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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winnipeg Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggins has chosen Bonfire as his entrance music. Winnipeg Manitoba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winnipeg Manitoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Diggins!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggins stuffs the takedown.
Manitoba drives through with a takedown into Diggins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Diggins trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diggins is on top in guard.
Manitoba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diggins!
Diggins wants to control but Manitoba is having none of it.
Diggins is looking to improve his position but Manitoba isn't that keen on the idea.
Manitoba tries to control but Diggins wriggling away.
Manitoba is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Diggins reaches up and holds on to Manitoba to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins tries to reverse the position but Manitoba maintains control.
Diggins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diggins regains half guard.
Manitoba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manitoba shoots in for a takedown but Diggins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diggins stuffs the takedown attempt from Manitoba. Manitoba gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnipeg Manitoba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manitoba fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba shoots in for a takedown but Diggins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manitoba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diggins counters with an outside leg kick.
Diggins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diggins wants it to stay on the feet.
Diggins throws a sloppy head kick
and Manitoba counters by moving into the clinch.
Diggins jumps guard but Manitoba stands there with Diggins around his waist. Diggins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manitoba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diggins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Diggins.
Diggins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Manitoba wanted to stand there but Diggins had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggins looking to control.
Manitoba won't allow Diggins to sweep him here.
Diggins is pulling down on Manitoba's head. It's preventing any offense from Manitoba, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Franklin Diggins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Manitoba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manitoba somewhat.
Manitoba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggins can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Diggins.
Manitoba doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggins circles away.
Horrible takedown by Manitoba or perhaps it was just good defense by Diggins which made him look bad.
Manitoba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diggins lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manitoba.
Diggins throws a head kick that Manitoba semi-blocks.
Manitoba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diggins tries to avoid it but Manitoba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diggins to the ground. Diggins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diggins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggins closes the distance and clinches.
Diggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manitoba shoots in for a takedown but Diggins shows good takedown defense.
Diggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manitoba blocks a head kick by Diggins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manitoba is defended easily by Diggins.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manitoba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Diggins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diggins looks to score with a jab to the body but Manitoba is just out of range.
Diggins tries to clinch up but Manitoba circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggins stuffs the takedown.
Manitoba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manitoba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnipeg Manitoba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggins clinches up with Manitoba and pushes him back against the cage.
Diggins pulls guard.
Manitoba wants to control from the top but Diggins keeps moving.
Diggins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diggins keeping moving, preventing Manitoba from controlling successfully.
Diggins wants to sweep here but Manitoba controlling him for the moment.
Diggins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Winnipeg Manitoba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diggins looks to score with a jab to the body but Manitoba is just out of range.
Diggins throws a head kick but Manitoba moves out of range.
Franklin Diggins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manitoba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diggins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Franklin Diggins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diggins wants to sweep but no luck.
Diggins looking to control.
Manitoba looking to pass the guard.
Diggins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Franklin Diggins.
Diggins lands a head kick. Manitoba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manitoba is keen to just control but Diggins is a slippery customer.
Diggins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manitoba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manitoba's back!
Diggins is hanging on to Manitoba's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Diggins controlling the positon.
Diggins struggling to land strikes to the head as Manitoba covers up.
Will Diggins go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggins keeps control of the position as Manitoba tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Diggins controlling the positon.
Diggins misses with punches from the back.
Diggins softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Manitoba just trying to survive but Diggins is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Diggins controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Diggins's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Diggins struggling to land strikes to the head as Manitoba covers up.
Manitoba trying to control the action but Diggins just sinks the hooks in.
Diggins punches the canvas rather than the man.
Diggins is hanging on to Manitoba's back as he tries to escape.
Diggins controlling the position well here. Manitoba rolled but Diggins kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Diggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manitoba fails to land the takedown.
Manitoba shoots for a double leg takedown but Diggins sprawls well. He's pushed Manitoba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manitoba misses with a takedown attempt - Diggins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnipeg Manitoba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggins closes the distance and clinches.
Diggins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Manitoba clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Manitoba trying to control the hands but Diggins breaks the grip.
Diggins doesn't have the hooks in and Manitoba manages to turn into his guard.
Diggins managing to control the position.
Diggins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manitoba!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins working Manitoba over with strikes here.
Manitoba taking shots to the head.
Manitoba can't escape the position.
Diggins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diggins throws some wild stikes that Manitoba manages to avoid easily.
Manitoba working to try and regain half guard.
Manitoba blocking the ground and pound.
Manitoba is bucking up trying to escape but Diggins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diggins wants to finish this one by submission but Manitoba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diggins.
Manitoba is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggins wants to control the pace but Manitoba is squirming around nicely.
Manitoba tries to lock up and control but Diggins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manitoba tries to reverse the position but Diggins maintains control.
Diggins looking to ground and pound but Manitoba is blocking nicely.
Diggins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manitoba is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggins with shots to the head and body - Manitoba looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manitoba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manitoba flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Diggins controlling from mount.
Diggins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diggins content just to control the position here.
Diggins landing strikes from the mount and Manitoba is in trouble!
Diggins controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diggins.
Diggins avoids the attempt from Manitoba to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Diggins controlling the pace for now.
Diggins with a couple of short strikes.
Manitoba is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggins content just to control the position here.
Diggins throws some wild stikes that Manitoba manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Diggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diggins 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Diggins!
Franklin Diggins spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Abbiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abbiati's choice of entrance music: Don't Speak - Eagles of Death Metal. Giorgio Abbiati has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
160 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgio Abbiati!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Penn wants to control from the top but Abbiati keeps moving.
Abbiati avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abbiati wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Abbiati's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Penn connects with a nice short shot to Abbiati's temple.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbiati blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
Penn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Penn trying to control but Abbiati is having none of it.
Penn with a couple of short strikes.
Abbiati working to try and regain half guard.
Penn landing strikes from the mount and Abbiati is in trouble!
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a couple of short strikes.
Abbiati in a bad spot here, taking shots to 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!
Penn punching from mount but Abbiati doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Penn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Abbiati can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Penn throwing strikes but Abbiati bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abbiati controlling from the top position.
Penn is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abbiati tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abbiati takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbiati wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Abbiati!
Abbiati is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn wants to pass the guard but Abbiati is defending well.
Abbiati is still in real trouble! Can Penn finish him?
Abbiati on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Penn tries to pass to full mount but Abbiati defends it.
Abbiati is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses his free foot to push down on Abbiati's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Abbiati.
Abbiati seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Abbiati?
Penn loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Abbiati scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Penn land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Penn stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Penn!
Mick Penn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revolution Fatigues logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak has chosen Weekend - Za kazda chwile z Toba as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotrek Nowak!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donovan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donovan lands with a hook. Nowak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nowak blocks the body kick.
Nowak dives in and grabs Donovan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donovan pushes down on Nowak's head and hops out.
Donovan misses with a lunging right hand
and Nowak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donovan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nowak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donovan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donovan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nowak wants to take the fight to the mat but Donovan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a knee to the head.
Donovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Nowak blocks it.
Donovan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clifford Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotrek Nowak.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Nowak's ribcage.
Nowak looks winded!
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak dodges an elbow strike from Donovan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nowak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan working Nowak over with knees to the body.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Nowak takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Donovan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan throws an elbow that misses.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nowak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Nowak's ribcage.
Nowak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Nowak's ribcage.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowak avoids it.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Nowak blocks it.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Nowak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Donovan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nowak blocks the elbow strike.
Nowak wants a takedown.
Nowak is working for takedown but Donovan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Nowak tries to score a body lock takedown but Donovan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan working Nowak over with knees to the body.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nowak's face.
Nowak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donovan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Donovan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Nowak won't want to take too many of those.
Donovan stops a takedown attempt from Nowak.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Nowak's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Donovan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donovan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Donovan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donovan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donovan.
Donovan works the jab nicely.
Nowak tries to keep at a distance but Donovan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?
Donovan prevents the takedown attempt.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nowak's face.
Nowak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Donovan prevents it.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Nowak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nowak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Nowak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clifford Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotrek Nowak.
Nowak is trying to drag Donovan to the mat but Donovan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Nowak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan working Nowak over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowak gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nowak prevents Donovan from improving his position.
Donovan is looking to control Nowak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donovan avoid being mounted?
Nowak prevents Donovan from improving his position.
Nowak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donovan's head.
Nowak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Donovan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nowak won't allow Donovan to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan trying to control the position.
Donovan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Donovan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Donovan working a defensive guard but Nowak passes into half guard.
Donovan tries to roll over but Nowak keeps him under control.
Donovan wants to control but Nowak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nowak is working for a kimura but Donovan is defending it quite comfortably.
Nowak is looking for a kimura but Donovan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nowak to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nowak prevents Donovan from improving his position.
Nowak wants to control but Donovan is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Donovan tries to roll over but Nowak keeps him under control.
Nowak is trying for a kimura here. Donovan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nowak wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piotrek Nowak!
After winning the bout, Piotrek Nowak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Inagaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
250 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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276 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tsuyoshi Inagaki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inagaki.
Inagaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Inagaki lands a nice hook to Snow's body. Snow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inagaki tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Inagaki throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Inagaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Snow there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snow is looking to take a break and control but Inagaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Inagaki to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inagaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snow.
Inagaki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Inagaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Inagaki, not yet.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Inagaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inagaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inagaki is keeping the position for now.
Inagaki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Inagaki keeping full guard, as Snow tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tsuyoshi Inagaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice shot by Inagaki.
Inagaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Snow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inagaki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Snow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inagaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inagaki controls Snow momentarily but Snow frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snow throws a big elbow that misses.
Snow trying to control but Inagaki is working from the bottom.
Inagaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Inagaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Inagaki keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
Inagaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inagaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki is trying to control the position but Snow postures up.
Inagaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snow connects with a couple of short punches.
Snow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snow trying to control but Inagaki is working from the bottom.
Inagaki is controlling Snow's posture.
Inagaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Inagaki, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow wants to pass the guard but Inagaki is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow is looking to work some ground and pound but Inagaki has wrist control.
Snow wants to control from the top but Inagaki keeps moving.
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 Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Snow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Inagaki tries to land a leg kick but Snow saw it coming and moves away.
Snow avoids the body shot from Inagaki.
Inagaki misses with a hook.
Snow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inagaki gets a clinch.
Inagaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Snow up against the cage.
Inagaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inagaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Inagaki.
Snow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inagaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
Inagaki misses with an elbow strike.
Snow wants a takedown.
Come on Inagaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Inagaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow blocks an elbow strike.
Inagaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow wants a takedown.
Inagaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Inagaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inagaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inagaki crunches a lovely knee into Snow's ribcage.
Snow has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Inagaki after a bit of a struggle.
Inagaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Inagaki lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
Jon Snow's cut is getting worse.
Inagaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inagaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inagaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Snow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Inagaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Inagaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inagaki taking a breather.
Inagaki trying to land knees to the body.
Inagaki crunches a lovely knee into Snow's ribcage.
Inagaki lands a nice elbow.
Jon Snow's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snow avoiding damage as Inagaki throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inagaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Snow gets an underhook and turns Inagaki into the cage.
Inagaki just leaning against Snow, taking a breather.
Snow goes for a takedown attempt but Inagaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Inagaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Snow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Inagaki misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inagaki, right into the meat.
Inagaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snow in his tracks.
Inagaki misses with the body kick
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Inagaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snow is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Snow.
Inagaki tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inagaki misses with the body kick
and Snow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Inagaki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Inagaki misses the shot to the body.
Snow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Inagaki's waist but Inagaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snow off to one side.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow keeps the fight on the outside.
Inagaki throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inagaki.
Inagaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Snow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Snow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Inagaki is fending him off so far but Snow persists. Nope, Inagaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Inagaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow looks for a takedown but Inagaki sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inagaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsuyoshi Inagaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inagaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Snow circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki tries to land a body kick
and Snow counters with a two punch combo.
Inagaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inagaki throws a wild body kick that Snow sees coming a mile off.
Inagaki thows a body kick. Snow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Inagaki scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow moves out of range as Inagaki throws a body kick.
Inagaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow shoots in for a double leg but Inagaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inagaki swivels and escapes.
Snow checks the leg kick.
Inagaki misses with a hook.
Snow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inagaki delivers a nice body kick.
Inagaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick there by Inagaki.
Inagaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snow's calf.
Snow moves out of range as Inagaki strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsuyoshi Inagaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inagaki 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 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsuyoshi Inagaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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25
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payne cracks Khalidov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalidov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payne counters by moving into the clinch.
Payne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Payne lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Payne.
Khalidov goes for a takedown attempt but Payne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payne moves into the clinch.
Payne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khalidov tries to pull guard but Payne holds him up against the cage and eventually Khalidov drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne pushes Khalidov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalidov is rocked!
Payne misses with some punches.
Oh Khalidov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne lands a takedown into guard.
Payne landing some decent shots from guard.
Khalidov has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Payne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Payne arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Khalidov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Payne!
An out of breath and clearly excited Max Payne thanked Backyard Fighting for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Digital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digital's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F'Wit . Monroe has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
174 lbs
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174 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Digital!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Digital tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a left hand
and Digital counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe lands a jab to the head.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Digital.
Monroe lands a body shot.
Monroe rushes Digital and presses him up against the cage.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Digital has double underhooks.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Digital does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Digital tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Digital takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Digital tries to close the distance and clinch but Monroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Digital.
Digital blocks a jab.
Monroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Digital smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monroe drives through and clinches with Digital against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe working hard to break the clinch.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to break the clinch but Digital is controlling the position.
Monroe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Digital misses with a punch to the body.
Digital swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Digital lands a nice uppercut.
Digital taking a breather.
Digital has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
Digital is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Digital closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Digital softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monroe tries to break the clinch but Digital is controlling the position.
Monroe wants to break free but Digital has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital misses with a body punch.
Digital prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Digital doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Digital can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
Monroe is trying to push Digital away but Digital has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Digital leaning his opponent against the cage.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Digital won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Digital trying to stall but Monroe improves his position.
Digital keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Digital has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Digital keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Digital.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Digital tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Digital lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Monroe scores with a jab to the head.
Digital avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Digital avoids it well.
Monroe rushes Digital and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digital lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Digital has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe is trying to break free.
Digital misses with a punch to the body.
Digital scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monroe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Monroe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monroe clinches.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Digital has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe tries to break free but Digital pushes him back against the cage.
Digital goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Digital lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monroe.
Digital pushes Monroe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Digital digs a right hand into Monroe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monroe's gas tank.
Digital pushes Monroe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Digital misses with a body punch.
Digital lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Digital counters by moving into the clinch.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Digital keeps him there for the moment.
Digital struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Monroe tries to break the clinch but Digital is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monroe tries to circle away but Digital has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Digital.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Digital has him pressed against the cage.
Digital displaying some good clinch control by pressing Monroe up against the cage.
A short right from Digital.
Monroe working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Digital.
Digital struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Digital has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Digital.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Digital has the dominant position.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Digital.
Digital throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monroe is trying to push Digital away but Digital has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Digital fails in his attempt to clinch.
Digital throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Digital tries to clinch up.
Digital dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monroe connects with the punch.
Digital takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe misses with an uppercut
letting Digital counter with a right hand.
Digital uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Digital.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Digital tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital slips a jab from Monroe.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Digital is just out of range.
Digital tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Digital throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
Digital moves into the clinch.
Monroe working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Digital.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monroe is trying to break free.
Digital tries to throw a body punch but Monroe avoids it by throwing Digital back against the cage.
Digital tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Digital.
Digital is stalling here.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a hook but Digital avoids it easily.
Digital tries to clinch but Monroe is having none of it.
Digital uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Digital steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Digital steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Digital moves away.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Digital's shoulder, as Digital tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Digital moves to clinch but Monroe breaks away
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe swinging wildly here.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Digital is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Digital dominated that second round.
That's time! Digital's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice combination there by Monroe.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Digital tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Digital.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monroe throws a body punch but Digital moves out of range.
Digital lands with a straight right. Monroe didn't see that one coming.
Digital tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe walks into a jab.
Monroe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Digital throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe connects with a nice looking jab.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Digital keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Digital tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Digital tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from Digital.
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Digital counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Digital tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monroe counters with a straight right hand.
Digital connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monroe momentarily.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Digital moved out of range.
Digital lands an overhand right.
Digital clinches up with Monroe and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digital misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Digital.
Monroe is trying to push Digital away but Digital has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Digital lands a hook to the side of the head.
Digital misses with a hook to the ribs.
Digital lands a nice uppercut.
Digital stalling in the clinch.
Digital lands a body punch.
Monroe working hard to break the clinch.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Digital is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Digital has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Digital pushes Monroe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monroe tries to break free but Digital pushes him back against the cage.
Digital misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital lands with a left to the head.
Digital misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Digital lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monroe is rocked!
Digital lands a body shot.
Monroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Digital finish him?
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Digital scores with a hook to the body.
Digital throws a big uppercut that drops Monroe! More strikes from Digital and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Monroe lies dazed against the cage as Digital celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Digital!
Bobby Digital retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobby Digital thanked Sydney BEAST Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Marabou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greissi Jiorgite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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242 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Marabou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greissi Jiorgite!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiorgite manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marabou on his heels. He'll look to pass Marabou's guard now, I'm sure.
Marabou wants to get back to his feet but Jiorgite is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marabou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jiorgite trying to control the position from guard on top but Marabou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiorgite won't allow Marabou to get back to his feet.
Jiorgite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marabou is keeping the position for now.
Marabou keeping moving, preventing Jiorgite from controlling successfully.
Marabou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jiorgite is controlling him.
Jiorgite wants to control from the top but Marabou keeps moving.
Jiorgite is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Greissi Jiorgite hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jiorgite tries to clinch up.
Jiorgite tries to clinch up but Marabou circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Jiorgite lands.
Marabou misses the jab.
Marabou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jiorgite stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marabou throws a series of punches but Jiorgite moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jiorgite.
Marabou is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Marabou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jiorgite tries for a kimura but Marabou is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marabou is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jiorgite tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jiorgite is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marabou is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiorgite working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marabou keeps working.
Jiorgite goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marabou has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jiorgite but great work by Marabou.
Jiorgite takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Marabou tries to stand but Jiorgite is controlling his head.
Marabou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiorgite taking a bit of punishment here - Marabou scoring with strikes.
Marabou working the ground and pound but Jiorgite is defending the strikes.
Jiorgite tries to buck Marabou off but Marabou is having none of it.
Marabou tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marabou fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marabou is trying to ground and pound but Jiorgite uses the momentary lack of control by Marabou to regain half guard.
Jiorgite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marabou.
Marabou lands strikes from half guard.
Jiorgite looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marabou throwing shots but Jiorgite is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marabou drops an elbow to the side of Jiorgite's head.
Marabou tries to stand and escape but Jiorgite is controlling the position.
Jiorgite tries to get to full guard but Marabou has control of the leg.
Marabou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Marabou dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jiorgite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marabou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jiorgite closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marabou to the mat! Marabou manages to get full guard.
Jiorgite trying to control the position from guard on top but Marabou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marabou keeping full guard, as Jiorgite tries to pass.
Jiorgite trying to control but Marabou is working from the bottom.
Jiorgite prevents Marabou from getting back to his feet.
Jiorgite forces his way into half guard.
Jiorgite is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marabou wants to get back to his feet.
Jiorgite tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marabou knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jiorgite looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marabou is looking for a sweep. Jiorgite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jiorgite is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite seems to be looking for submissions.
Marabou wants to get back to his feet.
Jiorgite is looking to pass Marabou's guard but actually Marabou recovers to full guard.
Jiorgite pushes down on Marabou's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jiorgite frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jiorgite unloading with bombs!
Marabou prevents Jiorgite from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite punching from mount but Marabou doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jiorgite avoids the attempt from Marabou to control.
Marabou is trying to stand.
Jiorgite connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marabou is trying to stand up.
Marabou defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jiorgite.
Jiorgite fails to move to back control.
Marabou is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jiorgite misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marabou squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiorgite wants to control the pace but Marabou is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiorgite wants to finish this one by submission but Marabou is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jiorgite.
Jiorgite goes for an armbar but Marabou turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Marabou.
Marabou connects with a couple of short punches.
Marabou stopping the sweep attempt from Jiorgite.
Greissi Jiorgite has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiorgite working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marabou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marabou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jiorgite preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greissi Jiorgite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marabou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Jiorgite counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jiorgite drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Marabou manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jiorgite has Marabou in his guard.
Jiorgite looking for a guillotine here but Marabou defends easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jiorgite. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Marabou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Marabou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jiorgite's head.
Jiorgite has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marabou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jiorgite has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marabou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marabou wants to get up but he can't break Jiorgite's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiorgite looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Marabou is defending well. Jiorgite quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Marabou has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jiorgite celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Greissi Jiorgite!
Greissi Jiorgite was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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