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OFC 179: Virtanen vs LeBeouf PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jose Oliveira enters the cage!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Sherk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sherk shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira throws a series of strikes that have Sherk backpedaling.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a jab. Sherk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Sherk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt
and Sherk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
Sherk is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oliveira is trying to hold Sherk in close to prevent damage but Sherk has managed to pass into half guard.
Oliveira trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sherk manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sherk controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Sherk postures up.
Oliveira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliveira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sherk takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up.
Sherk struggling to keep hold of the position.
Oliveira is in bad spot here.
Oliveira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Oliveira is covering up but some of the strikes from Sherk are getting through and doing damage.
Sherk is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sherk is working away from the top position though.
Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sherk defends it easily.
Sherk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oliveira has his foot on Sherk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sherk works his way back into a safe position though.
Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sherk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sherk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oliveira throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sherk forces his way into half guard.
Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
Sherk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliveira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sherk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Oliveira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sherk clinches up against the cage.
Sherk looking for a takedown.
Sherk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Oliveira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Oliveira tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Sherk has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Oliveira is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Sherk!
Sean Sherk took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cavalcante Ribeiro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cavalcante Ribeiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cavalcante Ribeiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro has been cut.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to clinch but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalcante Ribeiro is just out of range.
Cavalcante Ribeiro throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ryan Hayes has been cut.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalcante Ribeiro wants to clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cavalcante Ribeiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is pushing Hayes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands an elbow inside.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cavalcante Ribeiro throws a low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes misses the jab.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hayes dodges an elbow strike from Cavalcante Ribeiro.
Cavalcante Ribeiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a left to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryan Hayes's cut is getting worse.
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!
Hayes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hayes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cavalcante Ribeiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Cavalcante Ribeiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hayes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Hayes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Cavalcante Ribeiro trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Hayes won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cavalcante Ribeiro throws an elbow but misses.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Cavalcante Ribeiro trying to land knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro trying to land knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Hayes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayes is trying to break the clinch but Cavalcante Ribeiro is controlling him.
Cavalcante Ribeiro looking to stall.
Cavalcante Ribeiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante Ribeiro working Hayes over with knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hayes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Cavalcante Ribeiro lands a damaging elbow.
Cavalcante Ribeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Cavalcante Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cavalcante Ribeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cavalcante Ribeiro keeps control of Hayes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayes blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cavalcante Ribeiro keeps control of Hayes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayes smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cavalcante Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cavalcante Ribeiro back to the cage. Hayes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to clinch
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is rocked!
Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cavalcante Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Hayes drops Cavalcante Ribeiro with a big left hand! Cavalcante Ribeiro is injured, injured bad! Hayes jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Hayes!
A victorious Ryan Hayes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Dumpleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savo Tieros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tieros comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Over You-Live kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Dumpleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Savo Tieros!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumpleton with a poor takedown
and Tieros counters with a three punch combo that has Dumpleton backing up. Dumpleton nods at Tieros to acknowledge the strikes.
Tieros tries to bum rush Dumpleton with a series of wild strikes but Dumpleton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tieros thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumpleton fails with the takedown
and Tieros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dumpleton has his takedown stuffed
and Tieros counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Dumpleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumpleton fails with the takedown
and Tieros counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tieros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tieros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dumpleton counters with a shoot takedown. Tieros fights it but they end up in guard.
Dumpleton prevents Tieros from getting back to his feet.
Dumpleton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dumpleton tries to free his leg and advance position but Tieros is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumpleton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dumpleton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dumpleton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dumpleton being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Tieros has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dumpleton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tieros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dumpleton trying to control but Tieros is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dumpleton shoots in looking for a takedown. Tieros tries to sprawl out of it but Dumpleton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tieros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tieros throws a leg kick which misses Dumpleton's front leg but catches the back leg as Dumpleton tries to avoid it.
Dumpleton tries for a takedown but Tieros circles away easily
and Tieros counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tieros avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumpleton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dumpleton.
Dumpleton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tieros, who protects the arm well.
Dumpleton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tieros has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tieros is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dumpleton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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 Joseph Dumpleton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dumpleton with a poor takedown
enabling Tieros to counter with a crisp jab.
Dumpleton fails with the takedown
and Tieros counters with a nice body kick.
Joseph Dumpleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumpleton shoots and misses
and Tieros counters with a series of strikes. Dumpleton will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Dumpleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dumpleton with a poor takedown
and Tieros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dumpleton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tieros tries to bum rush Dumpleton with a series of wild strikes but Dumpleton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tieros.
Dumpleton with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Tieros to counter with a crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tieros enables Dumpleton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tieros manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tieros uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dumpleton walks into a stiff left hand from Tieros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dumpleton is defended easily by Tieros.
Dumpleton throws a leg kick
and Tieros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tieros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dumpleton shoots and misses
and Tieros counters with a three punch combo that has Dumpleton backing up. Dumpleton nods at Tieros to acknowledge the strikes.
Dumpleton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tieros counters with a solid body 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!
Tieros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tieros throws a chopping leg kick but Dumpleton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tieros pushes Dumpleton away with a front kick.
Savo Tieros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tieros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dumpleton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tieros quickly recovers to half guard.
Tieros trying to control but Dumpleton postures up.
Tieros manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dumpleton misses with a takedown attempt
and Tieros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Dumpleton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tieros throws a front kick that sends Dumpleton stumbling back into the cage.
Dumpleton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tieros counters with a left and a right that stings Dumpleton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumpleton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tieros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tieros misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Savo Tieros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dumpleton shoots for a takedown but Tieros saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dumpleton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tieros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dumpleton misses with a takedown
and Tieros counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Dumpleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dumpleton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tieros counters with a left to the body.
Dumpleton checks a low kick from Tieros.
Joseph Dumpleton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tieros scores with a head kick.
Dumpleton slips a jab and a cross from Tieros.
Tieros stuffs the takedown.
Dumpleton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tieros sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dumpleton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tieros counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tieros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dumpleton circles away quickly and effectively.
Dumpleton moves out of range of the body kick.
Dumpleton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savo Tieros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dumpleton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tieros misses with a double jab
and Dumpleton counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumpleton fails with the takedown
letting Tieros counter with a right hand.
Tieros swinging wildly here.
Dumpleton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tieros counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dumpleton misses with a takedown
and Tieros counters with a two punch combo.
Dumpleton misses with a takedown
and Tieros counters with a series of strikes. Dumpleton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tieros throws a head kick that misses.
Dumpleton tries for a takedown but Tieros circles away easily
and Tieros counters with a big head kick but Dumpleton shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Savo Tieros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tieros 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savo Tieros!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Savo Tieros waved his t-shirt featuring xXx - Fight Club Clothing est. 09™'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mansur Abdel Salam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Eubanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abdel Salam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PRO PAIN - SHINE. Eubanks has chosen All Summer Long - Kid Rock as his entrance music. Floyd Eubanks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mansur Abdel Salam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Eubanks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdel Salam works Eubanks's body with a nice hook.
Abdel Salam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdel Salam misses the shot to the body.
Abdel Salam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eubanks.
Abdel Salam takes a swing at Eubanks's ribcage but misses.
Abdel Salam misses the shot to the body.
Abdel Salam lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdel Salam is looking to wear down Eubanks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abdel Salam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Eubanks.
It looks like Mansur Abdel Salam has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eubanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eubanks ducks under a wild hook from Abdel Salam.
Eubanks tries to bum rush Abdel Salam with a series of wild strikes but Abdel Salam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdel Salam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eubanks moves away.
Abdel Salam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdel Salam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eubanks at a distance.
Eubanks dodges the punch combination from Abdel Salam.
Eubanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdel Salam circles away quickly and effectively.
Floyd Eubanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eubanks shoots for a double leg takedown but Abdel Salam sprawls well. He's pushed Eubanks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abdel Salam works the jab nicely.
It looks like Floyd Eubanks has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eubanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdel Salam is just out of range.
Abdel Salam swinging wildly here.
Eubanks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Eubanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdel Salam throws an overhand right that lands on Eubanks's shoulder, as Eubanks tries to avoid the shot.
Abdel Salam fails to land with a series of punches.
Eubanks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdel Salam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Eubanks misses.
Abdel Salam just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdel Salam slips under a jab.
Abdel Salam throws a poor cross that misses
and Eubanks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abdel Salam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eubanks.
Abdel Salam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eubanks shoots in for a double leg but Abdel Salam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mansur Abdel Salam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdel Salam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eubanks looks winded!
Abdel Salam closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Floyd Eubanks's cut even more.
Abdel Salam fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Abdel Salam does it's job there.
Abdel Salam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eubanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eubanks gets a double leg takedown into Abdel Salam's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Eubanks stops Abdel Salam from standing up.
Eubanks has gone for a leg lock! Abdel Salam slips out almost immediately though and dives into Eubanks's guard.
Abdel Salam is looking to stand up but Eubanks won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eubanks trying to keep a closed guard but Abdel Salam is proving a slippery customer.
Eubanks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abdel Salam manages to get himself to full guard.
Abdel Salam has a closed guard, preventing Eubanks from standing up.
Abdel Salam wants to stand but Eubanks is controlling the position.
Abdel Salam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eubanks on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eubanks won't allow Abdel Salam to sweep him here.
Eubanks wants to stand but Abdel Salam has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abdel Salam seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mansur Abdel Salam wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abdel Salam throws a body punch but Eubanks moves out of range.
Abdel Salam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mansur Abdel Salam dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Eubanks.
Abdel Salam works the jab nicely.
A jab from Eubanks misses.
Eubanks misses with a body shot.
Eubanks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The cut above Floyd Eubanks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Eubanks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abdel Salam.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Floyd Eubanks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mansur Abdel Salam!
An out of breath Mansur Abdel Salam 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alf Alfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfa comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu - Smoke Serpent. Morrison has chosen Metalingus as his entrance music. Alf Alfa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
147 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alf Alfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfa motions for Morrison to come forward. Alfa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alfa feints and as Morrison raises his hands in defense, Alfa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morrison is trying to control the position but Alfa postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alfa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alfa drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Alfa off! Alfa jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Alfa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison working over Alfa with some ground and pound. Alfa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison is working for a kimura but Alfa is defending it quite comfortably.
Alfa gets back to full guard.
Alfa looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alfa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Alfa's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Alfa is keeping the position.
Alfa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morrison passes into side control.
Alfa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison scoring with punches from side control.
Alfa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alfa trying to control here.
Alfa is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working for a kimura but Alfa is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison working Alfa over with strikes.
Morrison winds up and cracks Alfa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morrison passes the guard and advances to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alfa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Morrison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alfa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison breaks from Alfa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alfa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alfa is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison avoids the attempt from Alfa to control.
Morrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alfa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Morrison. What's that going to do exactly?
Alfa is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alfa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alfa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alfa?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alfa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morrison prevents Alfa from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alfa is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alfa hang on?
Alfa tries to reverse the position but Morrison maintains control.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Alfa is in trouble!
Alfa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alfa's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alfa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrison trying to control but Alfa is having none of it.
Alfa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Alfa's guard.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alfa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison cracks Alfa with a solid left hand.
Alfa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alfa looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Alfa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Alfa wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Alfa scoring with some ground and pound.
Alfa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfa throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morrison throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Alfa looking to pass the guard.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Alfa wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Morrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison controls Alfa momentarily but Alfa frees himself.
Alfa wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Alfa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alfa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alfa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfa tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Alfa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alfa tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alfa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alfa trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alfa pulls his head out easily.
Alfa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Alfa seems to be working for a kimura but Morrison defends the submission attempt.
Alfa throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alfa pulls his head out easily.
Alfa throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Alfa trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Morrison is trying to control but can't.
Alfa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morrison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alfa.
Alfa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Alfa won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alfa is aware though and is defending well.
Alfa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alfa works over Morrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Alfa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alfa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison sneaks back into half guard.
Alfa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Alfa dominated that second round.
That's time! Alfa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morrison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alfa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alfa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alfa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alfa keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Alfa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison with a nice head shot there.
Alfa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alfa is working for a guillotine from mount but Morrison frees his head quite easily.
Alfa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Alfa isn't that keen on the idea.
Alfa wants to control the pace but Morrison is squirming around nicely.
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Alfa isn't that keen on the idea.
Alfa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alfa landing strikes from the mount.
Morrison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alfa working for a submission but Morrison is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfa blocks Morrison's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Morrison can't escape the position.
Morrison has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Morrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Alfa's attempts to control the action.
Morrison defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alfa.
Alfa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrison is surviving well by controlling Alfa's body position as best he can.
Alfa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfa avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alfa working for a submission but Morrison is keeping him at bay.
Alfa landing strikes from the mount and Morrison is in trouble!
Alfa fails to move to back control.
Alfa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morrison?
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Alfa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morrison?
Alfa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morrison has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alfa prevents Morrison from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison regains half guard.
Morrison actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alfa.
Morrison moves into full guard.
Alfa is pushing down on Morrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Alfa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alfa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alfa blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Alfa uses his free foot to push down on Morrison's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morrison.
Morrison swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alfa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alfa working Morrison over with strikes here.
Alfa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morrison is rocked!
Alfa lands a big shot there that rocks Morrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alf Alfa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alfa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alf Alfa!
A victorious Alf Alfa 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strauss comes to the cage accompanied by Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. Rivers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cyco Vision. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
142 lbs
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135 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strauss.
Strauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strauss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strauss takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers lands with a nice combination. Strauss backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers scores with a hook.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Strauss moves into the clinch.
Rivers throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strauss blocks the elbow strike.
Strauss letting Rivers take a breather here.
Rivers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strauss is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Strauss.
Strauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Strauss throws an elbow that misses.
Rivers tries to break the clinch but Strauss is controlling the position.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rivers slips a straight right by Strauss.
Rivers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strauss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers wants to clinch up but Strauss keeps it at a distance.
Stan Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Rivers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss throws out a powerful jab.
Rivers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rivers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strauss rushes Rivers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers pushes Strauss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers throws a right hand that Strauss ducks under and follows up with a left that Strauss also avoids with ease.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Strauss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Strauss moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strauss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers is trying to force a seperation but Strauss has the dominant position.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers taking a breather.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strauss is defending well for now.
Rivers effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Strauss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Strauss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Strauss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rivers throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Rivers misses the jab.
Strauss works the jab nicely.
Stan Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Strauss scores with a jab.
Rivers is rocked!
Strauss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivers is still on wobbly legs! Can Strauss finish him?
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Strauss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Rivers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strauss.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers is trying to maintain a safe position but Strauss gets an underhook and turns Rivers into the cage.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss lands a damaging elbow.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Strauss lands a damaging elbow.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers misses with an elbow over the top.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss lands an elbow inside that Rivers shrugs off.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss throws an elbow that misses.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rivers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Strauss lands an elbow that stopped Rivers in his tracks for a moment.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers tries to clinch up
and Strauss counters with a huge left! Rivers is in big trouble! He's backing up but Strauss isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rivers from any more damage. A dominating finish by Strauss!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Strauss!
Daniel Strauss gave a mention to Biofuel (Weight Gain + Loss) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Omaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omaly comes into the arena with Outside - To Forgive but not Forget blaring out of the sound system. Orton has chosen BOOM by P.O.D. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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268 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Omaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton slips a jab from Omaly.
Omaly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omaly tries to move into range but Orton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mark Omaly has been cut.
Omaly shoots in but Orton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orton is trying to force a seperation but Omaly has the dominant position.
Omaly has Orton pressed against the cage, preventing Orton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Omaly tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the cage.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Omaly is keeping busy.
Omaly has Orton pushed against the cage.
Orton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Omaly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orton tries to break free but Omaly pushes him back against the cage.
Omaly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Omaly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Omaly keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Orton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Orton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to control but Omaly is working from the bottom.
Orton preventing the sweep.
Orton trying to control but Omaly is working from the bottom.
Omaly wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A punch combination from Orton misses.
Orton throws an overhand right that lands on Omaly's shoulder, as Omaly tries to avoid the shot.
Omaly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orton as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly throws a hook but Orton avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Orton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orton. Omaly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orton looks for the body kick but Omaly saw that one coming.
Orton misses with a looping left.
Orton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orton tries to clinch up but Omaly circles away and keeps his distance.
Omaly misses the shot to the body.
Omaly throws a body punch but Orton moves out of range.
Omaly scores with a jab. Orton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Orton.
Omaly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omaly moves out of range of the body kick.
Orton looks to land a body kick but Omaly moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton slips a jab from Omaly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omaly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Orton is trying to get back to half guard.
Orton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Omaly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Omaly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Omaly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Orton taking a bit of punishment here - Omaly scoring with strikes.
Omaly is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton defending against the ground and pound.
Orton tries to improve position but can't.
Omaly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Orton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly'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.
Omaly lunges at Orton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orton's hand.
Orton misses with a looping right.
Randy Orton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton throws a right hand that Omaly ducks under and follows up with a left that Omaly also avoids with ease.
Omaly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orton moves away.
Randy Orton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orton throws a poor cross that misses
and Omaly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orton throws a hook to the side of Omaly's head but Omaly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orton lands a nice shot that snaps Omaly's head back.
Omaly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Omaly walks into a stiff left hand from Orton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omaly missing with a left hand there. Orton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orton swings for the body but Omaly moves out of range.
Omaly slips under a jab.
Jab from Omaly.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch but Omaly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaly avoids a kick to the body.
Orton throws a chopping leg kick but Omaly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Omaly has a takedown stuffed.
Orton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Omaly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orton.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton tests Omaly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Omaly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Omaly moves out of range of the strikes.
Orton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omaly.
Nice defenses there by Omaly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton misses with a wild combination.
Omaly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orton misses with a series of wild punches.
Omaly lands a nice looking body shot.
Orton throws a body kick that misses.
Orton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orton lands a slapping body shot.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Omaly.
Orton throws a jab but it's blocked by Omaly.
A head kick misses from Orton.
Orton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton tests Omaly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orton drives through with a takedown into Omaly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Orton trying to control but Omaly is working from the bottom.
Omaly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Omaly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Omaly keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Omaly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orton is aware though and is defending well.
Omaly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orton looks to throw the jab but Omaly is out of range.
Orton takes a swing at Omaly's ribcage but misses.
Orton misses with a left hand
and Omaly counters with a right hand to the body.
Orton slips a jab from Omaly.
Orton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Omaly backs up against the cage.
Orton clinches with his opponent.
Orton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Omaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orton's efforts to push away.
Orton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Omaly misses with a looping left.
Orton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws out a loose jab but Omaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orton throws out a loose jab but Omaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orton throws an overhand right that lands on Omaly's shoulder, as Omaly tries to avoid the shot.
Orton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omaly dives in and scores a takedown into Orton's guard.
Omaly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omaly looking to pass the guard.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omaly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Omaly defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Omaly is proving a slippery customer.
Omaly throws a big elbow that misses.
Omaly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton trying to control the position.
Orton has an active guard here but Omaly has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton is looking to control Omaly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orton avoid being mounted?
Orton is not content to let Omaly control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omaly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Omaly is proving a slippery customer.
Randy Orton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Omaly from controlling successfully.
Omaly throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
Omaly wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Orton controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Omaly from controlling successfully.
Mark Omaly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Omaly just wasn't active enough.
Orton lands a glancing blow to the side of Omaly's head.
Orton throws a right and a left that Omaly avoids nicely.
Omaly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orton but Orton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omaly circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Omaly or perhaps it was just good defense by Orton which made him look bad.
Orton misses with a hook. Omaly ducked under it nicely.
Mark Omaly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Sloppy strikes from Orton. Those never looked like landing.
Omaly swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
Orton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Orton.
I've got Orton 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Orton!
A very excited looking Randy Orton rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Saraiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nova Uniao told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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24
220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Saraiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uniao closes the distance and pushes Saraiva back into the cage.
Saraiva lands an elbow inside that Uniao shrugs off.
It looks like Nova Uniao has been cut.
Saraiva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uniao fails to pull guard.
Saraiva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saraiva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saraiva.
Uniao tries to work over Saraiva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saraiva lands with a right to the head.
Uniao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uniao misses with a body punch.
Saraiva throws an elbow that misses.
Uniao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saraiva has a couple of punches blocked by Uniao.
Uniao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saraiva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saraiva.
Saraiva breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Uniao.
Uniao closes the distance and pushes Saraiva back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraiva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Uniao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saraiva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Uniao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saraiva.
Uniao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saraiva's calf.
Uniao lands a nice looking body shot.
Uniao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saraiva.
Saraiva ducks under a wild hook from Uniao.
Saraiva has closed the distance and engaged Uniao in a clinch.
Uniao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uniao misses with a punch to the body.
Uniao is trying to pull guard but Saraiva has him pressed against the cage.
Gabriel Saraiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Uniao.
Saraiva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uniao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uniao avoids a wild elbow strike from Saraiva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Saraiva.
Saraiva lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Saraiva.
Uniao looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uniao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uniao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uniao wants a takedown but no success here.
Saraiva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Saraiva as the two fighters clinch.
Saraiva lands a right hand.
Saraiva lands an uppercut.
Uniao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Saraiva.
Saraiva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saraiva lands an elbow just above Uniao 's eye.
That has opened up Nova Uniao's cut even more.
A short left from Saraiva.
Saraiva lands a vicious elbow to the side of Uniao's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Saraiva tries to finish him with strikes but Uniao still seems able to defend himself so Saraiva steps back and lets Uniao get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Uniao is rocked!
Saraiva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uniao is still on wobbly legs! Can Saraiva finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Uniao to his knees! Saraiva keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Saraiva!
A very excited looking Gabriel Saraiva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Mann!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gibson jumps into guard, dragging Mann to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gibson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mann wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Gibson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Gibson.
Mann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gibson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gibson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson is pulling down on Mann's head to control his posture.
Mann trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Mann hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gibson shoots and misses
and Mann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mann tries to clinch but Gibson moves out of range.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Gibson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson tries to keep at a distance but Mann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gibson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stalling in the clinch from Mann.
Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Mann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mann as he jumps to the side.
Gibson fails with the takedown.
Mann tries to clinch there but Gibson circles away.
Gibson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gibson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mann clinches up with Gibson and pushes him back against the cage.
Mann is trying to stall.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gibson up against the cage.
Mann trying to stall but Gibson improves his position.
Gibson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mann tries to stall but Gibson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Mann.
Mann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gibson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mann just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mann keeps control of Gibson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Gibson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mann wants to pass the guard but Gibson is keeping the position.
Mann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gibson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gibson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mark Mann has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mann tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it.
Mark Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mann darts in and clinches Gibson up against the cage.
Mann lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Mann to work.
A short right from Mann.
It looks like Scott Gibson has been cut.
Gibson tries to pull guard but Mann holds him up against the cage and eventually Gibson drops back down to his feet.
Mann gets underhooks to prevent Gibson's takedown attempt.
Mann keeps control of Gibson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mann.
Mann misses with a body punch.
Gibson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gibson'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.
Mann misses with a body shot.
Mann moves into the clinch.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann trying to control the position but instead, Gibson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mann into the cage.
Gibson pulls Mann into guard.
Gibson is trying to control the position but Mann postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mann sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gibson has his foot on Mann's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mann works his way back into a safe position though.
Mann trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Gibson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Mann wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gibson lands an overhand right.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mann tries to clinch up.
Gibson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mann. Mann obviously looking to wear him down.
Mann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gibson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mann's half guard.
Mann wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mann wants to get back to full guard.
Mann is staying active underneath Gibson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mann trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson prevents Mann from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mann sees it coming and defends easily.
Scott Gibson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mann slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mann lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gibson!
Gibson wants to control but Mann is having none of it.
Mann wants to control the pace but Gibson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson working to try and regain half guard.
Mann controlling the position easily from mount.
Gibson tries to hold on but Mann postures up.
Mann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mann's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gibson wants to control but Mann is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson can't escape the position.
Mann controlling the pace for now.
Gibson is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson is working hard here to advance position.
Mann looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Gibson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gibson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.
Gibson tries to circle away but Mann has him pinned against the cage.
Gibson is trying to pull guard but Mann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibson wants to take the fight to the mat but Mann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gibson can't break the clinch.
Gibson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mark Mann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mann avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mann misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mann lands a nice elbow.
Mann pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Mann.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.
Mann tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mann after a bit of a struggle.
Mann leaning against his opponent.
Gibson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mann prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibson as Mann tries to tie him up.
Gibson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann controlling the action here for a moment.
Gibson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson is trying to pull guard but Mann has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson can't get the takedown.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
Mann is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Mann.
Mann with a hook.
Gibson moves out of range as Mann strikes.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Mann wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Gibson checks a leg kick nicely.
Gibson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Mann wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Scott Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson jumps guard but Mann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mann lands a right hand.
Gibson fails to pull guard.
Gibson tries to break the clinch but Mann is controlling the position.
Gibson jumps guard but Mann stands there with Gibson around his waist. Gibson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson jumps guard but Mann stands there with Gibson around his waist. Gibson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gibson fails to pull guard.
Mann is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Mann.
Gibson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mann looking to stall.
Gibson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Mann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but Gibson blocks with his arms.
Gibson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mann to keep the fight standing.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Mann lands a nice uppercut.
Gibson tries to pull guard but Mann won't allow it.
Gibson avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann avoiding damage.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gibson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mann smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Mann!
Mark Mann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Virtanen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Haittavaikutus - Matkalla. The crowd seem to be enjoying LaBeouf's choice of entrance music: Kyoto. 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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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Virtanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen digs a good body shot into LaBeouf's ribs.
LaBeouf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LaBeouf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Elias Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaBeouf takes a swing at Virtanen's ribcage but misses.
Virtanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Virtanen throws a lazy right hand but LaBeouf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Virtanen tries to clinch but LaBeouf is having none of it.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but LaBeouf checks it.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaBeouf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LaBeouf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virtanen.
LaBeouf gets tackled into the cage by Virtanen. Virtanen maintains the clinch.
LaBeouf looking for a takedown.
Virtanen lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtanen gets underhooks to prevent LaBeouf's takedown attempt.
Virtanen lands an elbow just above LaBeouf 's eye.
It looks like Shia LaBeouf has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen scores with a shot to the side of LaBeouf's head.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
LaBeouf wants a takedown.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
LaBeouf blocks an elbow strike from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands an elbow inside that LaBeouf shrugs off.
Virtanen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Virtanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Virtanen misses with a body punch.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LaBeouf.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaBeouf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
LaBeouf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Virtanen landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a nice uppercut.
LaBeouf takes a shot to the head.
Virtanen lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Virtanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands an elbow that stopped LaBeouf in his tracks for a moment.
Virtanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Virtanen fails to land.
LaBeouf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Virtanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down LaBeouf.
Knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but LaBeouf blocks with his arms.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but LaBeouf blocks it with crossed arms.
LaBeouf turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
LaBeouf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no LaBeouf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
LaBeouf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Virtanen keeps working.
LaBeouf working the ground and pound but Virtanen is defending the strikes.
LaBeouf is working Virtanen over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Virtanen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
LaBeouf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
LaBeouf tries to pass to full mount but Virtanen defends it.
LaBeouf trying to control from Virtanen's half guard. Virtanen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
LaBeouf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Virtanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in LaBeouf's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaBeouf is looking for a triangle but Virtanen pushes his legs off easily.
LaBeouf keeping moving, preventing Virtanen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shia LaBeouf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Virtanen lands a leg kick that knocks LaBeouf off balance momentarily.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown but Virtanen shows good takedown defense.
Virtanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virtanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Virtanen misses with a head kick.
LaBeouf walks forward, straight into a front kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries to land a body kick
and LaBeouf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Virtanen has LaBeouf up against the cage in a clinch.
Virtanen lands an elbow inside that LaBeouf shrugs off.
Virtanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Virtanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen presses LaBeouf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Virtanen landing knees to the body.
Virtanen pushes LaBeouf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
LaBeouf is breathing heavily.
Virtanen lands a knee to the body.
Virtanen lands a damaging elbow.
Virtanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Virtanen lands a nice elbow.
Virtanen misses with an elbow strike.
Virtanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Virtanen misses with a punch to the body.
Virtanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Virtanen staying out of range there.
Elias Virtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virtanen sizes up LaBeouf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Virtanen lands with a shot to the body.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
LaBeouf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses LaBeouf's sensitive parts.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Virtanen throws a body kick that misses.
Virtanen thuds his shin into the meat of LaBeouf's side.
Virtanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Virtanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaBeouf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf tries to bum rush Virtanen with a series of wild strikes but Virtanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Virtanen clinches up against the cage.
Virtanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
Virtanen breaks the clinch.
Virtanen connects with a looping right hand.
LaBeouf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
LaBeouf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elias Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Virtanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaBeouf throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Virtanen. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Virtanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. LaBeouf doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Virtanen lands.
Virtanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaBeouf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
LaBeouf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Virtanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Virtanen slaps away a takedown attempt from LaBeouf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen throws a head kick that half lands.
LaBeouf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Virtanen. Virtanen obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shia LaBeouf's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Virtanen is looking to slow LaBeouf down with leg kicks.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt LaBeouf.
LaBeouf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Virtanen rather than just go for the knockout.
LaBeouf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and LaBeouf moves out of range easily.
Virtanen lands a head kick. LaBeouf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtanen leaves LaBeouf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Virtanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Virtanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaBeouf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Virtanen tries to clinch but LaBeouf moves out of range.
LaBeouf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LaBeouf shoots in and drives through. Virtanen sprawls well.
Shia LaBeouf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown but Virtanen shows good takedown defense.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
LaBeouf takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Virtanen cracks the inside of LaBeouf's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Virtanen.
LaBeouf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt LaBeouf.
Virtanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Virtanen.
Virtanen thumps LaBeouf with a low kick.
Virtanen pushes LaBeouf away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a nice hook to LaBeouf's body. LaBeouf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
LaBeouf misses with a series of wild punches.
Virtanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LaBeouf can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen closes the distance and clinches.
LaBeouf is trying to break free.
LaBeouf has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Virtanen.
Virtanen working aggressively here.
Virtanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaBeouf.
Virtanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaBeouf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Virtanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virtanen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
LaBeouf is trying to pull guard but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to LaBeouf's face.
Virtanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Virtanen lands a damaging elbow.
Virtanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Virtanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from LaBeouf is defended easily by Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a front kick that sends LaBeouf stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaBeouf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Virtanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen with a knee to the head.
Virtanen is trying to break the clinch but LaBeouf has him pressed against the cage.
Virtanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. LaBeouf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen manages to break the clinch.
Virtanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LaBeouf at a distance.
LaBeouf closes the distance and clinches up with Virtanen, looking for a takedown. LaBeouf pushes Virtanen against the cage but Virtanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Shia LaBeouf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LaBeouf's calf.
Virtanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virtanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Virtanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LaBeouf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Virtanen is fending him off so far but LaBeouf persists. Nope, Virtanen circles away and we're back to standing.
LaBeouf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LaBeouf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaBeouf is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Virtanen scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from LaBeouf.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
Virtanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A thudding body kick lands there by Virtanen!
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaBeouf manages to avoid it.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Virtanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck for LaBeouf with that takedown attempt.
Virtanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch but LaBeouf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaBeouf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Virtanen connects with a high kick.
Virtanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Virtanen scores with a hook to the body. LaBeouf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Virtanen.
Virtanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf misses with a takedown attempt - Virtanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
LaBeouf throws a nice looking combination but Virtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses.
Virtanen scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but LaBeouf takes it in his stride.
LaBeouf looks to land a combination but Virtanen avoids it well.
Virtanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles LaBeouf. LaBeouf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice cross by Virtanen.
LaBeouf slips under a jab from Virtanen.
Virtanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Virtanen jabs LaBeouf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
LaBeouf fails with a takedown attempt.
LaBeouf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaBeouf blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.
Virtanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
LaBeouf looks to land a combination but Virtanen avoids it well.
Virtanen clinches up against the cage.
Virtanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LaBeouf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. LaBeouf won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen had his way with Shia LaBeouf in that round.
The cut man is working on Shia LaBeouf's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Virtanen stuffs the takedown.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LaBeouf. That did some damage!
LaBeouf cracks Virtanen with a good jab.
Virtanen thows a body kick. LaBeouf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Virtanen works the jab nicely.
No joy there for LaBeouf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Virtanen lands a leg kick that knocks LaBeouf off balance momentarily.
Virtanen throws a shot to the body.
Virtanen lands a head kick. LaBeouf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
LaBeouf takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
LaBeouf is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaBeouf throws a body punch but Virtanen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a head kick but LaBeouf moves out of range.
Virtanen lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Virtanen.
Virtanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches LaBeouf on the side of the head.
Virtanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. LaBeouf will feel that in the morning.
LaBeouf throws a nice looking combination but Virtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
LaBeouf tries for a takedown but Virtanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Virtanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Virtanen closes the distance and clinches.
Virtanen landing knees to the body.
Virtanen misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LaBeouf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Elias Virtanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Virtanen misses with some punches.
LaBeouf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Elias Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but LaBeouf blocks it.
LaBeouf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Virtanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LaBeouf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Virtanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws a series of punches but Virtanen avoids them all with ease.
LaBeouf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Virtanen keeps LaBeouf at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Virtanen misses with a hook. LaBeouf ducked under it nicely.
LaBeouf takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
LaBeouf checks a leg kick nicely.
Virtanen throws a push kick but LaBeouf slaps the foot to one side.
Virtanen forces LaBeouf back against the cage and clinches.
LaBeouf goes for a takedown attempt but Virtanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf shoots in and drives through. Virtanen sprawls well.
Virtanen scores with a nice body kick.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virtanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice jab there from Virtanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but LaBeouf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaBeouf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Virtanen tries to avoid it but LaBeouf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Virtanen to the ground. Virtanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
LaBeouf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Virtanen finds it's way round the side to connect with LaBeouf's head.
Shia LaBeouf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaBeouf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Virtanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Virtanen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Virtanen!
Elias Virtanen retains his lightweight title!
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