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WCF 20 : Twentieth Anniversary PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Fernando Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stuck in the Moment. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Fernando Moreira!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira stuffs the takedown.
Moreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moreira swings for the body but Samuel moves out of range.
Moreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samuel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moreira sprawls well initially but Samuel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moreira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samuel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samuel's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuel avoids the strikes from Moreira.
Samuel controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Moreira looking for the RNC.
Samuel fending off the submission attempt from Moreira.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet.
Moreira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Moreira's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Samuel trying to get back to his feet but Moreira is in full control for now.
Samuel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Moreira.
Samuel is trying to get back to his feet but Moreira has full control of the position and if anything, Samuel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira looking for the choke but no joy.
Moreira 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, Samuel has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Samuel avoids the strikes from Moreira.
Samuel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Moreira's arms.
Samuel controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Moreira is persistently looking for the submission but Samuel is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel holding both Moreira 's hands and preventing any damage.
Moreira somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Samuel is trying to get back to his feet but Moreira has full control of the position and if anything, Samuel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Moreira throwing sloppy strikes.
Samuel is trying to get back to his feet but Moreira has full control of the position and if anything, Samuel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Moreira is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Samuel has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Samuel has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Moreira is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Samuel is defending well though. Moreira let's go of the attempt for now.
Moreira misses with punches from the back.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good control from Moreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Fernando Moreira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moreira throws a one two combo.
Luis Fernando Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira throws a sloppy head kick and Samuel moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moreira.
Moreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samuel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moreira won't be happy with that.
Samuel has hold of Moreira's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Moreira seems comfortable defending it but Samuel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Moreira is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Moreira is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Samuel couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Samuel!
Eli Samuel made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Chiappinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr Formsma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francesco Chiappinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andr Formsma!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Formsma lands with a shot to the body.
Chiappinelli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Formsma!
Chiappinelli lands a big shot there that rocks Formsma but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Formsma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Formsma working to try and regain half guard.
Chiappinelli scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Formsma?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiappinelli thowing shots but they're missing.
Chiappinelli lands a nice shot to the head.
Formsma is rocked!
Chiappinelli looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Formsma covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Chiappinelli!
After the big win, Francesco Chiappinelli made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osulf Durin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osulf Durin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Durin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Durin.
Durin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durin lands with a good body shot.
Durin lands a slapping body shot.
Durin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jackson to the canvas! Jackson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Durin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osulf Durin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stand up and Fight. Martin Louis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcelo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos thows a leg kick but Louis checks it
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Louis moves into the clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Louis has him pressed against the cage.
Louis scores with a hook to the body.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis.
Louis stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Louis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Louis.
Louis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Louis. That snapped Santos's head back.
Louis lands a body shot.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
Nice body kick there by Louis.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martin Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis scores with a jab.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Louis but Louis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Louis tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Louis to the ground. Louis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with the takedown
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martin Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis moves into the clinch.
Louis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Louis is working Santos over against the cage.
Louis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Louis.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Louis lands with a right hand.
Louis throws a nice head kick!
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Louis.
Louis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Marcelo Santos has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Louis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Louis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Louis.
Louis clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Santos's cut.
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.
Louis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
Louis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Louis moves into the clinch.
Louis lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis.
Louis digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Louis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Louis.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis lands an uppercut.
Louis pushes Santos against the cage. Louis is working some dirty boxing. Louis pushes off with a quick right hook! Santos goes down! Santos tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Louis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Louis!
Martin Louis took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dmitry Semenov enters the cage!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - Taylor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Semenov shoots in but no luck this time.
Semenov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
James Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Semenov.
Semenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Semenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Semenov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Semenov has a good base and remains in mount.
Semenov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Semenov breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Semenov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Semenov is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Semenov landing strikes from the mount.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Semenov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Semenov!
Dmitry Semenov made sure to mention his sponsor, Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Negru Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Diprivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda comes to the cage accompanied by Subcarpati - Mircea Alimos. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Negru Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Diprivan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diprivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voda was well out of range. Poor timing from Diprivan.
Diprivan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diprivan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Negru Voda has been cut.
Diprivan lands with a kick to the temple. Voda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That kick from Diprivan tenderised Voda's leg. Voda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diprivan can pounce on him.
Voda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diprivan scores with a head kick. Voda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diprivan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voda. That did some damage!
Diprivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Voda.
Diprivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voda lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Voda.
Diprivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voda lands a body shot.
Voda throws a series of strikes that have Diprivan backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprivan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Voda.
Voda throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Voda. Beautiful body shot.
Diprivan looks gassed!
Voda lands with an uppercut that bounces Diprivan off the cage and back into range.
Voda lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voda lands a body shot.
Diprivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diprivan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diprivan is rocked!
Voda lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Diprivan head around and knocks him out cold! Voda hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Negru Voda!
Negru Voda 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 Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Gracie 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Cavalcante Ribeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cavalcante Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a head kick!
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalcante Ribeiro scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Cavalcante Ribeiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie shoots in but Cavalcante Ribeiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cavalcante Ribeiro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cavalcante Ribeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cavalcante Ribeiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Cavalcante Ribeiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cavalcante Ribeiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cavalcante Ribeiro!
Cavalcante Ribeiro rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Cavalcante Ribeiro landing knees to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro has Gracie pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Knees to the body from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavalcante Ribeiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cavalcante Ribeiro connects with a knee to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie jumps guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavalcante Ribeiro misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cavalcante Ribeiro pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro connects with a knee to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro landing knees to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Cavalcante Ribeiro gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie jumps guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cavalcante Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cavalcante Ribeiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Cavalcante Ribeiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cavalcante Ribeiro landing knees to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is trying to drag Cavalcante Ribeiro to the mat but Cavalcante Ribeiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cavalcante Ribeiro working Gracie over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cavalcante Ribeiro has managed to clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
A knee to the head by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cavalcante Ribeiro connects with a knee to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro leaning against his opponent.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalcante Ribeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cavalcante Ribeiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro landing knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Cavalcante Ribeiro taking a breather.
Cavalcante Ribeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cavalcante Ribeiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Cavalcante Ribeiro with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cavalcante Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Cavalcante Ribeiro, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Cavalcante Ribeiro against the cage but Cavalcante Ribeiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalcante Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Cavalcante Ribeiro tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cavalcante Ribeiro rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cavalcante Ribeiro obliges.
Cavalcante Ribeiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Cavalcante Ribeiro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cavalcante Ribeiros head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie jumps guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cavalcante Ribeiro obliges.
Cavalcante Ribeiro crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands an elbow inside.
Cavalcante Ribeiro working Gracie over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cavalcante Ribeiro working Gracie over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cavalcante Ribeiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cavalcante Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A knee to the head by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cavalcante Ribeiro walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Cavalcante Ribeiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands an elbow inside.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cavalcante Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a left hand.
Gracie jumps guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is working Gracie over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Stalling in the clinch from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cavalcante Ribeiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
A knee to the head by Cavalcante Ribeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Cavalcante Ribeiro landing knees to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro stalling in the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavalcante Ribeiro connects with a knee to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Cavalcante Ribeiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a knee to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cavalcante Ribeiro smiles and moves away.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cavalcante Ribeiro clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Cavalcante Ribeiro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bruce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cavalcante Ribeiro 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro!
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Genova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles Gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Genova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilles Gerard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genova throws a hook but Gerard avoids it easily.
Gerard takes the fight into the clinch.
Gerard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Genova.
Gerard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gerard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gerard blocks a body shot from Genova.
Gerard struggles to land a body shot inside as Genova controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Genova.
A body shot lands from Genova.
Gerard looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genova trying to stall but Gerard improves his position.
A short right from Gerard on the inside.
Gerard is looking to control Genova's arms but Genova gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gerard has his back to the cage.
Genova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Genova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gerard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gerard has had enough of the clinch but Genova keeps him there for the moment.
Genova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Genova tries a body shot but Gerard blocks it.
Gerard struggles to land a body shot inside as Genova controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerard lands a nice shot to the body.
Genova blocking some punches.
Genova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genova swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genova throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerard.
Genova misses with a body punch.
Gerard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gerard backwards.
Genova goes for a takedown attempt but Gerard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gilles Gerard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gerard misses with a straight right.
Genova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Genova.
Gerard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Genova momentarily.
Genova misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Genova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gerard's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Gerard misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genova moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Genova thuds a left hand into Gerard's body.
Genova gets tackled into the cage by Gerard. Gerard maintains the clinch.
Genova lands a body shot.
Genova lands with a left to the head.
Genova pushes Gerard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gerard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Genova wants the takedown. Gerard is fighting it off but Genova persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gerard's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Genova is fighting to break Gerard's control of his arms but Gerard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Genova trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Genova throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genova wants to pass the guard but Gerard is keeping the position.
Genova advances to half guard.
Genova seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gerard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerard tries to roll over but Genova keeps him under control.
Gerard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Genova tries to pass to full mount but Gerard defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gerard tries to roll over but Genova keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Genova pulls his head out easily.
Gerard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gerard wants to control the action here but instead Genova manages to pass to full mount!
Genova is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genova misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerard can't escape the position.
Genova with good strikes from the mount here!
Genova looking to control but Gerard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Genova dominated that round.
That's time! Genova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Genova walks into a stiff left hand from Gerard.
Genova wants to land a leg kick but Gerard is out of range.
Gerard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gerard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerard tries to circle away but Genova has him pinned against the cage.
Gerard blocks a body shot from Genova.
Gerard tries to circle away but Genova has him pinned against the cage.
Gerard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Genova backwards.
Gerard stalling in the clinch.
Genova lands with a left to the head.
Genova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gerard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gerard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerard working aggressively here.
Gerard misses with a body punch.
Gerard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gerard is keeping busy.
Gerard wants to break free but Genova has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genova gets through Gerard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Genova lands with a left to the head.
Gerard struggles to land a body shot inside as Genova controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gerard.
It looks like Lance Genova has been cut.
Gerard prevents a body shot from Genova.
Gerard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Genova backwards.
Genova misses with a body punch.
Genova takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Genova.
Gerard pushes Genova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gerard is working Genova over against the cage.
Gerard scores with a hook to the body.
Gerard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genova backwards.
Gerard leaning against his opponent.
Gerard lands with a light punch inside.
Gerard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gerard.
Gerard lands a shoulder strike.
Gerard breaks the clinch.
Gerard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Genova takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gerard lands a left and a right that send Genova crashing to the mat, dazed. Gerard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Genova is rocked!
Genova walks straight into a right hand from Gerard - that's dropped him! Gerard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Genova from any more punishment! Genova complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gilles Gerard!
Gilles Gerard is the new heavyweight champion!
Gilles Gerard 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Holic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alcohol. Watson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse- Eminem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Holic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holic misses with a looping right.
Holic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holic lands with a right hand.
Holic has his takedown stuffed
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson cracks Holic with a nice body shot.
Watson just leaning against Holic, taking a breather.
Watson lands a hook that snaps the head of Holic backwards.
Holic is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holic backwards.
Holic working hard to break the clinch.
Holic is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.
Holic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Watson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Watson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holic is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Holic blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson lands an elbow just above Holic 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson prevents Holic from breaking the clinch.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watson taking a breather.
Watson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Holic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Holic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson walks into a jab.
Holic throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Holic's belly button to the back.
Holic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holic is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Holic drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Watson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Holic's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Watson!
John Watson is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Watson thanked Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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