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Montreal RD 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Junior (ranked 5344 p4p, 152 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 5440 p4p, 166 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tharrier! Junior is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thom Tharrier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Gallowgate (ranked 6754 p4p, 198 weight class) and Tommy Du Mahss (ranked 5343 p4p, 150 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Gallowgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Du Mahss!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Mahss blocks a jab.
Gallowgate slips a jab from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate with a hook.
Gallowgate misses with a hook.
A jab from Gallowgate misses.
Gallowgate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallowgate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Du Mahss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gallowgate scrambles back to his feet.
Gallowgate connects with a right hand. Du Mahss shakes it off.
A slow jab from Gallowgate misses its intended target.
Gallowgate looks to land a left hand but Du Mahss moved out of range nicely.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot.
Du Mahss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gallowgate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Du Mahss slips a straight right by Gallowgate.
A slow jab from Gallowgate misses its intended target.
Gallowgate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Du Mahss misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Mahss looks to land a left hand but Gallowgate moved out of range nicely.
Gallowgate throwing a counter right hand but Du Mahss manages to avoid it.
Du Mahss loads up on a big right hand but Gallowgate slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gallowgate misses the target.
Du Mahss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Tommy Du Mahss has been cut.
Rick Gallowgate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Du Mahss throws a hook but Gallowgate avoids it easily.
Gallowgate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallowgate misses the shot to the body.
Gallowgate catches Du Mahss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Gallowgate misses.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss misses with a shot to the body
and Gallowgate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallowgate throws a big shot that misses.
Du Mahss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallowgate manages to avoid it.
Du Mahss moves away from the strike by Gallowgate.
Gallowgate throws an off balance right hand
and Du Mahss counters with a stiff right hand.
Du Mahss throws a shot from downtown. Gallowgate moves away and avoids it.
Du Mahss swings for the body but Gallowgate moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss looks to throw the jab but Gallowgate is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallowgate. Du Mahss does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Du Mahss misses with a jab to the body
and Gallowgate counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallowgate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Du Mahss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Du Mahss does it's job there.
Gallowgate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Du Mahss misses with a looping right.
Du Mahss jabs Gallowgate right on the nose. Gallowgate blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Rick Gallowgate has been cut.
We've been told by Gallowgate's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gallowgate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallowgate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Du Mahss throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallowgate.
Gallowgate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Gallowgate there.
Du Mahss throws a jab when Gallowgate was well out of range.
Du Mahss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Du Mahss does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallowgate throws a hook but Du Mahss avoids it easily.
Gallowgate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Du Mahss lands.
Du Mahss misses with a two punch combination.
Du Mahss misses with a hook
and Gallowgate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Du Mahss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Du Mahss misses
and Gallowgate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Du Mahss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Du Mahss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gallowgate slips under a jab from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss lands with a nice body punch.
Du Mahss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallowgate.
Du Mahss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Du Mahss misses.
Du Mahss connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallowgate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Mahss moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallowgate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gallowgate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Du Mahss! But no joy.
Gallowgate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Du Mahsss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gallowgate misses with a few strikes there.
As Gallowgate backs off Du Mahss throws a huge counter combo but Gallowgate manages to avoid it all.
Du Mahss misses with a looping right.
Gallowgate blocks a jab.
Du Mahss misses with an uppercut
and Gallowgate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Du Mahss walks into a jab.
Gallowgate avoids the body shot from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate misses with a double jab
and Du Mahss counters with a straight right hand.
Du Mahss throws a body punch but Gallowgate moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallowgate. Du Mahss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Du Mahss bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gallowgate's head.
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 Rick Gallowgate will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gallowgate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Du Mahss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallowgate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Du Mahss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gallowgate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Mahss.
Gallowgate misses with an uppercut. Du Mahss saw that one coming.
Du Mahss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallowgate.
Gallowgate moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Du Mahss misses.
Gallowgate cracks Du Mahss with an open hand slap.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Du Mahss might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gallowgate has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Gallowgate misses.
Rick Gallowgate is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallowgate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Du Mahss misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Mahss misses with a two punch combination.
Gallowgate moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallowgate swings for the body but Du Mahss moves out of range.
Gallowgate lands a nice shot to the body.
Du Mahss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallowgate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallowgate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Mahss moves away.
It seemed like Du Mahss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Du Mahss looks to throw the jab but Gallowgate is out of range.
Du Mahss looks to land a left hand but Gallowgate moved out of range nicely.
Gallowgate throws a right hand that misses
and Du Mahss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallowgate misses with a right hand
enabling Du Mahss to counter with a crisp jab.
Du Mahss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Du Mahss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Du Mahss cracks Gallowgate with a good jab.
Gallowgate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Mahss manages to avoid it.
Du Mahss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallowgate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Du Mahss throws a right hand that misses
and Gallowgate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Du Mahss lunges at Gallowgate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gallowgate's hand.
A jab lands there for Gallowgate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallowgate. Du Mahss does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallowgate misses with a combination
and Du Mahss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gallowgate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Du Mahss doesn't seem phased though.
Gallowgate slips under a jab.
Gallowgate slips a straight right by Du Mahss.
Du Mahss scores with a hook to the body. Gallowgate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Du Mahss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gallowgate doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gallowgate!
Du Mahss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gallowgate in his tracks.
Du Mahss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gallowgate dodges the punch combination from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallowgate misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss throws a looping overhand right but Gallowgate ducks down to avoid it.
Gallowgate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Du Mahss misses.
Gallowgate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Du Mahss.
As Du Mahss looks to move away, Gallowgate throws a big counter combo but Du Mahss just gets out of the way.
Du Mahss throws a hook to the side of Gallowgate's head but Gallowgate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Du Mahss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallowgate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Mahss.
A big left from Gallowgate misses.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Du Mahss releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the body from Gallowgate misses
and Du Mahss counters with a nice uppercut.
Du Mahss throws a right hand that Gallowgate ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallowgate also avoids with ease.
Gallowgate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Du Mahss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss looks to land a right hand but Gallowgate moved out of range.
Du Mahss misses with a straight right.
Du Mahss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallowgate as he jumps to the side.
Gallowgate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rick Gallowgate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Du Mahss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallowgate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Du Mahss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallowgate misses the target.
Gallowgate throws a lazy right hand but Du Mahss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallowgate throws a series of punches but Du Mahss avoids them all with ease.
Gallowgate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallowgate.
Jab by Gallowgate.
Gallowgate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Du Mahss throws a jab when Gallowgate was well out of range.
Du Mahss misses with a left hand
and Gallowgate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Du Mahss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Gallowgate. Those never looked like landing.
Gallowgate looks to land a combination but Du Mahss avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Gallowgate.
Gallowgate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Du Mahss! But no joy.
Du Mahss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gallowgate's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallowgate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Du Mahss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Du Mahss finds it's target.
Nice shot by Du Mahss.
Gallowgate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallowgate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Mahss jabs Gallowgate right on the nose. Gallowgate blinks but takes it well.
Gallowgate is rocked!
Du Mahss cracks Gallowgate with a left hook right on the temple and Gallowgate goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Du Mahss lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gallowgate is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Du Mahss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Slaughter (ranked 5227 p4p, 134 weight class) and Sven Eklund (ranked 5252 p4p, 138 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slaughter sprawls well initially but Eklund persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter is looking to control Eklund's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slaughter avoid being mounted?
Slaughter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eklund.
Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slaughter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eklund scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eklund thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eklund wants to free his trapped foot but Slaughter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Eklund takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slaughter desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eklund is keen to just control but Slaughter is a slippery customer.
Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter looking for submissions off his back.
Eklund should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Eklund is thwarting Slaughter's attempts to control the position.
Eklund scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slaughter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Eklund there.
Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Slaughter taking some punishment here, with Eklund in his half guard.
Slaughter tries to get to full guard but Eklund has control of the leg.
Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slaughter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eklund scores with a couple of nice shots.
Slaughter has hold of Eklund's hands but Eklund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eklund working Slaughter over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eklund lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eklund working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slaughter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter trying to control from the bottom.
Slaughter actively working from the bottom here.
Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Slaughter keeping control of the position.
Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eklund is thwarting Slaughter's attempts to control the position.
Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eklund winds up and cracks Slaughter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eklund takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slaughter has hold of Eklund's hands but Eklund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund slips a nice elbow through Slaughter's hands, connecting with Slaughter's forehead.
Slaughter trying to control from the bottom.
Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eklund lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slaughter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slaughter is looking to control Eklund's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slaughter avoid being mounted?
Slaughter looking for submissions off his back.
Slaughter manages to get to full guard.
Eklund is in close to Slaughter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slaughter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eklund doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eklund manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eklund working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slaughter's head.
Eklund makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slaughter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eklund is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter working for a triangle but Eklund defends it easily.
Eklund with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eklund distracts Slaughter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slaughter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eklund working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eklund works over Slaughter with some ground and pound from guard.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eklund keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slaughter's head.
Slaughter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eklund can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eklund scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eklund lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Eklund dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eklund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slaughter avoids it really well and circles away.
Slaughter clinches.
Eklund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slaughter tries to work over Eklund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eklund lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sven Eklund has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slaughter is looking to improve his position.
Eklund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Eklund.
Slaughter actively working from the bottom here.
Slaughter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slaughter tries to get out of the position.
Slaughter trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eklund connects with a nice short shot to Slaughter's temple.
Eklund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter has hold of Eklund's hands but Eklund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slaughter actively working from the bottom here.
Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slaughter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eklund pulls his head out easily.
Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eklund slips a nice elbow through Slaughter's hands, connecting with Slaughter's forehead.
Slaughter looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slaughter keeping control of the position.
Eklund working Slaughter over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slaughter is rocked!
Slaughter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oh Slaughter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eklund stands up over Slaughter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slaughter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slaughter seems to have got his legs back now.
Eklund content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eklund's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eklund is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eklund arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Slaughter's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sven Eklund!
In his post fight interview, Sven Eklund started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues Dupont (ranked 5341 p4p, 154 weight class) and Jon Bones (ranked 5450 p4p, 165 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugues Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Bones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupont closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dupont shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dupont showed some decent athleticism there.
Bones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dupont manages to mount him!
Dupont tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dupont has isolated one of Bones's arms. Bones looking to fight him off but Dupont twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugues Dupont!
A relieved looking Hugues Dupont thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Columbo (ranked 5365 p4p, 153 weight class) and Mongali Samson (ranked 5387 p4p, 157 weight class). Samson has chosen Hosh Tokolosh as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Columbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mongali Samson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samson wants to clinch but Columbo slips to the side
letting Columbo counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mongali Samson has been cut.
Columbo looks to land a combination but Samson avoids it well.
Columbo with a nice cross.
Samson keeps the fight on the outside.
Samson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Columbo defends it well.
Samson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samson tries to clinch but Columbo moves away
and Columbo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Columbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Columbo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Columbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Columbo scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Samson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Columbo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mongali Samson!
After winning the bout, Mongali Samson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Regis Petrozuli (ranked 5351 p4p, 149 weight class) and Harry Tournament (ranked 5473 p4p, 167 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regis Petrozuli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Tournament!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tournament looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrozuli is just out of range.
A big left from Petrozuli misses.
Tournament looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tournament cracks Petrozuli with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Petrozuli looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tournament finish him?
It looks like Regis Petrozuli has been cut.
Petrozuli throws an overhand right that lands on Tournament's shoulder, as Tournament tries to avoid the shot.
Petrozuli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tournament sprawls well initially but Petrozuli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrozuli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Petrozuli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petrozuli is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tournament is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Regis Petrozuli!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Okino Naruhiko (ranked 5377 p4p, 156 weight class) and Michael Dobson (ranked 5396 p4p, 159 weight class). Michael Dobson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Okino Naruhiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruhiko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Naruhiko works over Dobson with some ground and pound from guard.
Naruhiko throwing strikes from guard but Dobson blocks nicely.
Dobson is trying to control the position but Naruhiko postures up.
Naruhiko 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.
Naruhiko drops back looking for a leg! Dobson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dobson manages to kick Naruhiko off! Naruhiko jumps back into Dobson's guard.
Dobson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Naruhiko won't allow Dobson to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naruhiko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Naruhiko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dobson is keeping the position for now.
Dobson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naruhiko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naruhiko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naruhiko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson keeping full guard, as Naruhiko tries to pass.
Naruhiko landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naruhiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dobson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dobson looking to control.
Naruhiko lands a couple of elbows.
Naruhiko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobson's head.
Naruhiko cracks Dobson with a solid left hand.
Naruhiko trying to control but Dobson is working from the bottom.
Naruhiko is stalling in the full guard.
Naruhiko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruhiko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naruhiko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dobson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruhiko.
Naruhiko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Naruhiko working some strikes from top position.
Naruhiko gets to his feet and stands over Dobson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dobson felt that one! Naruhiko unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dobson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okino Naruhiko!
In defeat, Michael Dobson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh bugger all!'.
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#R1#
Khak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O'Phoenix back to the cage. Khak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Khak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Khak rushes O'Phoenix and presses him up against the cage.
Khak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Khak - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Khak.
O'Phoenix tries to pull guard but Khak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O'Phoenix could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
O'Phoenix tries to pull guard but Khak holds him up against the cage and eventually O'Phoenix drops back down to his feet.
#TD#
O'Phoenix pulls guard. #SUB#
O'Phoenix has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Khak doesn't defend quickly enough and O'Phoenix has managed to lock this one up! Can Khak escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to O'Phoenix on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Patrick O'Phoenix!
Patrick O'Phoenix was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didi Hamman (ranked 3293 p4p, 344 weight class) and Andres Solano (ranked 3565 p4p, 367 weight class). Didi Hamman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didi Hamman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andres Solano!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Solano counters with a straight right hand.
Solano misses with a wild combination.
Hamman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Solano.
Hamman swings for the body but Solano moves out of range.
Hamman has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Hamman.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solano avoids it.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Solano is trying to force a seperation but Hamman has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Solano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solano is defending well for now.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Solano avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Hamman lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solano wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamman won't allow it.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamman obliges.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Hamman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Solano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solano misses with a right hand
and Hamman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hamman.
Solano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Solano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamman keeps control of Solano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Solano blocks it.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
Hamman throws an elbow but it misses.
Solano avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano is trying to break free.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solano breaks the clinch.
Hamman looks to score with a jab to the body but Solano is just out of range.
Hamman moves away from the strike by Solano.
Solano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamman has Solano up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamman crunches a lovely knee into Solano's ribcage.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Solano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Solano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Solano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hamman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Solano looks winded!
Hamman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Solano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamman scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Hamman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Hamman lands a knee to the body.
Hamman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solano's face.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Solano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamman with a knee to the head.
Hamman crunches a lovely knee into Solano's ribcage.
Hamman scores with a knee to the head.
Solano is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Didi Hamman 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.
Hamman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solano throws the left hand but Hamman avoids the punch easily.
Hamman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Solano manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamman. Solano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solano throws a big shot that misses.
Solano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hamman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solano.
Solano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamman.
Solano misses with an uppercut
and Hamman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Didi Hamman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Solano is trying to push Hamman away but Hamman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hamman can't find room to land a body shot as Solano controls the action.
Solano takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
Solano is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamman has double underhooks.
Hamman lands a hook that snaps the head of Solano backwards.
Hamman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solano can do to turn this around?
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman scores with a knee to the head.
Solano dodges an elbow strike from Hamman.
Solano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solano tries to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling the position.
Hamman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman working Solano over with knees to the body.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
Hamman landing knees to the body.
Solano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamman won't allow it.
Hamman working Solano over with knees to the body.
Solano is breathing heavily.
Hamman has Solano pressed against the cage, preventing Solano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Solano takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamman throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Solano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hamman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Hamman.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano is trying to break free.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamman lands a good knee to the midsection. Solano won't want to take too many of those.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Solano blocks with his arms.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Solano wants to break free but Hamman has control.
Solano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solano is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamman has double underhooks.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solano avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Didi Hamman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Solano misses the jab.
Solano fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamman pushes Solano up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
Hamman with a knee to the head.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamman obliges.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano is trying to break free.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Solano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andres Solano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamman slips a jab from Solano.
Solano misses with a looping left.
Solano avoids the body shot from Hamman.
Solano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamman.
Hamman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Solano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hamman lands a nice shot to the body.
Solano misses with a hook.
Didi Hamman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman has managed to clinch.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Solano tries to circle away but Hamman has him pinned against the cage.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Solano tries to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
Hamman has Solano pressed against the cage, preventing Solano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano working hard to break the clinch.
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
Solano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman lands a nice knee to the body.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solano has had enough of the clinch but Hamman keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Solano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andres Solano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solano can't break the clinch.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.
Solano is trying to break free.
Solano tries to break free but Hamman pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamman has Solano pressed against the cage, preventing Solano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Didi Hamman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didi Hamman!
Didi Hamman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 1949 p4p, 285 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 2467 p4p, 337 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Germano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper. Ugoh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocky Dawuni - African Thriller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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28
207 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Germano misses its intended target.
Germano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Germano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ugoh avoids the body shot from Germano.
Ugoh steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ugoh scores with a shot to the body.
Germano with a jab.
Ugoh throws a sloppy head kick and Germano moves out of range easily.
Germano takes a swing at Ugoh's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Germano misses.
Ugoh misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Germano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Germano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ugoh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ugoh controlling Germano's posture.
Ugoh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Germano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Germano wants to control from the top but Ugoh keeps moving.
Ugoh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Germano is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano is looking to work some ground and pound but Ugoh has wrist control.
Germano throws a big right hand that misses.
Germano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Germano trying to control the position from guard on top but Ugoh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ugoh keeping full guard, as Germano tries to pass.
Germano throws an elbow that misses. Ugoh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Germano's guard. Nice move by Ugoh!
Germano has his foot on Ugoh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ugoh works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Germano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ugoh is one step ahead there.
Ugoh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ugoh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ugoh stands and throws Germano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ugoh working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Germano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ugoh's best efforts.
Germano is trying to control but Ugoh passes into side control!
Germano is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ugoh working away.
Germano is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Rodrigo Germano 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.
Ugoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ugoh tries to land a front kick but Germano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ugoh.
Germano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ugoh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Germano catches Ugoh right on the button with a cross.
Germano blocks a head kick by Ugoh.
Germano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Germano looks to throw the jab but Ugoh is out of range.
Ugoh is looking for the big counter here.
Ugoh staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano avoids the head kick by Ugoh.
Germano feinted with a counter takedown.
Germano throws a body shot but no joy.
Ugoh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ugoh misses with a head kick.
Rui Rodrigo Germano is winning the standup battle so far.
Ugoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Germano.
Germano throws a lazy uppercut
and Ugoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Ugoh slips a jab from Germano.
Ugoh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Germano with a body shot.
Ugoh throws a jab when Germano was well out of range.
Germano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Germano scores with a hook to the body. Ugoh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ugoh tries a quick counter leg kick but Germano is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Germano.
Ugoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Germano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ugoh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ugoh misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ugoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ugoh avoids the body shot from Germano.
Nice defenses there by Germano.
Germano loads up on a big right hand but Ugoh slips the punch.
Germano shoots for a double leg takedown but Ugoh sprawls well. He's pushed Germano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Germano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Germano misses.
Germano misses with a double jab.
Ugoh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Rui Rodrigo Germano has been cut.
Ugoh throws a solid leg kick but Germano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ugoh.
Germano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ugoh sprawls and moves away.
Germano connects with a body shot that sends Ugoh's belly button to the back.
Ugoh connects with a jab.
Ugoh misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ugoh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ugoh connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh misses with a low kick.
Germano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ugoh sprawls and moves away.
Germano throws a big shot that misses.
Ugoh is looking to land body kicks.
Ugoh staying out of range there.
Ugoh throws a front kick aimed at Germano's knee but Germano avoids it well.
Germano tries to counter with a takedown but Ugoh is quick to defend against it.
Germano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ugoh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Germano misses with the combination.
Ugoh scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Izuagbe Ugoh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ugoh tries a low kick but Germano avoids it.
Germano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ugoh sprawls and moves away.
Germano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ugoh counters with a series of strikes. Germano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Germano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ugoh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Germano moves out of range as Ugoh throws a body kick.
A big left from Ugoh misses.
Germano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Germano looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ugoh is avoiding damage well.
Germano working the strikes but Ugoh uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Germano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ugoh keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Germano.
Germano 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.
Ugoh is not content to let Germano control the position.
Ugoh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Germano.
Ugoh trying to hold on to Germano's head to control him but Germano postures up.
Ugoh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Germano.
Germano trying to control the position from guard on top but Ugoh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Germano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Germano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ugoh defending well though.
Germano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Germano is thwarting Ugoh's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Germano is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ugoh.
Germano misses with a hook
and Ugoh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Germano shoots in but no luck this time.
Germano scores with a hook.
Germano misses with a shot to the body
and Ugoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Germano misses with a double jab
and Ugoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Germano misses with a looping left.
Germano throws a right and a left that Ugoh avoids nicely.
Germano misses the body punch
letting Ugoh counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germano misses the body punch
and Ugoh counters with a good low kick that Germano was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germano takes a swing at Ugoh's ribcage but misses.
Ugoh throws a big shot that misses.
Germano attempts a counter takedown but Ugoh avoids it well and moves away.
Germano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Ugoh misses.
Ugoh throws a leg kick which misses Germano's front leg but catches the back leg as Germano tries to avoid it.
Germano blocks a jab.
Ugoh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Germano misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Ugoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ugoh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izuagbe Ugoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ugoh 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 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izuagbe Ugoh!
A very excited looking Izuagbe Ugoh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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