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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Street might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Truth. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dillon's choice of entrance music: Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kjell Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street misses with a low kick.
Dillon thinks about the counter body kick.
Dillon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Kjell Dillon has been cut.
Dillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Street circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Street. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Street.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Street prevents the takedown attempt.
Street gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dillon.
Dillon wants a takedown but no success here.
Michael Street has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Dillon.
Dillon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Street regains guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Street is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Street preventing the sweep.
Street slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Street has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dillon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon tries to reverse the position but Street maintains control.
Dillon is still trying to improve position.
Street connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon is looking to improve his position but Street isn't that keen on the idea.
Street raining down hammerfists from mount.
That has opened up Kjell Dillon's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kjell Dillon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Street!
Michael Street decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Kjell Dillon had this to say: 'i didnt manage to perform how i wanted to night but ehh...i´ll be back...i´ll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcatraz comes to the cage accompanied by The Ducky Boys - Break Me. Summers has chosen Meatloaf: In The Land Of The Pigs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers moves forwards but Alcatraz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Alcatraz misses.
Alcatraz throws a big shot that misses.
Summers unleashes a big counter combination but Alcatraz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alcatraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcatraz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Summers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alcatraz has his foot on Summers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Summers works his way back into a safe position though.
Summers postures up and lands a big shot to Alcatraz's brow.
Summers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcatraz keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Alcatraz has an active guard here but Summers has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Summers there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alcatraz wants to improve his position but Summers is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Summers preventing the sweep.
Alcatraz keeping full guard, as Summers tries to pass.
Alcatraz looking for a sweep. Not yet Alcatraz, not yet.
Alcatraz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alcatraz has his foot on Summers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Summers works his way back into a safe position though.
Summers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alcatraz keeping full guard, as Summers tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Summers.
Alcatraz looking for a guillotine here but Summers defends easily.
Alcatraz keeping full guard, as Summers tries to pass.
Alcatraz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Summers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Summers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Summers is looking to work some ground and pound but Alcatraz has wrist control.
Summers won't allow Alcatraz to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alcatraz wants to stand and escape but Summers is having none of it.
Summers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alcatraz wants to sweep but no luck.
Summers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Summers looking to sit in guard and control but Alcatraz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alcatraz looking to pass the guard.
Summers looking for a sweep. Not yet Summers, not yet.
Summers is trying to keep Alcatraz in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Summers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alcatraz is controlling him.
Alcatraz postures up.
Alcatraz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Summers misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Summers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alcatraz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alcatraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Alcatraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Summers moves away from the strike by Alcatraz.
Summers with the counter takedown but Alcatraz avoids it easily.
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 Robbie Alcatraz 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alcatraz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Summers scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Summers.
Summers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alcatraz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alcatraz misses with a wild body shot.
Summers with the counter takedown but Alcatraz avoids it easily.
Summers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Summers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Alcatraz.
Summers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alcatraz pinned against the cage. Alcatraz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alcatraz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Summers lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers tried to score with a low kick but Alcatraz checks it.
Alcatraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Summers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Summers misses.
Summers throws a series of punches but Alcatraz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Summers moves out of range as Alcatraz throws a body kick.
Summers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Summers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcatraz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alcatraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Alcatraz wants to slow Summers down by chopping away at his legs.
Alcatraz scores with a leg kick.
Summers misses with a head kick.
Alcatraz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alcatraz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Summers if he has to take too many more of those.
Summers misses with a leg kick.
Robbie Alcatraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Summers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers loads up on a big right hand but Alcatraz slips the punch.
Alcatraz thuds his right hand into Summers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alcatraz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Alcatraz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcatraz. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcatraz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alcatraz duly obliges.
Alcatraz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alcatraz takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Alcatraz off balance momentarily.
Donk. Summers catches Alcatraz right on the button with a cross.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcatraz scores with a leg kick.
Alcatraz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Summers throws a body punch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Alcatraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.
Robbie Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcatraz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Summers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Summers.
As Summers backs away, Alcatraz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Summers.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Alcatraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alcatraz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Summers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dylan Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcatraz throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Summers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alcatraz to score with a decent uppercut.
Alcatraz misses with a wild body shot.
Summers avoids the body shot from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Summers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Alcatraz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alcatraz stuffs the takedown attempt from Summers. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers blocks a head kick by Alcatraz.
A little jabbing left from Summers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcatraz throws out the jab.
Summers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alcatraz throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Alcatraz looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Alcatraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Summers throws a leg kick but Alcatraz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcatraz throws a combination. Summers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Summers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alcatraz.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers shoots in looking for a takedown but Alcatraz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Summers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Alcatraz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alcatraz scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Alcatraz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Summers throws the left hand but Alcatraz avoids the punch easily.
Alcatraz scores with a body shot.
Alcatraz looks for the body kick but Summers saw that one coming.
Summers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Summers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Summers takes a swing at Alcatraz's ribcage but misses.
Alcatraz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alcatraz sprawls well. Alcatraz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
Alcatraz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alcatraz swings widly with a right hand
and Summers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcatraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcatraz. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Summers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alcatraz. Alcatraz obviously looking to wear him down.
Alcatraz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a slapping body shot.
Alcatraz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Summers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alcatraz.
Summers avoids the body shot from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Summers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Summers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Alcatraz tenderised Summers's leg. Summers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alcatraz slips under a jab.
As Summers backs away, Alcatraz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alcatraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summers thuds a left hand into Alcatraz's body.
Summers avoids the head kick by Alcatraz.
Summers throws a looping overhand right but Alcatraz ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alcatraz dodges the punch combination from Summers.
Summers moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcatraz throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Summers.
Alcatraz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alcatraz takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Alcatraz misses with a double jab.
Alcatraz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Summers.
Alcatraz throws a leg kick which misses Summers's front leg but catches the back leg as Summers tries to avoid it.
Alcatraz throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
Summers throws a series of punches but Alcatraz avoids them all with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alcatraz. Summers shrugs it off though.
Alcatraz throws a leg kick but Summers checks it.
Alcatraz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers trying to control but Alcatraz is working from the bottom.
Summers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alcatraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Alcatraz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcatraz 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.
Summers with a nice head shot there.
Summers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Summers preventing the sweep.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcatraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alcatraz looking for a sweep. Not yet Alcatraz, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alcatraz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alcatraz keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Alcatraz looking for a guillotine here but Summers defends easily.
Dylan Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcatraz looking to control.
Robbie Alcatraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Summers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alcatraz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alcatraz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Alcatraz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alcatraz, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Alcatraz!
During a confident post fight interview, Robbie Alcatraz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Silfversberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradly Danielson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradly Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakob Silfversberg!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Silfversberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Danielson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Danielson tenderised Silfversberg's leg. Silfversberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danielson misses with a hook. Silfversberg ducked under it nicely.
Danielson throws a front kick aimed at Silfversberg's knee but Silfversberg avoids it well.
Silfversberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Danielson coming out on top.
Silfversberg closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Silfversberg on the inside.
Silfversberg pushes Danielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silfversberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danielson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danielson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Danielson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silfversberg has him pressed against the cage.
Danielson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silfversberg won't allow it.
Silfversberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Danielson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silfversberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danielson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silfversberg.
Danielson throws a head kick that misses.
Silfversberg throws a body punch but Danielson moves out of range.
Silfversberg checks the leg kick.
Silfversberg rushes Danielson and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Danielson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danielson manages to break the clinch.
Silfversberg shoots in for a takedown but Danielson shows good takedown defense.
Danielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bradly Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Silfversberg.
Danielson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silfversberg in his tracks.
Silfversberg cracks Danielson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silfversberg dives in and grabs Danielson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danielson pushes down on Silfversberg's head and hops out.
Danielson throws an overhand right that lands on Silfversberg's shoulder, as Silfversberg tries to avoid the shot.
Silfversberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danielson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danielson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg is looking to clinch but Danielson is avoiding it.
Danielson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silfversberg dodges the punch combination from Danielson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silfversberg misses with a hook. Danielson ducked under it nicely.
Danielson throws a hook to the side of Silfversberg's head but Silfversberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradly Danielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danielson throws a good cross that connects.
Danielson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silfversberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Danielson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silfversberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bradly Danielson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danielson lands a two punch combo.
Silfversberg dives in and grabs Danielson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danielson pushes down on Silfversberg's head and hops out.
Silfversberg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silfversberg showed some decent athleticism there.
Silfversberg wants to pass to mount but Danielson is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silfversberg landing strikes from the mount.
Danielson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danielson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silfversberg.
Silfversberg is landing with some decent strikes but Danielson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Danielson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silfversberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg landing strikes from the mount and Danielson is in trouble!
Danielson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silfversberg is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Danielson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Danielson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silfversberg throws a right and a left that Danielson avoids nicely.
Danielson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silfversberg.
Danielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danielson 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.
Danielson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 Bradly Danielson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danielson throws a leg kick which misses Silfversberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Silfversberg tries to avoid it.
Silfversberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danielson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Danielson slips under a jab from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Silfversberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silfversberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danielson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Danielson misses the target.
Silfversberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danielson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silfversberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradly Danielson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danielson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silfversberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silfversberg punishes Danielson's body with a nice straight punch.
Danielson slips a straight right by Silfversberg.
Silfversberg throws a lazy right hand but Danielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg misses with a looping left.
Danielson scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silfversberg. That's going to slow Danielson down.
Danielson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danielson avoids it really well and circles away.
Bradly Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Silfversberg.
Danielson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradly Danielson is winning the standup battle so far.
Silfversberg scores with a hook.
Danielson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silfversberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danielson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silfversberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Danielson finds it's way through Silfversberg's defenses.
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!
Silfversberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Danielson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danielson misses with the combination.
Silfversberg throws out a loose jab but Danielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silfversberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danielson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Silfversberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danielson defending well as Silfversberg loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Silfversberg coming out on top.
Silfversberg misses with an uppercut
and Danielson counters with a two punch combo.
Silfversberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silfversberg is rocked!
Danielson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silfversberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Danielson finish him?
Danielson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silfversberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danielson defends it well.
Silfversberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Danielson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danielson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silfversberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Danielson.
Danielson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silfversberg's head backwards.
Silfversberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Danielson tries to sprawl out of it but Silfversberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danielson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danielson tries a head kick but it misses.
Silfversberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danielson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silfversberg. That did some damage!
Silfversberg throws a nice looking combination but Danielson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Danielson, right into the meat.
Danielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silfversberg! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielson scoring well with a low kick there.
Danielson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danielson defending well as Silfversberg loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Danielson.
Danielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danielson misses with a wild combination.
Danielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Danielson tenderised Silfversberg's leg. Silfversberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danielson throws out a leg kick but Silfversberg moves out of range and Danielson only half commits.
Silfversberg cracks Danielson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Bradly Danielson has been cut.
Danielson misses with a combination
and Silfversberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danielson is looking to chop away at Silfversberg's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradly Danielson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bradly Danielson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silfversberg misses with a looping left.
Silfversberg misses the jab.
Silfversberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Danielson momentarily.
Silfversberg tries to clinch but Danielson is having none of it.
Silfversberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Danielson's guard.
Danielson trying to control the position.
Danielson has momentary wrist control but Silfversberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Silfversberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfversberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Silfversberg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danielson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silfversberg, into his guard.
Silfversberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danielson's head.
Danielson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danielson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danielson wants to break free but Silfversberg has control.
Silfversberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silfversberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danielson's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danielson tries to break free but Silfversberg pushes him back against the cage.
Danielson working hard to break the clinch.
Danielson decides to pull guard.
Silfversberg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Danielson's guard.
Danielson is refusing to be controlled, as Silfversberg sits in half guard.
Danielson is trying to stand up here but Silfversberg is controlling him well.
Silfversberg uses his free foot to push down on Danielson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Danielson.
Silfversberg with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silfversberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silfversberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Danielson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silfversberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bradly Danielson's cut is getting worse.
Silfversberg wants to finish this one by submission but Danielson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silfversberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bradly Danielson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg has hold of Danielson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Danielson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silfversberg jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Danielson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Danielson and Silfversberg has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silfversberg has knee on belly momentarily but Danielson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Jakob Silfversberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silfversberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danielson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Silfversberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danielson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambino has chosen Freaks and Geeks as his entrance music. Childish Gambino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Freddy White's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a head kick.
Gambino lands with a right hand.
White throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gambino lands a jab-cross combination.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gambino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White walks into a left hand.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White pushes Gambino up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambino breaks the clinch.
White slips a jab and a cross from Gambino.
White is looking to counter with a body kick.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gambino.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White misses with a looping right.
Gambino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gambino leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gambino moves out of range as White strikes.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gambino staying out of range there.
It seemed like Gambino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gambino.
Gambino moves out of range as White strikes.
Despite the aggression on Gambino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gambino! But no joy.
Nice cross by White.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambino. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gambino avoids it.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gambino's calf.
Gambino drops White with a beautiful combination! White stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gambino is looking for the KO!
White is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino lands a jab to White's midsection.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gambino throws an uppercut from hell that sends White clean off his feet! He's out cold! Gambino stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Childish Gambino!
As Childish Gambino got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Underdog baby, hopefully I made somebody rich tonight aside from myself. '.
Freddy White was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the drawing board '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Takasugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swann has chosen Corey Hart - I Wear My Sunglasses At Night as his entrance music. Ross Swann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Takasugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takasugi shoots in for a takedown but Swann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been informed that Swann has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swann.
Jab by Swann.
Swann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swann rushes Takasugi and presses him up against the cage.
Swann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Takasugi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Takasugi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Swann digs a good hook to Takasugi's body.
Nice body kick there by Swann.
Takasugi is breathing heavily.
Swann instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swann lands a hook that snaps the head of Takasugi backwards.
Swann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Swann manages to break the clinch.
Swann scores with a body shot.
Swann throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swann lands a nice shot to the body.
Swann moves into the clinch.
Swann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Swann lands a shot to the body.
Takasugi takes a shot to the head.
Swann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swann connects with a high kick.
Takasugi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swann.
A combination from Swann does no damage.
Swann lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takasugi. Swann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Swann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takasugi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Swann has closed the distance and engaged Takasugi in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann pushes Takasugi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Swann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takasugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Swann avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swann.
Takasugi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Swann walks away with a smile on his face. Takasugi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Swann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takasugi doesn't seem bothered though.
Swann lands a big head kick that sends Takasugi tumbling to the mat! Swann takes a step backwards and waves Takasugi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Takasugi is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Swann knocks Takasugi out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ross Swann!
Ross Swann made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cappy Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes into the arena with Snoop Dogg - Murder was the Case blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappy Christian!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Christian tries to clinch there but Little circles away.
Little jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Little looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Christian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Christian blocks the low kick.
Christian throws out a counter right but Little avoids it with no problem.
Christian gets a clinch.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little is defending well for now.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Little blocks an elbow strike from Christian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christian lands an elbow that stopped Little in his tracks for a moment.
Little takes an elbow to the temple.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Little lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Christian lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christian throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little working aggressively here.
A short right from Christian.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Christian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Christian lands a good knee to the midsection. Little won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Christian prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Little's ribcage.
Little is breathing heavily.
Christian blocks an uppercut.
Christian trying to land knees to the body.
Christian told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little avoids it.
Christian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Little's defenses.
Little blocks an elbow strike.
Little has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Christian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Christian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little dodges an elbow strike from Christian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Little.
Christian tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body.
Christian with a knee to the head.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian is fighting off a takedown attempt but Little is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Christian to the mat. Christian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Christian wants to stand but Little is controlling the position.
Christian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Little is one step ahead there.
Christian has momentary wrist control but Little slips an elbow through the middle.
Little stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Little wants to control from the top but Christian keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Little throws a big elbow that misses.
Little prevents Christian from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Little shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christian but Christian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christian is looking to slow Little down with leg kicks.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little blocks a head kick by Christian.
Christian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Little drops down looking for a counter takedown but Christian sprawls and moves away.
Christian stuffs the takedown attempt from Little. Little gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christian closes the distance looking to clinch
so Little counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Little postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Little trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Little stops Christian from standing up.
Little drops back, looking for a kneebar! Christian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Christian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Christian!
Little tries to bench press Christian off him but Christian keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cappy Christian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Christian looks for the body kick but Little saw that one coming.
Little fires out a quick counter leg kick but Christian just manages to avoid it.
Christian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cappy Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Little not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Little throwing shots but Christian is blocking nicely.
Little works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Little lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Little connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Christian is rocked!
Little cracks Christian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Christian is still in real trouble! Can Little finish him?
Little punching from mount but Christian doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Little working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Little controlling the pace for now.
Little working for a guillotine from mount but Christian is in no mood to give up.
Christian seems to have recovered his senses.
Little lands a big shot to the head and Christian winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Omar Little!
Omar Little very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiden Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden Heath has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Gilbert's chin.
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raiden Heath!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert moves out of range as Heath strikes.
Gilbert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heath misses with a hook.
Heath tries to land a leg kick but Gilbert saw it coming and moves away.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gilbert throwing strikes from guard but Heath blocks nicely.
Heath looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heath really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heath is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Heath can't keep his opponent in guard - Gilbert advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gilbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heath sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
Heath looking for submissions off his back.
Gilbert 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.
Heath looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gilbert is working for a kimura but Heath is defending it quite comfortably.
Gilbert 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.
Heath is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gilbert pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gilbert is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heath is looking for a sweep. Gilbert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gilbert is looking for a kimura here.
Gilbert is looking for a kimura here.
Gilbert is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heath defends it well.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heath sees it coming and defends easily.
Gilbert is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heath trying to control here.
Gilbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heath sees it coming and defends easily.
Heath has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Meanor MMA™: Be The BEST. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gilbert is working for a kimura but Heath is defending it quite comfortably.
Gilbert 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.
Gilbert is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heath is just riding it out for now. Gilbert eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath actively working from the bottom here.
Heath is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gilbert pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilbert wants to pass the guard but Heath is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilbert prevents Heath from improving his position.
Gilbert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gilbert is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Gilbert dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gilbert drives through with a takedown into Heath's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Heath wants to sweep here but Gilbert controlling him for the moment.
Gilbert throwing strikes from guard but Heath blocks nicely.
Heath has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gilbert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gilbert pushing down on Heath's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath tries to roll over but Gilbert keeps him under control.
Gilbert is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heath defends it well.
Gilbert is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gilbert is trying to work for a kimura but Heath is defending well.
Heath is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gilbert pulls his head out easily.
Gilbert is trying to work for a kimura but Heath is defending well.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
Gilbert wants to take a breather but Heath is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heath trying to control from the bottom.
Gilbert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heath trying to control from the bottom.
Gilbert is trying to control. Heath wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heath is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gilbert is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heath doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gilbert.
Gilbert is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heath has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gilbert is thwarting Heath's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Heath defend it? Gilbert steps over the head and cranks it - Heath is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gilbert!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Gilbert!
George Gilbert bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Archer's choice of entrance music: Predator Theme. Mason Archer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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218 lbs
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213 lbs
49 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Geissen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geissen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Archer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Geissen scrambles back to his feet.
Geissen throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Geissen scores with a shot to the body.
Geissen scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Mason Archer has been cut.
Mason Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer gets a clinch.
I was talking to Geissen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
Geissen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Geissen blocks a body shot from Archer.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Archer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Archer misses with some punches.
Geissen swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer misses with some punches.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geissen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Geissen working aggressively here.
Archer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Geissen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Archer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Archer scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Archer finds it's target.
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Geissen blocks the low kick.
Geissen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Archer cracks Geissen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geissen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen thuds his shin into the meat of Archer's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geissen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Archer lands a jab to Geissen's midsection.
Geissen misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Archer - just one landing.
Geissen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Geissen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooh!!! Archer has knocked Geissen down with a huge combo! Archer steps away and waves a wobbly Geissen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Geissen is rocked!
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Archer works Geissen's body with a nice hook.
Oh Geissen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Geissen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Archer.
Geissen tries to keep at a distance but Archer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Geissen throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Geissen lands a left hand.
Geissen wants to stall.
Geissen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geissen blocks an uppercut.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Geissen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Geissen blocks an uppercut.
Geissen taking a breather.
Archer scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Geissen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
Geissen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geissen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geissen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer blocking some punches.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Geissen.
Geissen tries to stall but Archer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Geissen blocks a body shot from Archer.
Geissen is stalling here.
Geissen prevents a body shot from Archer.
Geissen misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Geissen.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Archer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Geissen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Archer.
Archer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Archer scoring well with a low kick there.
Geissen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geissen lands with a cross.
Archer connects with a high kick.
Geissen moves out of range of the body kick.
Geissen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Archer scores with a push kick.
Archer jabs Geissen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Geissen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Geissen.
Archer connects with a body shot.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Archer lands with a right hand.
Archer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Geissen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Archer.
Good leg kick by Geissen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Archer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Archer misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Archer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Geissen rather than just go for the knockout.
Geissen blocks a jab.
Archer moves away from the strike by Geissen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Archer! But no joy.
Archer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Geissen's hands.
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!
Geissen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Geissen throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Archer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Archer throws a low kick but Geissen avoids it.
Archer connects with a body shot that sends Geissen's belly button to the back.
Archer thows a body kick. Geissen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Archer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Geissen connects with a high kick.
Geissen moves out of range of the body kick from Archer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Geissen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Archer throws out a powerful jab.
Geissen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Archer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer connects with a solid leg kick.
Archer wants to clinch up but Geissen keeps it at a distance.
Archer just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGeissen.
Archer gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shawn Geissen!
Shawn Geissen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Shawn Geissen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato misses with a kick to the body.
Kukko slips a straight right by Badolato.
Lasi Kukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kukko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Kukko. No joy for Badolato on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kukko! But no joy.
Badolato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kukko.
Kukko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badolato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kukko's sensitive parts.
Badolato throws a series of punches but Kukko avoids them all with ease.
Badolato throws out a powerful jab.
Badolato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kukko misses with a straight right.
Badolato tries to move into range but Kukko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Badolato swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
Badolato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Badolato.
Badolato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukko.
Badolato attempts a counter takedown but Kukko avoids it well and moves away.
Kukko blocks a head kick by Badolato.
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!
Kukko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badolato.
Badolato misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato avoids the body shot from Kukko.
Badolato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kukko misses with a body kick.
Kukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badolato counters with a single leg into guard. Kukko didn't expect that.
Kukko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kukko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kukko controls Badolato momentarily but Badolato frees himself.
Badolato tries to free his leg and advance position but Kukko is retaining full guard.
Kukko has his foot on Badolato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badolato works his way back into a safe position though.
Kukko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badolato is one step ahead there.
Badolato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kukko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badolato preventing the sweep.
Kukko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Badolato manages to get himself to full guard.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Badolato keeps moving.
Badolato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kukko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Badolato is controlling Kukko's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kukko wants to pass the guard but Badolato is keeping the position.
Badolato looking for a sweep. Not yet Badolato, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Badolato keeping full guard, as Kukko tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kukko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Badolato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kukko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko advances nicely into full mount.
Kukko avoids the attempt from Badolato to control.
Badolato bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kukko has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Badolato is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kukko.
Badolato misses with the ground and pound.
Kukko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kukko struggling a bit here.
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 Darius Badolato will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badolato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kukko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badolato.
Badolato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Badolato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badolato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kukko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badolato tries to sprawl but Kukko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Badolato manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Badolato pulls Kukko in to control the position.
Kukko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kukko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badolato keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko is staying tight to Badolato's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Badolato tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badolato keeps working.
Badolato parries the strikes from Kukko easily there. Kukko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Badolato to escape.
Kukko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kukko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badolato keeps working.
Badolato can't do much from the bottom here.
Kukko decides to stand back up. Kukko steps back and let's Badolato get back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kukko misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Badolato misses with a straight right.
Kukko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Badolato connects with a jab.
Kukko misses with a wild combination.
Kukko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kukko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Badolato circles away.
Badolato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kukko circles away.
Kukko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kukko tries to clinch up.
Badolato feinted with a counter takedown.
Kukko lands with an uppercut that bounces Badolato off the cage and back into range.
Badolato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Badolato staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Kukko.
Lasi Kukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badolato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kukko misses with an uppercut. Badolato saw that one coming.
Kukko throws a series of punches but Badolato avoids them all with ease.
Badolato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko shoots for a double leg takedown but Badolato sprawls well. He's pushed Kukko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badolato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Darius Badolato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasi Kukko.
Kukko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Badolato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kukkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Badolato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badolato avoids the body shot from Kukko.
Badolato half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kukko lands with a straight right. Badolato didn't see that one coming.
Kukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badolato counters with a single leg into guard. Kukko didn't expect that.
Kukko being controlled here, momentarily.
Badolato trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badolato content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko trying to control the position.
Badolato wants to control from the top but Kukko keeps moving.
Badolato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kukko wants to improve his position but instead Badolato has moved into half guard.
Kukko trying to control from the bottom.
Kukko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kukko trying to hold on to Badolato's head to control him but Badolato postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lasi Kukko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Badolato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Badolato misses with a series of wild punches.
Badolato cracks Kukko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kukko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kukko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Badolato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kukko tries to score with a low kick but Badolato moves his leg out of the way.
Darius Badolato is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Kukko does no damage.
Kukko swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badolato shoots in but no luck this time.
Badolato has managed to clinch.
Badolato working aggressively here.
Kukko prevents Badolato from breaking the clinch.
Kukko pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kukko keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Kukko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badolato chips away with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Badolato has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kukko being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badolato throwing strikes from guard but Kukko blocks nicely.
Badolato advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Kukko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A control attempt from Kukko but he's now mounted!
Badolato trying to control but Kukko is having none of it.
Badolato lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Lasi Kukko has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kukko is staying active underneath Badolato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Badolato takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Badolato controlling the action here.
Kukko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kukko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Badolato has passed into side control.
Badolato creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko trying to remain calm as Badolato controls from the top position.
Kukko wants to control but Badolato postures up.
Kukko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Badolato is looking to take a break and control but Kukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kukko is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Badolato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badolato 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
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