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CFC 262: LW Tourney Semi-Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is system of a down - violent pornography. Conrad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rider Part II kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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236 lbs
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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
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands the left hand.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Conrad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Conrad!
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva throws a hook but Conrad blocks it.
Conrad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Conrad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Conrad in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Conrad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Conrad swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Conrad's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva won't allow Conrad to sweep him here.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Conrad looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Conrad looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Conrad!
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Conrad.
Silva is not content to let Conrad control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad misses with the ground and pound.
Silva regains half guard.
Conrad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva has hold of Conrad's hands but Conrad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva has a hand on Conrad's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Conrad takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Conrad working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Conrad isn't that keen on the idea.
Conrad landing punches.
Conrad wants to control but Silva has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Conrad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Conrad.
Silva gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conrad.
Conrad throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Conrad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Conrad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Conrad.
Conrad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conrad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Conrad from controlling successfully.
Conrad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conrad looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva wants to control from the top but Conrad keeps moving.
Conrad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is pushing down on Conrad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conrad is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conrad.
Conrad is controlling Silva's posture.
Conrad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva has hold of Conrad's hands but Conrad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Conrad connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Conrad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Conrad pulls his head out easily.
Conrad looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jack Conrad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva keeping full guard, as Conrad tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Conrad looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva 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.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Conrad is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad'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!
Conrad keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Conrad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conrad.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conrad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Conrad persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Conrad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Conrad throwing strikes but missing.
Silva has his foot on Conrad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conrad works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conrad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Conrad from controlling successfully.
Conrad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva trying to control the position.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Conrad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Conrad wasn't active enough on the ground.
Conrad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conrad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Conrad counters by moving into the clinch.
Conrad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries to pull guard but Conrad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Conrad pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Conrad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad working aggressively here.
Conrad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conrad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conrad blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conrad 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
Our winner, Jack Conrad, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Floppy McPoppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pantero Athrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floppy McPoppins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pantero Athrox's chin.
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floppy McPoppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pantero Athrox!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPoppins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McPoppins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Athrox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McPoppins's waist but McPoppins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Athrox off to one side.
Athrox fails with the takedown.
McPoppins misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for McPoppins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Athrox avoids a kick to the body.
Athrox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McPoppins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPoppins. Athrox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Athrox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from McPoppins. Those never looked like landing.
McPoppins looks to land a combination but Athrox avoids it well.
Athrox gets caught flat footed, as McPoppins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPoppins controls from within his opponent's guard.
McPoppins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McPoppins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McPoppins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McPoppins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Athrox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McPoppins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McPoppins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McPoppins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McPoppins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McPoppins stays in close to Athrox's body and controls the position.
McPoppins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Athrox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McPoppins defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPoppins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPoppins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Athrox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McPoppins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Athrox throws his legs up looking for a submission but McPoppins uses it to pass to side control.
McPoppins lands a nice forearm strike.
Athrox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McPoppins winds up and cracks Athrox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Athrox is rocked!
Athrox tries to roll over but McPoppins keeps him under control.
McPoppins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athrox looking for submissions off his back.
Athrox looking for submissions off his back.
Athrox is looking for a sweep. McPoppins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McPoppins trying to pass the guard but Athrox defending well.
Athrox looking for submissions off his back.
McPoppins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Athrox wants to control but McPoppins passes into side.
McPoppins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Athrox!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPoppins lands with some strikes.
Athrox can't escape the position.
Athrox is squirming around, avoiding McPoppins's attempts to control the action.
Athrox is trying to escape the mount.
McPoppins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Athrox looks a forlorn figure.
Athrox is still in real trouble! Can McPoppins finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPoppins is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Athrox goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for McPoppins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Floppy McPoppins!
Floppy McPoppins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kevorkian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuin's entrance music is Remo WIlliams Theme. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Kevorkian!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kevorkian.
No joy there for Kevorkian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chuin shoots for a double leg takedown but Kevorkian sprawls well. He's pushed Chuin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chuin - that will leave a mark!
Chuin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chuin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kevorkian actively working from the bottom here.
Chuin is looking for a kimura here.
Kevorkian is defending against the submission attempts here by Chuin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kevorkian is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Master Chuin!
Master Chuin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Karate, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu... They are all but shadows! Sinanju is the sun.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper has chosen Welcome To Jamrock as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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158 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper looks to clinch
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper moves into the clinch.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Dawkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper keeps control of Dawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawkins can't break the clinch.
Dawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper wants to clinch
and Dawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawkins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins blocks a head kick by Harper.
Harper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper clinches.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Dawkins is blocking nicely.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dawkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Harper clinches.
Harper has Dawkins pressed against the cage, preventing Dawkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawkins is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Dawkins is trying to break free.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Dawkins controls the action.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a nice elbow.
Harper prevents Dawkins from breaking the clinch.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawkins breaks from the clinch.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dawkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harper slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Harper.
Harper closes the distance but Dawkins moves to the side
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Dawkins shows good takedown defense.
Dawkins drops Harper with a big left hand! Harper is injured, injured bad! Dawkins jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dawkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Dawkins 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 Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunn comes to the cage accompanied by Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force. Ky has chosen TIAMAT - Gaia as his entrance music. Gaia Ky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Sunn misses its intended target.
Sunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sunn, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ky.
Sunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Ky misses with the head strike.
Ky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sunn.
Sunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sunn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ky.
Sunn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ky pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ky throws a leg kick but Sunn sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Ky
and Sunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sunn counters with a nice body shot.
Ky avoids the body shot from Sunn.
Ky scores with a three punch combo!
Ky tries a head kick but it misses.
Sunn misses with a hook.
Ky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sunn.
Sunn misses with a wild body shot.
Ky swings for the body but Sunn moves out of range.
Ky blocks a jab.
Sunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ky's head.
Sunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sunn to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sunn.
Sunn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sunn misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ky.
Ky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunn checks a leg kick.
Sunn misses with an uppercut. Ky saw that one coming.
Sunn throws a shot from downtown. Ky moves away and avoids it.
Ky defending well as Sunn loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ky. Sunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Sunn.
Sunn misses the shot to the body.
Sunn lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunn throws a looping overhand right but Ky ducks down to avoid it.
Ky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ky cracks Sunn with an open hand slap.
Ky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sunn walks into a left hand.
Sunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ky manages to avoid it.
A big left from Sunn misses.
Ky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sunn.
Sunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ky.
Sunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ky throws out the jab.
Sunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sunn misses with a body shot.
Ky scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sunn misses with a wild body shot.
Ky throws a hook but Sunn blocks it.
No joy there for Ky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ky lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ky gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ky decides to stand back up. Ky steps back and let's Sunn get back to his feet.
Sunn misses with a right hand
and Ky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ky misses with a right hand
and Sunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky looks for the body kick but Sunn saw that one coming.
Sunn blocks a head kick by Ky.
Sunn misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaia Ky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sunn's sensitive parts.
Aki Sunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ky counters by moving into the clinch.
Sunn misses with the head strike.
Ky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sunn.
Ky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sunn lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ky.
Sunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sunn prevents a body shot from Ky.
Ky lands a shot to the body.
Ky takes a shot to the head.
Ky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sunn gets through Ky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ky.
Ky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sunn or not.
Ky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sunn working aggressively here.
Ky lands a body shot.
Sunn lands a right hand.
Ky lands with a left to the head.
Sunn is rocked!
Gaia Ky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ky controlling the action here for a moment.
Sunn blocking some punches.
Sunn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ky after a bit of a struggle.
Sunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ky scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Sunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ky pushes Sunn against the cage. Ky is working some dirty boxing. Ky pushes off with a quick right hook! Sunn goes down! Sunn tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ky moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaia Ky!
Gaia Ky took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Oppong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Maxime Oppong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maxime Oppong!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Oppong's ribs.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Oppong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oppong on his heels. He'll look to pass Oppong's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oppong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Oppong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oppong is on top in guard.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz thows a huge punch but Oppong dodges it nicely.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oppong wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz trying to control the action but Oppong is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppong is pressing down on Cruz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oppong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Oppong keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oppong holds on and takes a little breather.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oppong has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Oppong keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oppong seems keen to control Cruz's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Oppong's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz wants to control from the top but Oppong keeps moving.
Cruz being controlled here momentarily.
Cruz trying to control but Oppong is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz won't allow Oppong to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because Kale Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oppong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oppong in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Oppong ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz lands a left and a right that send Oppong crashing to the mat, dazed. Cruz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oppong is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Oppong to counter with a crisp jab.
Oppong is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Oppong counters with a one-two to the body.
Oppong loses concentration momentarily and Cruz pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Oppong crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Cruz finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kale Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Kale Cruz 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Brophy's chin.
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182 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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sean Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Sean Brophy has been cut.
Brophy misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Brophy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Brophy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Brophy is keeping the position.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Brophy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Brophy wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brophy preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brophy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Brophy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Brophy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Brophy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brophy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Brophy has managed to sweep!
Brophy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brophy passes into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brophy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie wants to control the action here but instead Brophy manages to pass to full mount!
Brophy controlling from mount.
Brophy trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Brophy controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie tries to hold on but Brophy pushes him away.
Brophy wants to control but instead Gracie manages to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Gracie pulls Brophy in close to his closed guard and prevents Brophy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Brophy is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brophy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vitor Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fauatea is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aural Psynapse. Dominic Fauatea has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Mantegna's chin.
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242 lbs
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fauatea !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantegna swats away the attempt to clinch by Fauatea .
Fauatea misses the shot to the body.
Tony Mantegna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fauatea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mantegna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mantegna throws a body punch but Fauatea moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mantegna.
It looks like Dominic Fauatea has been cut.
Fauatea wants to clinch.
Mantegna thows a body shot but no joy.
Fauatea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fauatea scores with a knee to the head.
Mantegna misses with a punch to the body.
Fauatea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mantegna's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fauatea .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mantegna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fauatea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mantegna avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Mantegna does no damage.
Fauatea moves into the clinch successfully.
Mantegna letting Fauatea take a breather here.
Fauatea scores with a shoulder strike.
Mantegna lands a body punch.
Fauatea throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mantegna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fauatea avoiding damage as Mantegna throws knees to the body.
Fauatea misses with a knee to the head.
Fauatea has Mantegna pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Mantegna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantegna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mantegna can't find room to land a body shot as Fauatea controls the action.
Mantegna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantegna is looking to control Fauatea 's arms but Fauatea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mantegna has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Mantegna.
Fauatea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mantegna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fauatea looks gassed!
Mantegna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fauatea 's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Mantegna.
Mantegna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mantegna gets through Fauatea 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Dominic Fauatea 's cut even more.
Mantegna lands an elbow inside that Fauatea shrugs off.
Fauatea struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantegna controls his hands.
Mantegna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fauatea is defending well for now.
Mantegna breaks the clinch.
Mantegna throws a series of punches but Fauatea moves out of range.
Mantegna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fauatea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mantegna scores with a sloppy right hand. Fauatea should have avoided that one.
Fauatea takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fauatea wants to clinch up but Mantegna keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea moves in looking to clinch but Mantegna pushes him off.
Mantegna scores with a one two! Fauatea had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The cut above Dominic Fauatea 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fauatea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mantegna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fauatea was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantegna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Fauatea .
Fauatea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mantegna.
Fauatea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mantegna misses with a double jab.
Fauatea tries to land a front kick but Mantegna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mantegna lands with a shot to the body.
Mantegna lands with a hook. Fauatea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dominic Fauatea 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a body kick.
Mantegna is looking to wear down Fauatea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fauatea seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Mantegna shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Fauatea is backing up but Mantegna catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Fauatea covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Mantegna Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Mantegna!
Tony Mantegna really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Manella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slaughter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Crown - World Below. Manella has chosen Egg as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Manella!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter throws a head kick but Manella moves out of range.
Slaughter misses with a leg kick.
Slaughter throws a body punch but Manella moves out of range.
Manella on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slaughter. Slaughter obviously looking to wear him down.
Slaughter fakes the leg kick and cracks Manella in the body.
Slaughter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaughter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manella pushes Slaughter up against the cage in a clinch.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manella's elbow.
Slaughter avoids the elbow strike from Manella, against the cage.
Slaughter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Manella. Beautiful body shot.
Slaughter lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter lands a head kick. Manella smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Slaughter blocks the body kick.
Slaughter throws a low kick, looking for Manella's leg but Manella calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter looks to score with a jab to the body but Manella is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manella!
Manella on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manella swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
Slaughter throws out a loose jab but Manella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaughter tries a head kick but it misses.
Manella gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slaughter.
Slaughter slips a jab from Manella.
Slaughter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slaughter thows a body shot but no joy.
Manella looks to land a body kick but Slaughter moved away.
Good exchange - Slaughter coming out on top.
Slaughter looks to land a right hand but Manella moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manella lands a really nice looking cross but Slaughter seems unphased.
Slaughter drops his hands momentarily and Manella takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Manella there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slaughter connects with a right hand. Manella shakes it off.
It looks like Sal Manella has been cut.
Slaughter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slaughter lands with a slapping head kick.
Manella clinches.
Manella looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slaughter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manella backwards.
A short right from Slaughter on the inside.
Manella is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manella pushes off an throws an elbow but Slaughter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slaughter misses with an elbow over the top.
Slaughter lands with a left to the head.
Manella throws an elbow that misses.
Manella is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Manella comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Christian Slaughter has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella is trying to maintain a safe position but Slaughter gets an underhook and turns Manella into the cage.
Slaughter trying to land knees to the body.
Manella landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manella content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Manella blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws an elbow but it misses.
Slaughter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slaughter throws a push kick but Manella slaps the foot to one side.
Manella throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slaughter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manella throws a hook to the side of Slaughter's head but Slaughter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manella misses with a low kick.
Manella blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a leg kick but Manella sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manella misses with a wild combination.
Slaughter missing with a left hand there. Manella was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manella.
Slaughter throws a low kick but Manella avoids it.
Slaughter blocks the body kick.
Manella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slaughter wants to clinch up but Manella keeps it at a distance.
Slaughter scores with a takedown into Manella's guard.
Slaughter tries to free his leg and advance position but Manella is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manella utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manella utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Christian Slaughter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Slaughter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slaughter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christian Slaughter is winning the standup battle so far.
Slaughter throws a jab when Manella was well out of range.
Manella has managed to clinch.
Slaughter lands a hook that snaps the head of Manella backwards.
Slaughter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manella avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slaughter struggles to land a body shot inside as Manella controls his hands.
Manella missing with knees to the body.
Manella tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slaughter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manella.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manella as Slaughter tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slaughter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Manella after a bit of a struggle.
Slaughter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manella obliges.
Manella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manella lands a right hand.
Manella landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slaughter managing to block the knees to the body from Manella.
A short right from Manella.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Manella is looking to control Slaughter's arms but Slaughter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manella has his back to the cage.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Manella blocks it.
Slaughter avoids the elbow strike from Manella, against the cage.
Manella is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slaughter is keeping busy.
Manella creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manella tries to land a knee to the head but Slaughter blocks with his arms.
Slaughter lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Manella controls the action.
A hook to the body from Slaughter.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Manella avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Manella avoiding damage as Slaughter throws knees to the body.
Manella throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slaughter blocks it with crossed arms.
Slaughter lands with a left to the head.
Slaughter dodges an elbow strike from Manella.
Manella trying to stall but Slaughter improves his position.
Manella prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Slaughter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slaughter cracks Manella with a nice body shot.
Manella is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slaughter is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manella working aggressively here.
Manella prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
Manella is trying to maintain a safe position but Slaughter gets an underhook and turns Manella into the cage.
Manella creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manella throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slaughter lands a right hand.
Slaughter tries a body shot but Manella blocks it.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Manella blocks a body shot from Slaughter.
Manella tries to stall but Slaughter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manella using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slaughter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manella.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slaughter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manella lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Slaughter.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manella's elbow.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Manella avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Manella tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
Manella is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slaughter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manella lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manella stalling in the clinch but Slaughter improves position.
Manella blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slaughter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaughter lands a nice uppercut.
Manella lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manella doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sal Manella will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manella thows a body shot but no joy.
Manella keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slaughter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Slaughter looks to score with a jab to the body but Manella is just out of range.
Manella misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slaughter is looking to chop away at Manella's legs.
Slaughter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manella.
Slaughter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Slaughter misses.
Slaughter throws a body punch but Manella moves out of range.
Slaughter scores with a body shot.
Manella lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella drives through and clinches with Slaughter against the cage.
Manella struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
Slaughter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slaughter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manella backwards.
Manella keeps control of Slaughter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manella looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manella misses with the head strike.
Slaughter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manella tries to land a knee to the head but Slaughter blocks with his arms.
Manella prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
A short right from Slaughter.
Slaughter lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slaughter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Slaughter winds up and cracks Manella with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is controlling the pace.
Slaughter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Slaughter seems content to control.
Manella is not content to let Slaughter control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter throwing shots but Manella is blocking nicely.
Slaughter not doing much here.
Manella is not content to let Slaughter control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Slaughter.
Slaughter swings for the body but Manella moves out of range.
Slaughter misses with a hook.
Slaughter misses with a body shot.
Slaughter throws a lazy right hand but Manella sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manella throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slaughter.
Slaughter moves out of range of the body kick from Manella.
Slaughter gets a double leg takedown into Manella's guard.
Manella is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is working Manella over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manella can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slaughter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manella's guard.
Manella is trying to control but can't.
Manella keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manella really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slaughter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slaughter is trying to control. Manella wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slaughter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manella wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christian Slaughter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manella keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manella with a jab.
Slaughter loads up on a big right hand but Manella slips the punch.
Slaughter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaughter lands with a kick to the temple. Manella shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slaughter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manella - the referee stops the clock and Slaughter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manella. Slaughter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slaughter thows a leg kick but Manella checks it
and Manella counters with a nice leg kick.
Manella slips a jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manella.
Manella motions for Slaughter to come forward. Manella throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manella scores with the left hand. Slaughter knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaughter tries to clinch there but Manella circles away.
Manella avoids the head kick by Slaughter.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown but Manella shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slaughter's hands.
Manella moves out of range of the strikes.
Manella throws a low kick but Slaughter moves out of range easily.
Manella throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slaughter misses with a wild body shot.
Slaughter walks into a stiff left hand from Manella.
Manella throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manella ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slaughter is looking to slow Manella down with leg kicks.
Manella looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manella drops his hands momentarily and Slaughter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A good leg kick by Manella.
Manella misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manella's elbow.
Manella is trying to maintain a safe position but Slaughter gets an underhook and turns Manella into the cage.
Nice body punch from Slaughter - that landed with a thud.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manella misses with some punches.
Manella lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slaughter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manella tries to land a knee to the head but Slaughter blocks with his arms.
Manella tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manella creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slaughter's defenses.
Slaughter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manella backwards.
Manella looking to slow down the pace here.
Slaughter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter slowing the pace effectively.
Manella looking to slow down the pace here.
Slaughter digs a right hand underneath Manella's ribcage. Manella let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slaughter pushes Manella back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christian Slaughter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manella trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slaughter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slaughter blocking some punches.
Manella prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
Slaughter lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Slaughter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slaughter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manella tries to roll over but Slaughter keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to advance to full mount but Manella doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Slaughter wants to pass the guard but Manella is keeping the position.
Manella is trying to control the position but Slaughter postures up.
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
Slaughter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Christian Slaughter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Manella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manella throws a nice looking combination but Slaughter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slaughter, as that shot connected.
Manella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaughter.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slaughter stands up over Manella, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slaughter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manella is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slaughter is controlling him.
Slaughter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manella is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slaughter 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.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manella wants to sweep here but Slaughter controlling him for the moment.
Manella throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Slaughter escapes and throws Manella's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Manella is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Slaughter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manella keeps working.
Slaughter landing a few strikes.
Manella is looking for a sweep.
Sal Manella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter working the body and head with strikes.
Slaughter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slaughter grinds an elbow into Manella's temple.
Manella is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manella is working to avoid the ground and pound but Slaughter connects with a decent elbow.
Manella is still in real trouble! Can Slaughter finish him?
Slaughter in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Manella is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Slaughter cracks Manella with a big elbow.
Slaughter cracks Manella with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Slaughter immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Manella is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Slaughter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Slaughter!
Christian Slaughter retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Christian Slaughter, 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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