstein's elbow.
Goldstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Puno.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Goldstein.
Puno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldsteins head.
A short body shot lands from Puno as the two fighters clinch.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
Puno scores with a shoulder strike.
Goldstein scores with a shot to the side of Puno's head.
Puno is working Goldstein over against the cage.
Puno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
Puno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puno.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Goldstein tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldstein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puno or not.
Goldstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldstein's elbow.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein blocks an uppercut.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Puno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goldstein.
Goldstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Goldstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Goldstein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Puno blocks it.
Puno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Puno tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldstein blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samson Goldstein 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.
Puno slips a jab from Goldstein.
Puno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Goldstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Puno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldstein throws out the jab.
Goldstein looks to land a body kick but Puno moved away.
Goldstein misses with a body shot
and Puno counters with a straight right hand.
Goldstein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goldstein scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Goldstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goldstein.
Goldstein tries to clinch but Puno moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goldstein is looking to clinch.
Puno has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Puno on the inside.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puno.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Puno blocking some punches.
Goldstein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puno.
Goldstein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goldstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samson Goldstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Goldstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Puno.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
A head punch on the inside from Puno fails to land.
Puno blocking some punches.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldstein's elbow.
Puno tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno blocking some punches.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
Puno lands a shot to the body.
Goldstein is breathing heavily.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldstein can't find room to land a body shot as Puno controls the action.
Puno throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldstein.
Puno working aggressively here.
Puno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Puno lands a shoulder strike.
Puno misses with some punches.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno digs a right hand into Goldstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldstein's gas tank.
Puno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puno works on Goldstein's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
Puno works on Goldstein's body with a couple of short punches.
Puno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.
Puno lands a right hand.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Puno.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno lands a shot to the body.
Puno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Puno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.
Goldstein managing to block the knees to the body from Puno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
Puno scores with a shoulder strike.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Puno.
Puno drops Goldstein onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Goldstein is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Goldstein is rocked!
Puno unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Goldstein! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Puno is unloading with more strikes now! Goldstein drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kajun Puno!
Kajun Puno is the new heavyweight champion!
Kajun Puno bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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