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Gold Standard Fight Night 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey comes to the cage accompanied by One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: Mary Jane. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Garvey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Garvey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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152 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvey moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Garvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Jenkins. Beautiful body shot.
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garvey swivels and escapes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garvey.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut
and Garvey counters with a nice leg kick.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garvey checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Good work by Jenkins as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Garvey jumps back.
Garvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Garvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Garvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garvey moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Garvey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garvey tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
Garvey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garvey connects with the punch.
Garvey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garvey looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Jenkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Garvey controls the action.
Garvey can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garvey, right into the meat.
Jenkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garvey.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvey misses with a straight right.
Garvey throws a low kick but Jenkins avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Garvey tries to move into range but Jenkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garvey tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Garvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Garvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garvey throws a front kick aimed at Jenkins's knee but Jenkins avoids it well.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Garvey lands a nice looking body kick.
Jenkins lands with a straight right. Garvey didn't see that one coming.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins lands a jab to Garvey's midsection.
Garvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garvey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garvey to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garvey's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Garvey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garvey or not.
Garvey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Jenkins as the two fighters clinch.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Garvey blocks it.
A short right from Jenkins on the inside.
Garvey tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Garvey tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garvey has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garvey backwards.
Garvey blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garvey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins dominated that 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.
Garvey walks into a left hand.
Garvey lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garvey.
Garvey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garvey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garvey sprawls well. Garvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins with a hook.
Garvey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garvey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Garvey.
Jab from Garvey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey tries for a takedown but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Garvey's shoulder, as Garvey tries to avoid the shot.
Garvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Garvey.
Garvey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jenkins checks it well.
Garvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garvey scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins looking to score a takedown here. Garvey is defending well but Jenkins drives through and ends up in Garvey's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Garvey is retaining full guard.
Jenkins wants to stand but Garvey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garvey controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Garvey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garvey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Garvey is retaining full guard.
Garvey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jenkins controls the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garvey misses with a kick to the body.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins lands with a hook. Garvey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garvey tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garvey lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Garvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Garvey working aggressively here.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Garvey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garvey on the side of the head.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Garvey sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcus Garvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurgood Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins loads up on a big right hand but Garvey slips the punch.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Garvey.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins rushes Garvey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Garvey.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garvey cracks Jenkins with a good jab.
Garvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garvey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garvey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins throws the left hand but Garvey avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins scores with the left hand. Garvey knows he should have avoided that one.
Garvey misses with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Garvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Garvey also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Garvey.
Jenkins clinches up against the cage.
Garvey breaks the clinch.
Garvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garvey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garvey scores with a hook to the body.
Garvey is working Jenkins over against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garvey tries for a takedown but Jenkins manages to get underhooks.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Garvey gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jenkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garvey swivels and escapes.
A left and a right from Jenkins both land. Nice combination.
Garvey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Garvey thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garvey as he jumps to the side.
Garvey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garvey sprawls well. Garvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Garvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurgood Jenkins.
Nice body kick from Garvey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins throws a hook but Garvey blocks it.
Garvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenkins has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Garvey.
Jenkins has Garvey pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jenkins as Garvey tries to tie him up.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garvey prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Garvey tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Garvey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garvey throws a head punch that misses.
Garvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garvey pushes Jenkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Garvey is stalling here.
Garvey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garvey throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Garvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Garvey - just one landing.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins moves into range and clinches up with Garvey.
Marcus Garvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenkins works on Garvey's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garvey gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Garvey cracks Jenkins with an open hand slap.
Jenkins throws a hook but Garvey avoids it easily.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins throws a jab when Garvey was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Garvey.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Garvey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Garvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurgood Jenkins!
After winning the bout, Thurgood Jenkins 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menger comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Back The Music - by Sweatshop Union. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Connor Kelly enters the cage!
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157 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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145 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Menger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Menger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Menger's waist but Menger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Kelly throws a hook but Menger blocks it.
Menger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Menger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Menger off to one side.
Menger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Menger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Menger is able to avoid easily.
Menger misses with a two punch combination.
Menger tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Menger misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Menger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Menger off to one side.
Menger throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menger thinking.
Menger looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger fails with the takedown
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menger swinging wildly here.
Carl Menger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Menger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Menger shoots in but no luck this time.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly throws a one two combo.
Menger shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Menger tries to sprawl but Kelly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Menger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Menger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Kelly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Menger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Menger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Menger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Menger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Menger keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Menger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Menger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Menger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Menger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.
Kelly stands up and beckons Menger to join him on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
Menger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly throws a one two combo.
It looks like Carl Menger has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menger shoots in but no luck this time.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Menger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Menger shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Menger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Menger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Menger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kelly tries to avoid it but Menger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kelly to the ground. Kelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Menger shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Menger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Menger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Menger misses with a looping right.
Menger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Menger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Menger.
Menger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Menger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Menger.
Menger has his takedown stuffed
and Menger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menger misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Menger moves out of range.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Menger misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Menger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Menger tries to land a body kick
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Menger is rocked!
Menger wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Menger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Menger's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Menger keeps moving.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Menger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly throws a strike but Menger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Menger manages to get himself to full guard.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Menger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Menger seems to have got his legs back now.
Menger is trying to keep Kelly in close.
Kelly pushes down on Menger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Menger gets full guard.
Menger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Menger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menger working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kelly has passed into half guard!
Kelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Menger is pressing down on Kelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Menger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Menger is looking for a triangle but Kelly pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Menger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly postures up in Menger's guard and throws a big left but Menger blocks it.
Menger controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Menger is looking for a triangle but Kelly pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly pushing down on Menger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Menger looking for submissions off his back.
Menger gets back to full guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Menger keeps moving.
Kelly is pushing down on Menger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Menger is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Menger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Menger trying to control but Kelly postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Menger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Menger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Menger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carl Menger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Menger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly slips under a jab from Menger.
Menger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly manages to get back to half guard.
Kelly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Menger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Menger's back!
Kelly has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Menger has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looking for the choke from the back.
Good control from Kelly.
Kelly working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Menger is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kelly has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Menger taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Connor Kelly!
During a confident post fight interview, Connor Kelly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Gay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihattovic has chosen Geto Boys - Still as his entrance music. Nebojsa Mihattovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dorian Gay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mihattovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Mihattovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gay.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mihattovic.
Gay thuds a left hand into Mihattovic's body.
Mihattovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihattovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Gay.
Mihattovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Mihattovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mihattovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Mihattovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gay blocks a low kick nicely.
Mihattovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gay's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihattovic lands with a good body shot.
Gay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihattovic throws out the jab.
Gay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mihattovic forces Gay back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gay has had enough of the clinch but Mihattovic keeps him there for the moment.
Gay takes a shot to the head.
Gay tries to pull guard but Mihattovic won't allow it.
Gay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mihattovic is keeping busy.
A short left from Mihattovic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mihattovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gay backwards.
Gay is rocked!
Mihattovic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gay to his knees! Mihattovic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nebojsa Mihattovic!
Nebojsa Mihattovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War - The Sick Puppies. Filipovic has chosen Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirill Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries a low kick but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Filipovic.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
A bone on bone clash there as Filipovic blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Filipovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Filipovic.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Filipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Filipovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filipovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Filipovic sizes up Martin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Filipovic.
Filipovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Filipovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filipovic.
Martin throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Filipovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martin throws a low kick but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Filipovic 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.
Filipovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filipovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Filipovic throws a big shot that misses.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Filipovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Martin tests Filipovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Filipovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin is trying to drag Filipovic to the mat but Filipovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Martin goes for a takedown attempt but Filipovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Filipovic.
Filipovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filipovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Filipovic wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Filipovic trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filipovic trying to control but Martin postures up.
Martin throwing shots but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martin's back!
Filipovic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Martin doesn't escape.
Filipovic throws a series of strikes and Martin wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic prevents Martin from getting the reversal.
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 Nolan Martin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through Filipovic's defenses.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin lands with a slapping head kick.
Filipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Nolan Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Filipovic sprawls well.
Kirill Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin lands with a cross.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Filipovic scores with a leg kick.
Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martin takes one on the button.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filipovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Filipovic tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Filipovic.
Martin wants to slow Filipovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Filipovic moves into the clinch.
Martin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Filipovic after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic can't get the takedown.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Filipovic is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Filipovic after a bit of a struggle.
Filipovic lands a left hand.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin throws a leg kick but Filipovic moved away.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
A left and a right from Filipovic both land. Nice combination.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Filipovic moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Filipovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Filipovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martin.
A big right from Martin misses.
Filipovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Filipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filipovic scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Filipovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Filipovic settles back down.
Filipovic takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Filipovic's head but Filipovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Filipovic misses with a straight left.
Martin looks for the body kick but Filipovic saw that one coming.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Filipovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipovic wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
Filipovic throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Filipovic.
Filipovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filipovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin cracks Filipovic with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Filipovic's side.
A big left from Martin misses.
Filipovic throws a one two combo.
Martin looking to score a takedown here. Filipovic is defending well but Martin drives through and ends up in Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kirill Filipovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Filipovic misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Filipovic checks a leg kick.
Filipovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Filipovic moved out of range.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Filipovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Filipovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Filipovic throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin thumps Filipovic with a low kick.
Martin jabs Filipovic right on the nose. Filipovic blinks but takes it well.
Filipovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filipovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Martin tries for a takedown but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Filipovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filipovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filipovic's knee momentarily.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
Martin moves away from the strike by Filipovic.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Filipovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Filipovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filipovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Filipovic stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin tries a low kick but Filipovic avoids it.
Martin jabs Filipovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Filipovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Filipovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipovic scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Filipovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Filipovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Filipovic throws a big shot that misses.
Martin wants to slow Filipovic down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Filipovic throws a leg kick
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin digs a good body shot into Filipovic's ribs.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Filipovic slips under a jab from Martin.
Filipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Filipovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic throws a low kick, looking for Martin's leg but Martin calmly moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filipovic off to one side.
No luck for Martin with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin misses with a combination
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kirill Filipovic.
I think Filipovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada comes to the cage accompanied by Super Mario Bros Theme Soundtrack . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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204 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grande takes one on the button.
Takada moves forwards but Grande connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takada misses with a low kick.
Takada takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.
Takada motions for Grande to come forward. Takada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Takada.
Takada throws out a loose jab but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grande on his heels. He'll look to pass Grande's guard now, I'm sure.
Takada is fighting to break Grande's control of his arms but Grande is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takada throwing strikes but missing.
Takada postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada trying to control but Grande is working from the bottom.
Takada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grande's head.
Takada won't allow Grande to get back to his feet.
Takada throwing strikes from guard but Grande blocks nicely.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takada.
Takada with a nice head shot there.
Grande pushes Takada off and gets back to his feet.
Nintendo Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takada throws a body kick that misses.
Takada digs a good hook to Grande's body.
Takada has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takada is looking to take this one to the mat.
Takada can't find room to land a body shot as Grande controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grande.
Grande manages to break the clinch.
Grande has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grande pushes Takada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nintendo Takada has been cut.
Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grande connects with a knee to the head.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takada tries to work over Grande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takada manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grande wants to get up but he can't break Takada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande controlling from the top position.
Takada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takada wants to get back to his feet but Grande is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taco Grande has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Takada misses with a takedown attempt - Grande sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takada.
Takada shoots for a takedown but Grande saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grande napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grande is looking for a sweep.
Takada throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Takada working away.
Check out the look on Takada's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Takada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grande is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Takada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande wants to get back to his feet.
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 Nintendo Takada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nintendo Takada's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grande tries to clinch there but Takada circles away.
Takada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Grande misses.
Takada misses the shot to the body.
Takada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takada plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takada keeps the fight on the outside.
Takada shoots in and gets a takedown into Grande's guard.
Grande pulls Takada in close to prevent any damage.
Grande avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grande is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grande is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takada is controlling him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Taco Grande hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Grande wants to clinch up but Takada keeps it at a distance.
Takada shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grande eats them both and turns towards Takada to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grande checks the leg kick.
Takada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Grande tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grande doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takada shoots in but Grande avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takada.
Takada tries to land a front kick but Grande steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grande's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Takada misses
and Grande makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande has Takada up against the cage in a clinch.
Grande lands a body punch.
A short left from Grande.
Takada gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Grande pushes Takada off and gets back to his feet.
Takada throws a leg kick but Grande moved away.
Grande is looking to clinch but Takada is avoiding it.
Takada lands a nice looking body shot.
Taco Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takada. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takada shoots in for a takedown but Grande shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takada shoots in and drives through. Grande sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Grande as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takada is looking to wear down Grande with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grande closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takada counters with a nice body shot.
Grande avoids the head kick by Takada.
Takada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grande is fending him off so far but Takada persists. Nope, Grande circles away and we're back to standing.
Takada jabs at Grande's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Nintendo Takada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nintendo Takada's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada throws the kick towards the body but Grande avoids it.
Grande drives through and clinches with Takada against the cage.
Takada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nintendo Takada is winning the standup battle so far.
Takada throws the kick towards the body but Grande avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grande closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grande gets through Takada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takada wants a takedown.
Grande blocks a body shot from Takada.
Takada is trying to force a seperation but Grande has the dominant position.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takada is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grande gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takada jumps guard but Grande turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takada's defenses.
Nintendo Takada's cut is getting worse.
Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takada.
Takada avoids the elbow strike from Grande, against the cage.
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nintendo Takada's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Takada won't want to take too many of those.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
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!
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takada is rocked!
Takada takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Takada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande avoiding damage.
Grande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Takada to his knees! Grande keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taco Grande!
After the big win, Taco Grande made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johansson's choice of entrance music: Tom Waits - Going out west.. 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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146 lbs
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28
153 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hunter's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter trying to strike off his back.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Hunter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johansson defends well.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Johansson pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johansson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johansson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johansson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johansson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johansson stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Johansson tries to pass.
Johansson is in close to Hunter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter punching from the bottom.
Johansson throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson working some strikes from top position.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johansson.
Hunter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
Johansson wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Johansson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hunter is on top in guard.
Johansson has control of Hunter's left arm, preventing Hunter from doing any damage.
Johansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson trying to control the position here.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johansson is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hugo Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Johansson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Hunter misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson gets caught napping as Hunter dives in and scores a takedown. Johansson manages to retain guard.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Hunter chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunter throws a strike but Johansson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Johansson looking to pass the guard.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter is pulling down on Johansson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johansson, at least for the moment.
Johansson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter lands a decent shot there.
Johansson wants to get up but he can't break Hunter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johansson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter has his foot on Johansson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johansson works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johansson.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Johansson controlling him for the moment.
Johansson distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johansson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johansson has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunter has his foot on Johansson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johansson works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Johansson postures up.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johansson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is pushing down on Hunter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hunter is fighting to maintain full guard but Johansson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson working Hunter over with strikes.
Johansson working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hunter manages to get to full guard.
Johansson controlling from the top position.
Johansson with a nice head shot there.
Hunter trying to strike off his back.
Johansson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johansson scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Johansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Hunter is rocked!
Johansson gets to his feet. Hunter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hunter lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Johansson punishes Hunter's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunter is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter counters with a nice body shot.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johansson stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johansson regains guard.
Johansson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johansson defends it easily.
Travis Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johansson.
Johansson lands a couple of elbows.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Johansson preventing the sweep.
Hunter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johansson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johansson postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Johansson stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Johansson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Johansson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Johansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Johansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Johansson working some strikes from top position.
Johansson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Johansson postures up.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hunter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johansson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hugo Johansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johansson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johansson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo Johansson.
Well Johansson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Johansson!
After winning the bout, Hugo Johansson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio comes to the cage accompanied by You are the best Around!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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28
199 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Helio is avoiding it.
Helio throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Helio misses with a kick to the body.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Helio pushes him off.
A jab from Ivanov misses.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Helio scores with a leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ivanov enables Helio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ivanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Helio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helio 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.
Ivanov looking for a guillotine here but Helio defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Helio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helio throws a big elbow that misses.
Helio trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Helio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ivanov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Helio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivanov's head.
Helio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Helio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Helio postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ivanov throws a nice head kick!
Helio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov takes a swing at Helio's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Helio.
Helio lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ivanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helio.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ivanov. No joy for Helio on that attempt.
Helio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ivanov rushes Helio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Helio avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio moves out of range of the leg kick from Ivanov.
Helio connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helio throws a leg kick
and Ivanov counters with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Helio feints and then cracks Ivanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ivanov down.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but Helio checks it.
Ivanov blocks a leg kick.
Ivanov throws a low kick, looking for Helio's leg but Helio calmly moves out of range.
Ivanov tries to land a leg kick but Helio saw it coming and moves away.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Helio circles away.
Ivanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivanov circles away.
Helio loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Helio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Helio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanov checks a low kick from Helio.
Ivanov throws a looping overhand right but Helio ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Helio is predictable there
and Ivanov counters with a solid body kick.
Helio throws a leg kick but Ivanov checks it.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Helio.
Ivanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Helio shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivanov.
Helio swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Helio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Helio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mikal Helio has been cut.
Helio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helio shoots for a takedown but Ivanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikal Helio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helio shoots and misses
and Ivanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helio misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Helio.
Ivanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helio throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanov counters with a low kick, right behind Helio 's knee.
Helio blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Helio is defended easily by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a lazy right hand but Helio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helio lands a head kick. Ivanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ivanov thows a leg kick but Helio checks it
and Helio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ivanov's guard.
Ivanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ivanov is trying to keep Helio in close.
Ivanov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Helio is now in half guard.
Helio with the ground and pound but Ivanov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Helio postures up.
Ivanov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Helio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ivanov wants to sweep here but Helio controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov pulls Helio in close to prevent any damage.
Mikal Helio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksander Ivanov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helio was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Helio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanov clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Helio avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Helio.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Helio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikal Helio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Helio throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Helio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanov misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ivanov checks a leg kick.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helio ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
Helio misses with a low kick as Ivanov jumps back.
Helio avoids the body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Helio is just out of range.
Helio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helio misses with a body shot.
Ivanov jabs Helio right on the nose. Helio blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Helio misses
and Ivanov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Helio really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helio ducks right into an uppercut from Ivanov.
Helio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helio misses with a leg kick
letting Ivanov counter with a right hand.
Ivanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov misses with a hook.
Helio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helio keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Ivanov.
Helio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivanov.
Helio punishes Ivanov's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helio.
Aleksander Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanov's sensitive parts.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Helio moves out of range.
Ivanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helio. Helio obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ivanov is out of range and Helio settles back down.
Helio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov wants to land a leg kick but Helio is out of range.
Helio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Helio moves out of range easily.
Ivanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Helio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio tries to score with a low kick but Ivanov moves his leg out of the way.
Ivanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helio tries to work over Ivanov's front leg with a kick but Ivanov checks it.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivanov lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov tries to work over Helio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov digs a right hand underneath Helio's ribcage. Helio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Helio.
Helio tries a body shot but Ivanov blocks it.
Helio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Ivanov!
Our winner, Aleksander Ivanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villegas comes to the cage accompanied by War is my destiny. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Villegas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villegas throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villegas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Villegas looking to score a takedown here. Harper is defending well but Villegas drives through and ends up in Harper's guard.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villegas landing with the ground and pound.
Villegas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Villegas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Villegas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villegas throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
Villegas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas throws a big elbow that misses.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Villegas from controlling successfully.
Harper pulls Villegas in close to prevent any damage.
Villegas 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harper looks for the body kick but Villegas saw that one coming.
Harper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Villegas counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Villegas misses.
Villegas lands with a straight right. Harper didn't see that one coming.
Villegas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Villegas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harper - the referee stops the clock and Villegas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harper. Villegas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Villegas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villegas shoots in and bounces Harper off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villegas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harper is trying to control the position but Villegas postures up.
Harper manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Villegas breaks from the clinch.
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harper throws a head kick that misses
and Villegas counters with a thumping low kick.
Villegas swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Villegas thows a body shot but no joy.
Villegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villegas. Villegas obviously looking to wear him down.
Harper takes a swing at Villegas's ribcage but misses.
Harper misses with a low kick.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Villegas is looking to score with low kicks.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
and Villegas counters with a shoot takedown. Harper fights it but they end up in guard.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Villegas connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper wants to sweep here but Villegas controlling him for the moment.
Villegas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Villegas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Villegas content to control rather than advance.
Villegas is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Villegas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harper's head.
Harper wants to control but Villegas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villegas is in close to Harper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper seems keen to control Villegas's posture.
Villegas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Villegas looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Villegas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villegas misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Harper misses.
A jab from Villegas misses.
Harper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Villegas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harper's calf.
Villegas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harper.
Harper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Villegas momentarily.
Villegas tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Villegas throws a head kick that Harper semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper looks to land a combination but Villegas avoids it well.
Harper connects with a leg kick. Villegas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harper is looking to chop away at Villegas's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Villegas moves out of range easily.
Villegas throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Villegas looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Villegas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Villegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villegas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harper's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Villegas lands a takedown into guard.
Harper wants to sweep here but Villegas controlling him for the moment.
Villegas stays in close to Harper's body and controls the position.
Villegas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Villegas manages to get himself to full guard.
Harper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villegas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villegas is looking for a triangle but Harper pushes his legs off easily.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Villegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villegas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Villegas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Villegas is trying to keep Harper in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
Villegas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harper stays in close to Villegas's body and controls the position.
Villegas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villegas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Harry Villegas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harper looks for the body kick but Villegas saw that one coming.
Charles Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villegas punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Villegas.
Villegas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harper motions for Villegas to come forward. Harper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Villegas lands a glancing blow to the side of Harper's head.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Villegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Villegas.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Villegas moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Harper.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villegas.
Harper thumps Villegas with a low kick.
A head kick from Villegas lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
Harper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harper is looking to clinch but Villegas is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Villegas pushes him off.
Villegas 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.
A low kick from Harper is predictable there
and Villegas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harper slips a jab from Villegas.
Harper slips a straight right by Villegas.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Villegas is out of range.
Harper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Harper.
Villegas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Villegas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Villegas is out of range.
Villegas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Villegas.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Villegas circles away.
Villegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villegas connects with a crisp jab.
Harper lands a head kick. Villegas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Villegas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harper tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Villegas is in Harper's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
Harper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harry Villegas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villegas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Charles Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas working a defensive guard here.
Harper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Villegas is proving hard to escape from.
Villegas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Villegas is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to control the position here.
Villegas won't allow Harper to sweep him here.
Villegas distracts Harper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Villegas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Villegas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Villegas works his way into full mount!
Villegas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper working to try and regain half guard.
Harry Villegas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper tries to hold on but Villegas pushes him away.
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 Harry Villegas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villegas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Villegas!
Harry Villegas retains his middleweight title!
Harry Villegas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
79% |
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