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MCC 79: MCC Fight Night III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Trogdor. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua North!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - North circles away.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but North circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from North.
No luck for Nelson with that takedown attempt.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but North paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Joshua North has been cut.
North gets a double leg takedown into Nelson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. North doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. North manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
North advances position into side control!
North tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no North has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but North keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
North is trying to get an arm triangle but Nelson is defending well.
Nelson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked North off and has taken his back!
Nelson is trying to control but North is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Nelson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and North counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by North.
North avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing North from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
North pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. North defends it easily.
Nelson throws his legs up looking for a submission but North uses it to pass to side control.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nelson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
North has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, North has managed to free his arm - good work.
North moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
North looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson trying to stand up but can't free himself from North's guard.
North working a defensive guard but Nelson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson decides to stand up.
North with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
North pulls guard successfully.
Nelson trying to stand up but can't free himself from North's guard.
North looking for a sweep. Not yet North, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua North's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
North fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
North tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
North can't break the clinch.
North ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. North no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
North manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
North sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
North looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
North with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nelson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nelson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson regains half guard.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
North is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
Joshua North has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson missing with punches from the bottom.
North stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
North fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nelson to the ground. North is now in Nelson's guard.
North is breathing heavily.
Nelson keeping full guard, as North tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. North gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but North can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
North gets to his feet - Nelson follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North circles away from the clinch attempt.
North decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from North.
Nelson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but North can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. North doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. North manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but North defends easily.
Nelson working for a triangle but North defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Nelson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joshua North's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
North fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. North sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
North shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nelson's guard.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
North wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. North doesn't defend quickly enough and Nelson has managed to lock this one up! Can North escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nelson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Nelson!
Post fight, Johnny Nelson stared into the camera and said 'Im the champs kryptonite. Let me go get my title!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Makunouchi !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Makunouchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makunouchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Makunouchi avoids nicely.
Makunouchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor slips under a jab from Makunouchi .
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Hank Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Makunouchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor tries to sprawl but Makunouchi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Taylor won't allow Makunouchi to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Makunouchi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Makunouchi from controlling successfully.
Makunouchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Makunouchi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Makunouchi sits in half guard.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Taylor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taylor.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Makunouchi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Makunouchi passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor is not content to let Makunouchi control the position.
Taylor is trying is best to control the position here.
Makunouchi stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makunouchi is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ippo Makunouchi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Makunouchi circles away.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Makunouchi counters with a nice body shot.
Makunouchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makunouchi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Hank Taylor has been cut.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Taylor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makunouchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Taylor defending well as Makunouchi loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Makunouchi backpedaling.
Makunouchi connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hank Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Makunouchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Makunouchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hank Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi . Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makunouchi catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Hank Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Makunouchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor drives through and clinches with Makunouchi against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor works on Makunouchi 's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor stalling in the clinch.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Makunouchi ! Taylor dives in looking to finish! Makunouchi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armando Vega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong wants to clinch
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Vega throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Vega counters with a left to the body.
Vega connects with a right hand. Armstrong shakes it off.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong moves to clinch but Vega breaks away
and Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Vega .
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Vega , looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Vega against the cage but Vega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armando Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Vega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vega lands with a straight right. Armstrong didn't see that one coming.
Vega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to clinch
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vega counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Vega connects with a crisp jab.
Armstrong tries to clinch up
and Vega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
Donk. Vega catches Armstrong right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Armstrong.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armstrong counters with a two punch combo.
Vega scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Vega dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Armstrong moves to clinch but Vega breaks away
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Armstrong moves to clinch but Vega breaks away
and Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Armstrong thinking.
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Armstrong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega .
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega misses with a straight right.
Armstrong wants to clinch but Vega slips to the side
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyler Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong tries to clinch
and Vega counters with a three punch combo that has Armstrong backing up. Armstrong nods at Vega to acknowledge the strikes.
Armstrong closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Armando Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega . Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong tries to clinch up
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Vega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyler Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Vega misses the target.
Vega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong moves to clinch but Vega breaks away
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vega connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice sprawl there from Vega as Armstrong shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Vega moves away
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Armstrong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vega has got the better of the exchanges.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
and Vega counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Armstrong tries to clinch
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Vega dominated that second round.
That's time! Vega 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Armstrong slips under a jab from Vega .
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Vega .
Armstrong tries to clinch up
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Vega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Armstrong wants to clinch but Vega slips to the side
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vega misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Armando Vega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Armstrong tries to clinch up
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Vega - just one landing.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Vega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vega misses with a jab to the body
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
A jab from Vega finds it's way through Armstrong's defenses.
Armstrong staying out of range there.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyler Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega connects with a body shot.
Vega cracks Armstrong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Vega tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vega manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong darts in trying to clinch
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vega 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Vega !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chucky Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Bataille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chucky Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Bataille!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Little.
Bataille throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Georges Bataille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bataille tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Bataille lands a leg kick that knocks Little off balance momentarily.
Little blocks a jab.
Bataille missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bataille is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
Bataille lands a front kick.
Bataille throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Bataille jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bataille steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Little. That one must have hurt.
Bataille is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bataille swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Bataille takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little slips under a jab.
Little throws the left hand but Bataille avoids the punch easily.
Bataille lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bataille manages to avoid it.
Bataille cracks Little with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bataille avoids the head kick by Little.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataille tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bataille tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bataille closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Little.
Little prevents a body shot from Bataille.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little takes a jab right on the kisser.
Little throws a low kick but Bataille moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bataille.
Bataille is looking to slow Little down with leg kicks.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Bataille.
A leg kick checked by Bataille.
Bataille tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bataille wants to land a leg kick but Little is out of range.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Bataille sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Bataille takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bataille looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Little.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bataille was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataille tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Bataille turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Bataille as he checks the leg kick.
Bataille moves away from the strike by Little.
Bataille moves away from the strike by Little.
Bataille throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bataille throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bataille tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Little swings for the body but Bataille moves out of range.
Little scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up 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 Chucky Little will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bataille.
Little slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bataille darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Little looks to land a left hand but Bataille moved out of range nicely.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little lands a nice looking body shot.
Bataille plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bataille throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
A head kick by Bataille misses
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Bataille uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bataille.
Georges Bataille seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bataille. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Little misses.
A swing and a miss from Bataille.
Little throws a solid leg kick but Bataille takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Little.
Little throws a hook but Bataille blocks it.
Bataille swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bataille thinking.
Bataille is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
No joy there for Bataille, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bataille throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bataille is breathing heavily.
Bataille avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataille wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
Little has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bataille.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bataille rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little slips under a jab from Bataille.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little slips a straight right by Bataille.
Bataille walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Little checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little tries a low kick but Bataille avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a low kick.
Bataille scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bataille misses the target.
Bataille swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Bataille connects with a body shot.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bataille. That did some damage!
Bataille throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Bataille lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataille uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Little has time to react.
Bataille blocks a head kick by Little.
Bataille scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Little lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bataille has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bataille and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Little does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bataille pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bataille is looking to clinch.
Bataille misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Georges Bataille will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bataille's corner calls for a 1-2. Bataille obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bataille in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Bataille avoids the head kick by Little.
Bataille misses with a hook
and Little counters with a three punch combo that has Bataille backing up. Bataille nods at Little to acknowledge the strikes.
Little lands a slapping body shot.
Bataille takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Little dips to his left and cracks Bataille with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bataille scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bataille loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Bataille throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little thuds a left hand into Bataille's body.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bataille moves away.
Little avoids the head kick by Bataille.
Bataille misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Bataille tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Bataille.
Nice cross by Bataille.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataille throws a quick inside leg kick.
Little is looking to wear down Bataille with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bataille throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Donk. Bataille catches Little right on the button with a cross.
Bataille shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Little eats them both and turns towards Bataille to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bataille works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Bataille throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bataille throws a solid leg kick but Little takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bataille.
Bataille misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bataille throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataille misses with the combination.
Little motions for Bataille to come forward. Little throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Little.
Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bataille. Bataille circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bataille is rocked!
Little is stalking Bataille. Bataille circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Little, and it's lights out! Bataille really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chucky Little!
Chucky Little 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 Charlie Runkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Christian acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Runkle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Christian!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian avoids a kick to the body.
Christian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Runkle motions for Christian to come forward. Runkle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christian connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Runkle.
Runkle misses with a head kick.
Runkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Runkle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Runkle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Runkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christian.
Christian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runkle counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christian misses with a combination
and Runkle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Runkle pushes Christian away with a front kick.
Christian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Christian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Christian misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Runkle. Christian shrugs it off though.
Christian misses with a body shot.
Christian digs a good body shot into Runkle's ribs.
Christian stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Runkle.
Runkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice straight punches there by Christian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christian.
Runkle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Runkle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Christian as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkle throws a push kick but Christian slaps the foot to one side.
Jack Christian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Runkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christian throws out the jab.
Runkle tries to clinch there but Christian circles away.
Runkle blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle tries to clinch but Christian moves away
and Christian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Runkle under the eye.
Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runkle.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runkle moves away.
Christian stuffs the takedown attempt from Runkle. Runkle gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Christian misses.
A big left from Runkle misses.
No joy there for Christian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christian connects with a body shot.
Runkle looks to throw the jab but Christian is out of range.
Christian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runkle.
Runkle lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkle closes the distance and clinches.
Runkle prevents Christian from breaking the clinch.
Runkle tries to work over Christian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Runkle has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christian.
Christian misses with an uppercut.
Runkle lands a nice shot that snaps Christian's head back.
Runkle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Runkle misses with a body kick.
Christian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Runkle
and Christian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runkle has closed the distance and engaged Christian in a clinch.
Runkle can't find room to land a body shot as Christian controls the action.
Runkle lands a body shot.
Runkle wants to stall.
Christian controlling the action here for a moment.
Runkle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Runkle tries to throw a body punch but Christian avoids it by throwing Runkle back against the cage.
Runkle trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkle is trying to pull guard but Christian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Runkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Runkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Christian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Runkle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Runkle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Runkle pushes down on Christian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Christian is staying active underneath Runkle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Christian is defending against the submission attempts here by Runkle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Runkle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Christian sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle trying to pass the guard but Christian defending well.
Runkle 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.
Christian kicks off Runkle and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle thumps Christian with a low kick.
Christian misses with a body shot.
Runkle lands with a slapping head kick.
Christian misses with an uppercut.
Christian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Christian swings for the body but Runkle moves out of range.
Christian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Christian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkle. Christian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runkle slips under a jab from Christian.
Runkle moves in looking to clinch but Christian pushes him off.
Runkle throws a low kick, looking for Christian's leg but Christian calmly moves out of range.
Runkle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christian moves out of range of the body kick.
Christian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Christian.
Runkle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Runkle moves in looking to clinch but Christian pushes him off.
Runkle gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Christian counter with a right hand.
Christian moves out of range of the body kick from Runkle.
Christian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Christian misses with an uppercut. Runkle saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle is looking to clinch but Christian is avoiding it.
Runkle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack Christian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Christian looks to land a combination but Runkle avoids it well.
Runkle moves to clinch but Christian breaks away
and Christian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Runkle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Christian prevents Runkle from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian is not content to let Runkle control the position.
Christian seems a little lost for a moment, as Runkle dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Runkle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Runkle keeps Christian at a distance using the push kick.
A big left from Christian misses.
Runkle looks for the body kick but Christian saw that one coming.
Christian throws a right hand that Runkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Runkle also avoids with ease.
Christian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Runkle. Runkle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Runkle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christian.
Runkle walks into a left hand.
Christian walks forward, straight into a front kick from Runkle.
Christian tries to work over Runkle's front leg with a kick but Runkle checks it.
Runkle shoots in looking for a takedown. Christian tries to sprawl out of it but Runkle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Christian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Runkle.
Runkle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christian avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Christian. Beautiful body shot.
Jack Christian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Christian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runkle checks a leg kick.
Christian misses with a series of wild punches.
Christian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Runkle.
Runkle darts in and clinches Christian up against the cage.
Runkle lands with a light punch inside.
Runkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Christian fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Runkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Christian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Christian misses
and Runkle counters with a good, hard body kick but Christian shrugs it off.
Christian slaps away a takedown attempt from Runkle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Runkle throws a body kick the misses
and Christian counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Runkle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christian checks a leg kick.
Runkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Runkle walks into a left hand.
Runkle moves into range and clinches up with Christian.
Christian prevents a body shot from Runkle.
Christian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christian has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Runkle.
Christian is trying to break the clinch but Runkle is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Runkle backwards.
Christian is looking to break free of the clinch but Runkle has double underhooks.
Christian is struggling to control the position.
Christian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Christian tries to stall but Runkle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Runkle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Runkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christian is looking to break free of the clinch but Runkle has double underhooks.
Christian stalling in the clinch.
Runkle effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Christian scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Runkle scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charlie Runkle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Christian.
Christian is looking to break free of the clinch but Runkle has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Runkle.
Christian lands with a light punch inside.
Christian manages to break the clinch.
Runkle misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Christian misses the target.
Christian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runkle manages to avoid it.
Runkle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christian looks to score with a jab to the body but Runkle is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Christian really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Christian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Runkle shoots in and drives through. Christian sprawls well.
Christian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Runkle doesn't seem bothered though.
Christian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christian has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Runkle.
Runkle shoots in but Christian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Runkle blocks the leg kick.
Christian scores with a body shot.
Runkle ducks under a wild hook from Christian.
Runkle tries to clinch there but Christian circles away.
Runkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle misses with a body kick.
Christian lands a slapping body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Christian misses with an uppercut. Runkle saw that one coming.
Runkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Runkle.
Runkle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christian to score with a decent uppercut.
Christian swinging wildly here.
Runkle wants to slow Christian down by chopping away at his legs.
Runkle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christian sprawls well. Christian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Runkle gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Runkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christian misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian lands with a straight right. Runkle didn't see that one coming.
Runkle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Christian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Runkle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Christian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christian misses with a leg kick.
Runkle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Christian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christian.
Christian misses the shot to the body.
Runkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christian throws a series of punches but Runkle moves out of range.
Runkle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christian is out of range and Runkle settles back down.
Christian takes a swing at Runkle's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkle throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Runkle.
Runkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christian pinned against the cage. Christian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Runkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Christian does no damage.
Runkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christian lunges at Runkle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Runkle's hand.
Runkle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Runkle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Christian.
Christian connects with a body shot.
Christian scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian swings for the body but Runkle moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Christian as Runkle shoots in.
Runkle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Runkle scrambles back to his feet.
Christian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Runkle on the side of the head.
Christian just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian stalks Runkle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Runkle's face. Runkle staggers backwards, shaken.
Christian misses with a low kick as Runkle jumps back.
Christian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Runkle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Runkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Christian dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Runkle tries to clinch up.
Runkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christian throws a series of punches but Runkle avoids them all with ease.
Christian is looking to slow Runkle down with leg kicks.
Christian looks to land a left hand but Runkle moved out of range nicely.
Christian takes one to the side of the head.
Christian misses with a wild body shot.
Runkle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christian's waist but Christian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Runkle off to one side.
Runkle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christian.
Christian fails to land with a series of punches.
Christian misses with an uppercut. Runkle saw that one coming.
Runkle ducks under a wild hook from Christian.
Runkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Runkle.
Runkle content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Christian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Runkle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Runkle wants to control but Christian is keeping him busy.
Runkle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle advances to mount.
Christian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Runkle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Christian is surviving well by controlling Runkle's body position as best he can.
Runkle goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Christian is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian preventing the sweep.
Runkle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Runkle's guard.
Runkle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle is adopting a defensive guard.
Christian stays in close to Runkle's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runkle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Christian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Christian.
Christian throws a nice looking combination but Runkle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Charlie Runkle.
I think Christian 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Christian!
Jack Christian is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jack Christian managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larocque comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction. Bryan Larocque had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larocque throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larocque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tatum to score with a decent uppercut.
Tatum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larocque.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larocque throws the kick towards the body but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum cracks Larocque with a good jab.
Tatum misses with a right hand
and Larocque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larocque fails with the takedown.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Larocque.
Larocque slips under a jab from Tatum.
Larocque thuds a left hand into Tatum's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Larocque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larocque is looking to clinch.
Tatum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches.
Larocque tries to score a body lock takedown but Tatum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Tatum.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Larocque won't allow it.
Larocque lands with a right to the head.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Larocque blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larocque lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Larocque lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatum or not.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Larocque.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown. Larocque tries to sprawl out of it but Tatum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larocque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larocque wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Larocque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Tatum. Beautiful body shot.
Tatum tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatum misses with a hook.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larocque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larocque slips under a jab.
A left lands for Tatum.
Larocque moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Larocque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Larocque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatum misses the target.
Larocque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum scores with a jab. Larocque acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larocque walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Larocque moves away and avoids it.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Larocque pushes him off.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
Tatum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Larocque defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larocque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larocque lands a right hook to the body.
Larocque lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Larocque moves into the clinch.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatum.
A left hand lands to the body for Larocque.
Tatum breaks the clinch.
Larocque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Larocque throws a low kick, looking for Tatum's leg but Tatum calmly moves out of range.
Larocque looks to land a body kick but Tatum moved away.
Larocque throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tatum.
Tatum clobbers Larocque with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larocque slips a jab from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larocque throws a series of punches but Tatum moves out of range.
Larocque lands a head kick. Tatum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larocque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Larocque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Tatum with that takedown attempt.
Bryan Larocque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drederick Tatum.
Tatum moves to clinch but Larocque breaks away
and Larocque counters with a right hand to the body.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Larocque didn't see that one coming.
Larocque feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tatums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tatum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Larocque had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Larocque tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larocque.
Tatum lands with a nice body punch.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Larocque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larocque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch but Larocque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatum swivels and escapes.
Larocque slips under a jab from Tatum.
Larocque cracks Tatum with an open hand slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum 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.
Larocque listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tatum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larocque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Tatum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larocque is fending him off so far but Tatum persists. Nope, Larocque circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum has a takedown stuffed.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Larocque feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Larocque is looking to wear down Tatum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Larocque throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Larocque.
Tatum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larocque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larocque has Tatum up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Tatum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Larocque.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Larocque - that landed with a thud.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Larocque throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larocque lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larocque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Larocque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larocque gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum wants to stand and escape but Larocque is having none of it.
Larocque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larocque slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Larocque 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.
Larocque trying to control the position but Tatum is working away.
Larocque scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque scores with a couple of short elbows.
Larocque tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tatum's legs.
Larocque controls the position from side control.
Larocque looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tatum is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Tatum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Larocque wants to control but Tatum is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque slows the pace down.
Tatum is trying to control Larocque's posture but Larocque avoids it.
Larocque working the strikes but Tatum uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tatum is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larocque in particular looking to stall.
Tatum is refusing to be controlled, as Larocque sits in half guard.
Tatum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larocque is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larocque. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tatum blocks a leg kick.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Larocque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tatum finds it's way round the side to connect with Larocque's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tatum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tatum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larocque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Drederick Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larocque scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Tatum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larocque tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Larocque dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Larocque.
Larocque slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Larocque shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatum takes one on the button.
Larocque moves forwards but Tatum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larocque slips under a jab.
Larocque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larocque's waist but Larocque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tatum off to one side.
Bryan Larocque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drederick Tatum.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larocque.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larocque lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatum or not.
Larocque lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Larocque lands a body shot.
Larocque manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Larocque.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larocque has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larocque throws an elbow that misses.
Larocque taking a breather.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larocque lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Larocque lands a shot to the body.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Larocque as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Larocque.
Larocque lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatum.
A short uppercut from Larocque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque lands with a light punch inside.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Tatum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larocque obliges.
Larocque lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Larocque is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tatum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Larocque lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Bryan Larocque has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tatum tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Larocque tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum is working Larocque over against the cage.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque blocks an uppercut.
Larocque using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque lands a knee to the head.
Tatum pushes Larocque back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larocque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larocque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tatum lands a glancing blow to the side of Larocque's head.
Larocque scores with a push kick.
Larocque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatum.
Tatum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larocque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatum.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Larocque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larocque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larocque lands a jab.
Larocque throws out a powerful jab.
Larocque throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larocque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Larocque misses its intended target.
Tatum lands a jab to Larocque's midsection.
Larocque throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larocque wants to slow Tatum down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larocque.
Tatum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tatum fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Larocque clearly takes that round.
That's time! Larocque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch but Larocque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Larocque is just out of range.
Larocque is looking to clinch.
Larocque has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larocque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Tatum lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Tatum as the two fighters clinch.
Larocque has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larocque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Larocque taking a breather.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque taking a breather.
Larocque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Larocque scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum digs a right hand into Larocque's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larocque's gas tank.
Tatum tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque lands an uppercut.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tatum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Larocque.
Nice shot by Tatum.
Larocque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Tatum.
Tatum throws a series of strikes that have Larocque backpedaling.
Larocque is rocked!
Larocque throws a looping overhand right but Tatum ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Larocque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larocque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatum swivels and escapes.
Larocque seems to have got his legs back now.
Larocque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tatum scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum shoots in and drives through. Larocque sprawls well.
Tatum connects with a right hand. Larocque shakes it off.
Tatum scores with a shot to the body.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larocque sprawls well. Larocque wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Larocque misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Larocque didn't see that one coming.
Tatum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larocque connects with an inside leg kick.
Larocque clobbers Tatum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larocque swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatum.
Larocque has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larocque gets through Tatum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Larocque, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larocque tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tatum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Larocque trying to control the position but instead, Tatum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larocque into the cage.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Tatum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larocque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
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!
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larocque's elbow.
Larocque pushes Tatum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larocque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larocque landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Larocque throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Larocque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larocque trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Larocque gets tackled into the cage by Tatum. Tatum maintains the clinch.
Larocque pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larocque. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Larocque defends it nicely.
Tatum throws a low kick but Larocque avoids it.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larocque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatum cracks Larocque with an open hand slap.
Larocque misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larocque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Larocque throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Larocque had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque moves away from the strike by Tatum.
Larocque wants to clinch.
Tatum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larocque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Tatum misses.
Tatum slips under a jab from Larocque.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tatum.
Tatum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Larocque throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum throws a body kick that misses.
Tatum swings for the body but Larocque moves out of range.
Tatum has closed the distance and engaged Larocque in a clinch.
Larocque throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Tatum lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Larocque.
Larocque is trying to stall.
Larocque misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Larocque.
Larocque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larocque lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Larocque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown. Larocque tries to sprawl out of it but Tatum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larocque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Larocque pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larocque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tatum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tatum swings for the body but Larocque moves out of range.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larocque lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larocque.
Larocque connects with a high kick.
Larocque tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Larocque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tatum throws a body punch but Larocque moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larocque works the jab nicely.
Tatum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larocque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatum's calf.
Larocque throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larocque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum cracks Larocque with an open hand slap.
Tatum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tatum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatum tries to clinch up but Larocque circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larocque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larocque misses with a head kick.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatum punishes Larocque's body with a nice straight punch.
Larocque scores with a jab.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum tries to clinch up but Larocque circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larocque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larocque misses with a looping right.
Larocque lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drederick Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tatum 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederick Tatum!
Drederick Tatum is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Drederick Tatum 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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