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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Rua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua gets tackled into the cage by Halo. Halo maintains the clinch.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halo.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Rua throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua scores with a decent looking hook.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Halo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Rua - just one landing.
Rua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Rua avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Halo connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Halo's knee but Halo avoids it well.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
Rua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot by Halo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Halo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
Halo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Halo drops his hands momentarily and Rua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A left lands for Halo.
Rua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Halo slips a jab from Rua.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halo checks it well.
Rua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rua feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Rua down.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halo to score with a decent uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Rua shrugs it off though.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halo throws out a leg kick but Rua moves out of range and Halo only half commits.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halo throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rua is out of range and Halo settles back down.
Halo tried to score with a low kick but Rua checks it.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Rua connects with a body shot.
Halo looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Rua
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rua lands with a nice body punch.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Rua's head.
Halo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Rua misses with a leg kick
and Halo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Halo.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Halo blocks the low kick.
Rua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo connects with a single shot there.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands a right hook to the body.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Rua throws out a powerful jab.
Rua tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Halo!
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halo misses the body punch
and Rua counters with a head kick.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Rua blocks a leg kick.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Halo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Renato Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halo is able to avoid easily.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo lands an overhand right.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a jab to the head.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Rua throws a shot to the body.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo misses the body punch
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Halo there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Rua throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua lands with a good body shot.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Halo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rua is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
Halo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Rua shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Halo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halo slips a jab from Rua.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Halo lands with a shot to the body.
Renato Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo cracks Rua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Rua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halo checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo throws a solid leg kick but Rua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halo.
Halo moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Rua sees coming a mile off.
Rua throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rua finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Halo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rua digs a good hook to Halo's body.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
Rua connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua drives through and clinches with Halo against the cage.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Good body shot from Rua.
Rua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halo.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Halo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo stops a takedown attempt from Rua.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Rua.
Halo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Halo is blocking nicely.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renato Rua.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michael Halo!
Michael Halo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Firebird Designs for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bulletproof. Taka Tanaka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taka Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamope slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanaka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lamope stuffs the takedown.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Lamope.
Lamope misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tanaka.
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.
Lamope keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Lamope is trying to keep Tanaka in close.
Tanaka drops back looking for a leg! Lamope is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lamope manages to kick Tanaka off! Tanaka jumps back into Lamope's guard.
Lamope working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lamope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Lamope seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lamope has Tanaka pulled in close to control his posture.
Tanaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lamope trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
Itor Lamope has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamope scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
Itor Lamope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamope digs a good hook to Tanaka's body.
Lamope leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Lamope manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tanaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tanaka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tanaka trying to control but Lamope is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tanaka being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamope keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Lamope pulls Tanaka in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lamope throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope misses with a low kick.
Lamope throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamope throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Lamope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but Lamope shows good takedown defense.
Tanaka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamope.
Tanaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamope.
A jab lands there for Tanaka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope scores with a head kick.
Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Taka Tanaka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tanaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lamope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tanaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lamope counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Lamope finds it's way through Tanaka's defenses.
Lamope tries to work over Tanaka's front leg with a kick but Tanaka checks it.
Lamope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamope.
Lamope misses with a straight left.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamope as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamope sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanaka somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka walks into a stiff left hand from Lamope.
Taka Tanaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka shoots for a takedown but Lamope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tanaka throws a head kick but Lamope moves out of range.
Lamope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamope lands a body shot.
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Lamope does it's job there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tanaka is defended easily by Lamope.
Lamope throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamope as he jumps to the side.
Lamope swinging wildly here.
Lamope jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lamope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamope throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt
and Lamope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanaka off the cage and back into range.
Lamope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tanaka.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lamope misses with a wild body shot.
Tanaka looks to land a combination but Lamope avoids it well.
Tanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamope.
Lamope missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamope stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lamope wants it to stay on the feet.
Tanaka dives in and scores a takedown into Lamope's guard.
Tanaka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Lamope pulls Tanaka in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Itor Lamope was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lamope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Lamope misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamope lands with a straight right. Tanaka didn't see that one coming.
Tanaka has his takedown stuffed
and Lamope counters with a low kick, right behind Tanaka 's knee.
Tanaka lands a head kick. Lamope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tanaka shoots for a takedown but Lamope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Lamope ducks down to avoid it.
Tanaka with a lazy takedown attempt
so Lamope counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamope cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.
Lamope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka being controlled here, momentarily.
Lamope's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tanaka keeping full guard, as Lamope tries to pass.
Lamope trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamope sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Itor Lamope wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lamope lands a high kick!
Itor Lamope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tanaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lamope is fending him off so far but Tanaka persists. Nope, Lamope circles away and we're back to standing.
Lamope looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
Tanaka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamope swivels and escapes.
Lamope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Lamope scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanaka should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamope tries to sprawl out of it but Tanaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Lamope circles away easily
letting Lamope counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope stalks Tanaka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tanaka's face. Tanaka staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Lamope which made him look bad.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lamope throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.
Lamope throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanaka.
A clash of legs there as Tanaka blocks the low kick.
Lamope blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lamope's waist but Lamope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanaka off to one side.
Tanaka misses with a few strikes there.
Lamope misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanaka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lamope manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itor Lamope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lamope has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itor Lamope!
Itor Lamope thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kings of Leon - Closer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 lbs
29 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wes Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thompson if he has to take too many more of those.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Miles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Miles avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miles.
Miles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Miles misses the target.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Miles.
Miles punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Miles is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Miles.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miles.
Thompson checks a low kick from Miles.
Miles throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Miles shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Miles's ribs.
Thompson leaves Miles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miles connects with a solid leg kick.
Jet Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson avoids the body shot from Miles.
Thompson with a jab.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Miles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miles is looking to land body kicks.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miles's head.
Miles takes one to the side of the head.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miles misses with a low kick.
Miles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Miles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson tries to work over Miles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Miles lands with a light punch inside.
Miles blocking some punches.
Miles blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Miles prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson gets through Miles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson works on Miles's body with a couple of short punches.
Miles throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson presses Miles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miles blocks a body shot from Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Miles controls the action.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Miles is breathing heavily.
Miles blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miles blocks a body shot from Thompson.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miles.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson slips a straight right by Miles.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miles was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miles avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson cracks Miles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miles fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Miles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson lands a head shot.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Miles lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miles has a takedown stuffed.
Miles keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miles. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miles looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Miles.
Miles takes one to the side of the head.
Jet Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Miles moves out of range.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miles can pounce on him.
Thompson stuns Miles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompson lands a jab to Miles's midsection.
Miles throws a body kick that misses.
Miles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miles is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles misses with a low kick.
Miles scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Miles ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thompson misses the jab.
Miles thows a body shot but no joy.
Miles clinches up against the cage.
Miles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Miles prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Miles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Miles tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Jet Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Miles has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Miles.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles controls his hands.
Miles lands a body punch.
Miles lands a nice knee to the body.
Miles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miles tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Miles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Miles.
Miles lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miles.
Miles lands a right hand.
Miles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miles tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Miles is trying to trip Thompson. He has hold of a leg but Thompson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Miles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Miles looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Miles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Miles.
Miles throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Miles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Miles.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Miles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miles needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Miles keeps it at a distance.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miles is defended easily by Thompson.
Miles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Miles.
Miles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miles.
Nice defenses there by Miles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miles.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Miles counter with a right hand.
Miles tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson darts in and clinches Miles up against the cage.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Miles.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miles moves away.
Miles misses with an uppercut.
Wes Miles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Miles thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Miles staying out of range there.
Miles thows a body kick. Thompson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thompson looks to land a combination. Miles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
Miles is rocked!
Miles shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh Miles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Miles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Miles seems to have got his legs back now.
Miles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miles off to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miles misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson darts in and clinches Miles up against the cage.
Miles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miles blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Miles lands a left hand.
Thompson tries to work over Miles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. Vega has chosen Dead N Gone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Vega!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega throws an off balance right hand
and Grayson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vega's knee momentarily.
Grayson shoots in but Vega avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, jab by Grayson - just one landing.
Vega misses with an uppercut.
Grayson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grayson lands a lovely overhand right.
Grayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vega doesn't seem bothered though.
Vega scores with a jab to the head.
Vega swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Vega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grayson.
A solid body kick from Vega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Grayson feints and then cracks Vega's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vega down.
Vega throws the left hand but Grayson avoids the punch easily.
Grayson slips a jab from Vega.
Vega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grayson. Grayson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grayson.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
Grayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vega misses with a series of wild punches.
Vega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vega under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Grayson as he checks the leg kick.
Vega throws a right hand that misses
and Grayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Vega.
Vega throws a right hand that Grayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Grayson also avoids with ease.
Grayson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grayson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega lands a nice looking body shot.
Vega takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson cracks Vega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esteban Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vega tries to stall but Grayson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vega lands an uppercut.
Grayson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grayson as Vega tries to tie him up.
Grayson presses Vega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grayson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grayson tries to circle away but Vega has him pinned against the cage.
Grayson scores with a shoulder strike.
Grayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson avoids the head kick by Vega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Vega.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Grayson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grayson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vega's knee momentarily.
Grayson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vega finds it's way round the side to connect with Grayson's head.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson throws out a loose jab but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega misses the jab.
Grayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esteban Vega will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grayson throws a head kick that Vega semi-blocks.
Grayson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vega checks it well.
Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vega.
Vega lands with a hook. Grayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grayson, pushing him back against the cage.
Vega tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Grayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vega controls his hands.
Grayson scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
A head punch on the inside from Grayson fails to land.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grayson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vega swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vega checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vega is looking to land body kicks.
Grayson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Grayson moves out of range as Vega strikes.
Grayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vega.
Esteban Vega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson moves out of range as Vega strikes.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vega staying out of range there.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega tries to land a front kick but Grayson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grayson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grayson tries to land a leg kick but Vega saw it coming and moves away.
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayson.
Grayson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a shot to the body
letting Grayson counter with a right hand.
Vega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grayson doesn't seem bothered though.
Grayson missing with a left hand there. Vega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grayson doesn't seem bothered though.
Grayson slips a straight right by Vega.
Vega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayson.
Vega tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range.
Esteban Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega lands a jab to Grayson's midsection.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega is looking to clinch.
Vega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayson.
Grayson lunges at Vega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vega's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Vega. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Vega.
Vega wants to clinch.
Grayson moves out of range as Vega strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Grayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vega. Vega obviously looking to wear him down.
Vega looks to land a left hand but Grayson moved out of range nicely.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vega throws a right hand that Grayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Grayson also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vega.
Grayson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grayson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grayson somewhat.
Grayson dives in and scores a takedown into Vega's guard.
Vega wants to get back to his feet but Grayson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vega wants to control the position but Grayson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vega tries to get to full guard but Grayson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega wants to control but Grayson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grayson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vega is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grayson throwing shots but Vega is blocking nicely.
Grayson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grayson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vega keeps working.
Vega moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega trying to keep a closed guard but Grayson is proving a slippery customer.
Grayson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vega has momentary wrist control but Grayson slips an elbow through the middle.
Grayson throwing strikes from guard but Vega blocks nicely.
Grayson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grayson 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.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Vega keeps moving.
Vega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grayson preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vega working a defensive guard here.
Grayson stands up over Vega, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grayson trying to control but Vega is working from the bottom.
Marcus Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson postures up.
Vega looking for a sweep. Not yet Vega, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Vega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grayson takes a step back to recover.
Grayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vega. Vega circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Grayson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vega has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Vega!
A victorious Esteban Vega thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van damm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Life Goes On. Tikki has chosen Ratatat - Loud Pipes as his entrance music. Tong Van damm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
200 lbs
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35
197 lbs
32 - 19 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tatu Tikki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikki thuds a left hand into Van damm's body.
A cross from Tikki lands.
Van damm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tikki will feel that in the morning.
Van damm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tikki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van damm. Van damm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tikki throws a jab when Van damm was well out of range.
Tikki lands a big head kick that sends Van damm tumbling to the mat! Tikki takes a step backwards and waves Van damm back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van damm is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van damm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tikki changes levels and lands a brilliant counter slam that knocks Van damm senseless! The eyes are open but nobody's home! Tikki is victorious and celebrates with his fans in the crowd. Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Tatu Tikki!
An out of breath Tatu Tikki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors of the World. Kafka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Haters Gonna Hate. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franz Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar misses with a looping left.
Kafka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caesar .
Nice sprawl there from Kafka as Caesar shoots in.
Kafka ducks under a wild hook from Caesar .
Caesar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kafka is just out of range.
Kafka throws a head kick that Caesar semi-blocks.
Kafka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kafka misses the shot to the body.
Kafka throws a leg kick which misses Caesar 's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kafka counters with a good low kick that Caesar was not able to check.
Caesar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kafka is just out of range.
Caesar slips a straight right by Kafka.
Kafka throws a body punch but Caesar moves out of range.
Kafka gets caught napping as Caesar dives in and scores a takedown. Kafka manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kafka has his hands on Caesar 's head, controlling the position.
Caesar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kafka has wrist control.
Caesar 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.
Kafka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caesar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caesar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kafka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kafka is trying to keep Caesar in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kafka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kafka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kafka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kafka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caesar .
Kafka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caesar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kafka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caesar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kafka jumps into side control!
Caesar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Caesar dodges the ground and pound from Kafka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kafka off and has taken his back!
Caesar misses with an elbow to the head.
Kafka avoids the strikes from Caesar .
Kafka covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kafka has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Caesar .
Caesar misses with an elbow to the head.
Caesar landing with strikes.
Caesar scores with punches to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar not allowing Kafka to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kafka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Caesar 's guard. Nice work there by Kafka.
Kafka trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kafka won't allow Caesar to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Caesar throwing short punches from the bottom.
Caesar seems keen to control Kafka's posture.
Kafka wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Caesar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kafka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kafka wants to take a breather but Caesar is having none of it.
Caesar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kafka is trying to control. Caesar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar tries to get to full guard but Kafka has control of the leg.
Kafka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Caesar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Julius Caesar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kafka connects with a leg kick. Caesar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kafka keeps the fight on the outside.
Caesar tests Kafka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caesar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kafka stuns Caesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kafka misses with an uppercut. Caesar saw that one coming.
Kafka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kafka lands with a hook. Caesar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Caesar misses the target.
Kafka wants to clinch up but Caesar keeps it at a distance.
Caesar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kafka.
Kafka throws a leg kick which misses Caesar 's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
Kafka slips under a jab from Caesar .
Kafka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kafka scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caesar misses with a hook.
Caesar misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka slips under a jab from Caesar .
Nice body kick from Kafka.
Caesar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kafka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kafka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kafka throws a good cross that connects.
Kafka thuds his shin into the meat of Caesar 's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
Caesar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kafka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kafka.
Kafka connects with a solid leg kick.
Kafka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kafka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kafka lands a body shot.
Caesar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kafka throws a head kick but Caesar moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kafka lands a jab to the head.
Kafka blocks a jab.
Caesar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kafka thows a body kick. Caesar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kafka lands a jab to the nose.
Kafka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caesar on the side of the head.
Franz Kafka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caesar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kafka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Kafka. Beautiful body shot.
Caesar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaius Julius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kafka scores with a spinning back kick!
Kafka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kafka lands with an overhand left.
Caesar misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Kafka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar walks into a straight right hand from Kafka.
Caesar is rocked!
Caesar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Caesar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kafka measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Caesar ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Franz Kafka!
Franz Kafka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Marsden 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo ducks under a wild hook from Marsden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Jawo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden finds it's way round the side to connect with Jawo's head.
Marsden tries to bum rush Jawo with a series of wild strikes but Jawo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jawo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo cracks Marsden with an open hand slap.
Jawo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marsden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jawo somewhat.
Marsden misses with a two punch combination.
Marsden slips a jab and a cross from Jawo.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jawo manages to avoid it.
Marsden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jawo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jawo wants to control but Marsden postures up.
Marsden swings around for an armbar but Jawo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Marsden's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jawo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jawo wants to pass the guard but Marsden is keeping the position.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Jawo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jawo defends well.
Jawo postures up in Marsden's guard and throws a big left but Marsden blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Jawo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marsden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jawo manages to get himself to full guard.
Marsden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jawo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Marsden is looking to work some ground and pound but Jawo has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marsden's guard.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Marsden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marsden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jawo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jawo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marsden looking for a guillotine here but Jawo defends easily.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsden, not yet.
Jawo trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
Marsden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jawo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jawo.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roger Marsden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marsden avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Marsden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jawo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jawo tries to clinch but Marsden is having none of it.
Marsden misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Jawo misses with a body shot.
Marsden throws a body punch but Jawo moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marsden.
Marsden manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jawo on his heels. He'll look to pass Jawo's guard now, I'm sure.
Marsden drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jawo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marsden has Jawo in his guard.
Jawo throwing strikes from guard but Marsden blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jawo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jawo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jawo trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
Marsden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jawo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jawo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jawo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Jawo from controlling successfully.
Jose Protacio Jawo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jawo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marsden looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marsden looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marsden!
Marsden in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jawo wants to control but Marsden postures up.
Jawo keeps Marsden under control for a moment.
Marsden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marsden creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jawo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marsden swings around for an armbar but Jawo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Marsden's guard.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Jawo from controlling successfully.
Marsden being controlled here, momentarily.
Marsden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jawo defends it easily.
Marsden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jawo defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo throwing strikes from guard but Marsden blocks nicely.
Marsden is looking for a triangle here but Jawo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Marsden is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Marsden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Jawo.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jawo with a nice cross.
Roger Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawo swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden misses with a body shot.
Jawo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jawo trying to land knees to the body.
Jawo scores with a hook to the body.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Jawo fails to land.
Jawo misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo lands a damaging elbow.
Marsden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marsden wants to take the fight to the mat but Jawo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jawo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jawo is looking to control Marsden's arms but Marsden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jawo has his back to the cage.
Jawo scores a nice knee to the body.
Marsden avoids a wild elbow strike from Jawo.
Jawo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jawo leaning against his opponent.
Marsden blocks a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jawo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jawo lands an elbow inside that Marsden shrugs off.
Jawo lands a damaging elbow.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marsden.
Jawo lands an elbow inside.
Marsden blocks an elbow strike from Jawo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jawo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jawo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jawo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Marsden.
Jawo misses with a punch to the body.
Jawo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marsden up against the cage.
Jawo lands a damaging elbow.
Marsden taking a breather.
Jawo misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jawo can't find room to land a body shot as Marsden controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jawo.
Jawo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jawo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jawo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jawo tries to throw a body punch but Marsden avoids it by throwing Jawo back against the cage.
Marsden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jawo is defending well.
Marsden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marsden as Jawo tries to tie him up.
Maybe Jawo would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Marsden jumps guard but Jawo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jawo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marsden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jawo prevents a body shot from Marsden.
Marsden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jawo lands with a light punch inside.
Marsden trying to control the position but instead, Jawo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marsden into the cage.
Jawo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsden blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Protacio Jawo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marsden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Marsden!
Our winner, Roger Marsden, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ondoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carson thinking.
A jab lands there for Ondoy.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Ondoy scores with a jab to the body.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pepeng Ondoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ondoy tries to clinch but Carson is having none of it.
Ondoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ondoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carson.
Carson swings for the body but Ondoy moves out of range.
Carson misses with a hook. Ondoy ducked under it nicely.
Ondoy throws a hook but Carson avoids it easily.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ondoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ondoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Carson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ondoy wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Carson lands an overhand right.
Ondoy wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Ondoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carson counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Carson misses.
Ondoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ondoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carson at a distance.
Ondoy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carson, pushing him back against the cage.
Ondoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ondoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ondoy can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ondoy.
Ondoy misses with the head strike.
Carson is trying to force a seperation but Ondoy has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Carson avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Ondoy effectively controlling the action here.
Carson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carson is trying to drag Ondoy to the mat but Ondoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pepeng Ondoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Carson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ondoy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carson up against the cage.
Ondoy gets underhooks to prevent Carson's takedown attempt.
Carson working hard to break the clinch.
Ondoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ondoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a hook. Carson ducked under it nicely.
Ondoy slips a jab and a cross from Carson.
Carson misses with a looping left.
Ondoy looks to land a right hand but Carson moved out of range.
Carson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carson shoots in and bounces Ondoy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ondoy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ondoy is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ondoy pulls Carson in close to prevent any damage.
Carson trying to control but Ondoy is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ondoy scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Ondoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Ondoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pepeng Ondoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ondoy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ondoy is fending him off so far but Carson persists. Nope, Ondoy circles away and we're back to standing.
Ondoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ondoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carson.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Ondoy catches Carson right on the button with a cross.
Ondoy tries to clinch up.
Carson lands the left hand.
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ondoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
Ondoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ondoy looks to land a left hand but Carson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ondoy scores with a shot to the body.
Ondoy stuns Carson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ondoy blocks a jab.
Carson fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Ondoy misses.
Jab by Ondoy.
Pepeng Ondoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut
and Carson counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Ondoy misses
and Carson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ondoy thinking.
Ondoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Ondoy finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondoy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy throws a right hand that misses
and Carson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ondoy thinking.
Carson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ondoy has time to react.
Good exchange - Ondoy coming out on top.
Carson loads up on a big right hand but Ondoy slips the punch.
Carson throws a hook but Ondoy blocks it.
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ondoy blocks a jab.
Carson misses with a looping left.
Carson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Carson misses.
Ondoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carson at a distance.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ondoy thuds a left hand into Carson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson misses with a hook.
Ondoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carson.
Pepeng Ondoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Carson.
Carson throws a shot from downtown. Ondoy moves away and avoids it.
Ondoy lands with a good body shot.
Ondoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ondoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy closes the distance and pushes Carson back into the cage.
Ondoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Carson wants the takedown. Ondoy is fighting it off but Carson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ondoy's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ondoy manages to get back to half guard.
Ondoy trying to control from the bottom.
Carson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson wants to pass the guard but Ondoy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Ondoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carson.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carson manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Ondoy.
Ondoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ondoy!
Carson controlling the position easily from mount.
Carson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ondoy is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson fails to advance to Ondoy's back.
Carson looking to control but Ondoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ondoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson goes for an armbar but Ondoy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ondoy.
Carson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carson is on top in guard.
Carson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ondoy trying to control the position here.
Ondoy keeping full guard, as Carson tries to pass.
Ondoy trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ondoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Pepeng Ondoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ondoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut.
Carson throws out a powerful jab.
Ondoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carson moves away.
Ondoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ondoy.
Ondoy tries to clinch
and Carson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ondoy. Carson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Ondoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Carson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Carson misses.
Ondoy wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Carson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carson slips a jab and a cross from Ondoy.
Carson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ondoy.
Carson swings widly with a right hand
and Ondoy counters with a one-two to the body.
Carson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Ondoy. Those never looked like landing.
Ondoy swings for the body but Carson moves out of range.
Carson avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Ondoy lands a jab to Carson's midsection.
Carson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ondoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut. Carson saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Ondoy there.
Ondoy blocks a jab.
Ondoy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Ondoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ondoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ondoy lands a lovely overhand right.
Ondoy scores with a jab to the body.
Carson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ondoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ondoy.
Ondoy is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carson avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Ondoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ondoy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ondoy throws an off balance right hand
and Carson counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ondoy misses with a straight left.
Ondoy throws an overhand right that lands on Carson's shoulder, as Carson tries to avoid the shot.
Carson loads up on a big right hand but Ondoy slips the punch.
Carson fails to land the takedown.
Ondoy takes a swing at Carson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carson scores with a takedown into Ondoy's guard.
Ondoy is pulling down on Carson's head. It's preventing any offense from Carson, at least for the moment.
Ondoy trying to control the position.
Ondoy keeping moving, preventing Carson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pepeng Ondoy.
Ondoy thuds a left hand into Carson's body.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.
Carson misses with a wild body shot.
Carson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carson throws a looping overhand right but Ondoy ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson catches Ondoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Carson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Ondoy had his way with Glenn Carson in that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ondoy misses with a hook.
A big left from Carson misses.
Carson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ondoy manages to avoid it.
Carson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ondoy doesn't seem bothered though.
Ondoy tries to clinch there but Carson circles away.
Ondoy thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ondoy.
Ondoy wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ondoy misses with a wild body shot.
Ondoy throws a body punch but Carson moves out of range.
Ondoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Ondoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ondoy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ondoy working a defensive guard here.
Carson trying to control but Ondoy is working from the bottom.
Glenn Carson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carson pushes down on Ondoy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ondoy trying to control here.
Pepeng Ondoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson trying to control from half guard but Ondoy is working away.
Carson wants to pass the guard but Ondoy is defending well.
Glenn Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ondoy wants to control but Carson is keeping busy.
Carson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to take Ondoy's back here but Ondoy is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ondoy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ondoy tries to hold on but Carson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy can't escape the position.
Carson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carson has control of Ondoy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ondoy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ondoy holds on to Carson around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Carson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ondoy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepeng Ondoy!
Pepeng Ondoy retains his middleweight title!
Pepeng Ondoy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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