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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Utley comes to the cage accompanied by Paramore - Ignorance. Sunderland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Placebo - Running up that hill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chase Utley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Utley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Sunderland!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sunderland's head.
Sunderland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sunderland closes the distance and clinches.
Sunderland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sunderland with a poor takedown
and Utley counters with a nice body kick.
Sunderland doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Utley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Utley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Utley manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sunderland.
Chase Utley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sunderland.
Utley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sunderland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Utley scores with a jab. Sunderland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Utley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sunderland on the side of the head.
Sunderland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utley lands with an uppercut that bounces Sunderland off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Utley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Utley.
Sunderland is rocked!
Utley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sunderland is still on wobbly legs! Can Utley finish him?
Utley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Utley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Utley breaks from the clinch.
Utley feints a jab and as Sunderland dips his head, Utley unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sunderland right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sunderland falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Utley smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chase Utley!
Chase Utley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Sanchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Satanae seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've been informed that Sanchez 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.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Satanae back into the cage.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae lands with a left to the head.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Satanae has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Satanae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez jumps guard but Satanae stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Satanae keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Satanae stalling.
Satanae with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Sanchez has been cut.
Satanae landing knees to the head.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Satanae is controlling the position.
Satanae lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Satanae.
Sanchez looks winded!
Satanae with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Satanae to work.
Sanchez wants to break free but Satanae has control.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Satanae lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Satanae landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Satanae has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Satanae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
Satanae drops Sanchez with a big knee straight up the middle! Sanchez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satanae moves into the clinch.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Satanae finish him?
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Chris Sanchez's cut even more.
Satanae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez jumps guard but Satanae turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Satanae.
A short right from Satanae on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanae lands a nice knee to the body.
Satanae leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satanae is keeping busy.
Satanae drops Sanchez with a big knee straight up the middle! Sanchez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Satanae gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satanae obliges.
Satanae drops Sanchez with a big knee straight up the middle! Sanchez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Satanae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Satanae lands a nice elbow.
Satanae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Satanae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Satanae drops Sanchez with a big knee straight up the middle! Sanchez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The cut above Chris Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chris Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satanae darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanae is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Sanchez tries to break Satanae's hands from around his neck, Satanae unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Sanchez will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tigellinus Satanae!
A relieved looking Tigellinus Satanae thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. Knapp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go to Sleep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Knapp looks to move away, Pereira throws a big counter combo bu Knapp just gets out of the way.
Knapp moves into the clinch.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Peter Knapp has been cut.
Knapp breaks the clinch.
Knapp shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knapp misses with a hook to the body
and Knapp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Peter Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira defending well as Knapp loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knapp.
Knapp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knapp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp shoots in for a double leg but Pereira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clint Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Knapp.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira wants to land a leg kick but Knapp is out of range.
Knapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Knapp backs away, Pereira returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knapp misses the jab.
Knapp cracks Pereira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knapp checks a leg kick.
Pereira moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Knapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira keeps control of Knapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pereira throws an elbow but it misses.
Knapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knapp misses with a hook
and Knapp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Knapp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Knapp misses.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knapp takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira throws a chopping leg kick but Knapp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp takes one to the chin there.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Knapp is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knapp throws a sloppy head kick and Pereira moves out of range easily.
Knapp is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Knapp is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Knapp.
Pereira misses with a low kick as Knapp jumps back.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Knapp misses.
Knapp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knapp connects with a crisp jab.
Knapp looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knapp's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira tries to bum rush Knapp with a series of wild strikes but Knapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Knapp lands a really nice looking cross but Pereira seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knapp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knapp just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPereira.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Knapp.
Knapp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knapp wants to clinch.
Knapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knapp throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Knapp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pereira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knapp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pereira defends well and Knapp ends up having to push Pereira into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pereira tries to counter by clinching up but Knapp breaks away and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pereira.
Knapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Knapp off balance momentarily.
Knapp shoots in and drives through. Pereira sprawls well.
Knapp swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Clint Pereira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Knapp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knapp, as that shot connected.
Pereira clinches up against the cage.
Pereira blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Knapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Knapp scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knapp backwards.
Nice body punch from Knapp.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Knapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pereira throws an elbow that misses.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Pereira.
Knapp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knapp breaks the clinch.
Knapp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knapp tries to clinch up but Pereira circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Knapp lands a beautiful left hook that drops Pereira. Pereira tries to recover but Knapp is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Pereira lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Knapp!
Peter Knapp tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calaway comes to the cage accompanied by R.I.P.. Hug is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Animal I Have Become . 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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285 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway slips a jab and a cross from Hug.
Calaway tests Hug's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Hug. Those never looked like landing.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Calaway.
Calaway connects with a single shot there.
Hug looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calaway slips a jab and a cross from Hug.
Hug lands a big head kick that sends Calaway tumbling to the mat! Hug takes a step backwards and waves Calaway back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Calaway is rocked!
It looks like Mark Calaway has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug batters Calaway with a massive right followed by a huge left! Calaway is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Hug lands a final crushing right hand to drop Calaway to the mat with a gruesome thud! Hug is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hades Hug!
After the fight, Hades Hug was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Blood of Heroes! as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicol Bolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Bolas.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Bolas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bolas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bolas throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson throws a right hand that Bolas ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolas also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Bolas on that attempt.
Bolas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bolas is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolas scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!
Johnson pushes Bolas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bolas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bolas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Bolas lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bolas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stops Bolas from passing to mount.
Johnson is trying to buck Bolas off.
Bolas misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bolas prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Bolas trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Bolas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bolas stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bolas trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bolas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bolas working some strikes from top position.
Bolas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bolas trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Bolas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Bolas isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Bolas is predictable there
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bolas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Bolas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Bolas persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicol Bolas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolas.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolas moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolas darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Bolas into the cage.
Bolas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bolas from controlling successfully.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson has his feet on Bolas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bolas shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson swings for the body but Bolas moves out of range.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nicol Bolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson catches Bolas napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bolas to the canvas!
Bolas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Bolas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolas seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Bolas pushes him off.
Bolas ducks straight into an uppercut from Johnson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Bolas manages to regain guard straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolas is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Bolas keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson wants to stand but Bolas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Johnson 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.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Bolas misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolas throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Bolas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bolas - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Johnson!
A victorious Craig Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Petrenko's choice of entrance music: Bro Hymm/ Pennywise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrenko sprawls and moves away.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Petrenko.
Alvarez feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.
A shot to the liver by Petrenko. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrenko tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Petrenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
Petrenko closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Petrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Petrenko fails to land.
Petrenko keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrenko lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrenko blocking some punches.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with the head strike.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Petrenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez dodges an elbow strike from Petrenko.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petrenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Petrenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez tries to break free but Petrenko pushes him back against the cage.
Petrenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Petrenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrenko working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Petrenko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petrenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Petrenko gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Petrenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Petrenko throws an elbow that misses.
Petrenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrenko pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petrenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Petrenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrenko.
Petrenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrenko misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrenko throws an elbow but misses.
Petrenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvarez trying to stall but Petrenko improves his position.
Petrenko misses with some punches.
Petrenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrenko throws a head punch that misses.
Petrenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Petrenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Petrenko lands a shoulder strike.
Petrenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Petrenko.
Petrenko throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrenko.
Petrenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrenko has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Petrenko gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Petrenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrenko missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Petrenko 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.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Petrenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Petrenko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alvarez is in Petrenko's guard.
Petrenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Petrenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Petrenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alvarez looking to control.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Petrenko wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Petrenko is looking to pass into half guard but Alvarez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alvarez is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko looking to control.
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Petrenko is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Alvarez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Petrenko working aggressively here.
Petrenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petrenko fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Petrenko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Petrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Petrenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Petrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Petrenko tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Petrenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrenko lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrenko as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Petrenko misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrenko.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrenko swinging wildly here.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Petrenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petrenko won't be happy with that.
Alvarez misses with the ground and pound.
Petrenko wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez looks up at the clock and then as Petrenko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alvarez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Petrenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Petrenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Petrenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrenko tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Petrenko swinging wildly here.
Petrenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Petrenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrenko misses with a body kick.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez jabs Petrenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Petrenko throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrenko in his tracks.
Alvarez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Petrenko's guard.
Alvarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrenko wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Petrenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura but Petrenko is defending well.
Petrenko is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrenko trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Petrenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Petrenko is working from the bottom.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dmitry Petrenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petrenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Petrenko is trying to control but can't.
Petrenko moves into full guard.
Petrenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Alvarez postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrenko takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Dmitry Petrenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Petrenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petrenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Petrenko!
Dmitry Petrenko gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely comes into the arena with Cracker - Low blaring out of the sound system. Jae Suk has chosen DJ SNAKE - GET LOW 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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275 lbs
33 - 18 - 0 |
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260 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
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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
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeo Jae Suk!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jae Suk looks to throw the jab but Neely is out of range.
Neely fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Neely with that takedown attempt.
Jae Suk tries to counter with a clinch but Neely shakes him off and moves away.
Jae Suk connects with a body shot that sends Neely's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jae Suk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neely works the jab nicely.
It looks like Yeo Jae Suk has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neely.
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
Jae Suk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neely keeps Jae Suk at a distance using the push kick.
Neely tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jae Suk swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Neely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jae Suk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Neely checks it well.
Jae Suk moves out of range of the body kick from Neely.
Neely sets himself, and Jae Suk steps forward looking for the clinch! Neely avoids it this time.
Neely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neely takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk scores with the left hand. Neely knows he should have avoided that one.
Neely looks for the body kick but Jae Suk saw that one coming.
Jae Suk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jae Suk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neely.
Neely seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Neely looks for the body kick but Jae Suk saw that one coming.
Jae Suk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neely is able to avoid easily.
Jae Suk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jae Suk lands with an overhand left.
Jae Suk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neely on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jae Suk. Jae Suk obviously looking to wear him down.
Neely avoids the body shot from Jae Suk.
Neely half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk moves out of range of the strikes.
Neely throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jae Suk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Neely is in Jae Suk's guard.
Jae Suk has control of Neely's left arm, preventing Neely from doing any damage.
Neely slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neely stopping the sweep attempt from Jae Suk.
Neely wants to control from the top but Jae Suk keeps moving.
Jae Suk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jae Suk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neely defends it easily.
Jae Suk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk is adopting a defensive guard.
Jae Suk wants to sweep here but Neely controlling him for the moment.
Jae Suk is trying to control the position but Neely postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Jae Suk. That snapped Neely's head back.
Jack Neely's cut is getting worse.
Neely missing with a left hand there. Jae Suk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jae Suk rushes Neely and presses him up against the cage.
Jae Suk prevents Neely from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeo Jae Suk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neely scores with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Jae Suk blocks the leg kick.
Jae Suk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jae Suk blocks the body kick.
Jae Suk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jae Suk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Neely takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neely misses with a body kick.
Jae Suk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neely uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jae Suk has time to react.
Jae Suk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neely manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk tries to clinch but Neely moves out of range.
Jae Suk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jae Suk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neely manages to avoid it.
A jab from Neely finds it's way through Jae Suk's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jae Suk.
Nice shot by Jae Suk.
Neely tries to land a front kick but Jae Suk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neely throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk misses with a body shot.
Neely has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neely there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yeo Jae Suk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neely misses with a wild body shot.
Jae Suk cracks Neely with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neely misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neely throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Neely sets himself, and Jae Suk steps forward looking for the clinch! Neely avoids it this time.
Neely has a takedown stuffed.
Jae Suk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Neely is out of range and Jae Suk settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely lands a really nice looking cross but Jae Suk seems unphased.
Jae Suk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jae Suk controlling the position for now.
Neely trying to mount his opponent but Jae Suk defends it.
Jae Suk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jae Suk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jae Suk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Neely off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yeo Jae Suk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Neely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jae Suk catches Neely with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jae Suk wants to clinch.
Jae Suk cracks Neely with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yeo Jae Suk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jae Suk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jae Suk lands with a shot to the body.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick but Neely sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jae Suk lands a slapping body shot.
Jae Suk scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Jae Suk.
Neely gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neely throws a leg kick that misses.
Jae Suk wants to counter the offense by Neely and move into the clinch position.
Jae Suk instigates a clinch.
Jae Suk is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk prevents Neely from breaking the clinch.
Jae Suk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neely misses with a punch on the inside.
Jae Suk trying to land knees to the body.
Jae Suk blocks a body shot from Neely.
Jae Suk pushes Neely back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Neely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neely.
Neely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neely has a couple of punches blocked by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neely is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack Neely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jae Suk throws a punch but it's blocked by Neely.
Jae Suk prevents a body shot from Neely.
Neely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neely on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neely lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neely goes for a takedown attempt but Jae Suk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice cross by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk wants to clinch up but Neely keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Jae Suk tenderised Neely's leg. Neely is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jae Suk missing with a left hand there. Neely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neely feinted with a counter takedown.
Jae Suk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neely closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jae Suk circles away.
Jae Suk tries to counter with a clinch but Neely shakes him off and moves away.
Jae Suk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Jae Suk catches Neely right on the button with a cross.
Neely tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jae Suk avoids the body shot from Neely.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neely. Jae Suk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neely throws a head kick that misses.
Jae Suk wants to counter with a clinch but Neely pushes him away.
Jae Suk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neely throws a low kick but Jae Suk avoids it.
Jae Suk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jae Suk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Jae Suk.
Neely connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeo Jae Suk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jae Suk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeo Jae Suk!
Our winner, Yeo Jae Suk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jack Neely was interviewed post fight and said 'Shame my mug's looking like Gerry Cheevers face mask, may have to start considering sparring duties before calling it a day.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oasis - Roll With It. Garavito comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thieves - Ministry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Luis Garavito has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Waterson.
Garavito misses with a head kick.
Garavito misses with a right hand
and Waterson counters with a shoot takedown. Garavito fights it but they end up in guard.
Garavito is looking to stand up but Waterson isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garavito uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Garavito drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garavito wants to control from the top but Waterson keeps moving.
Garavito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garavito tries to free his leg and advance position but Waterson is retaining full guard.
Garavito tries to stand but Waterson is controlling from the bottom.
Garavito pushes down on Waterson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Garavito not doing much here.
Garavito trying to control from half guard but Waterson is working away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garavito tries to stand and escape but Waterson is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garavito blocks a head kick by Waterson.
Waterson lands with a right hand.
Waterson moves out of range as Garavito throws a body kick.
Waterson slips a jab from Garavito.
Waterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito missing with a left hand there. Waterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waterson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Waterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Garavito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garavito keeps trying to improve his position.
Garavito wants to stand but Waterson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Waterson keeping moving, preventing Garavito from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garavito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garavito wants to control from the top but Waterson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garavito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Waterson.
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterson throws a leg kick which misses Garavito's front leg but catches the back leg as Garavito tries to avoid it.
Waterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garavito has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Waterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Nice cross by Garavito.
Waterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garavito throws a looping overhand right but Waterson ducks down to avoid it.
Garavito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Garavito.
Waterson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab lands there for Garavito.
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!
Garavito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garavito looks for the body kick but Waterson saw that one coming.
Waterson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garavito will feel that in the morning.
Garavito walks into a left hand.
Garavito misses with an uppercut
and Waterson counters with a one-two to the body.
Waterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garavito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garavito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garavito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Waterson. That one must have hurt.
Garavito is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson thumps Garavito with a low kick.
Waterson throws a series of punches but Garavito moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Waterson.
An inside leg kick lands from Waterson.
Waterson lands a nice looking body kick.
Waterson clinches up against the cage.
Garavito tries to circle away but Waterson has him pinned against the cage.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Garavito controls his hands.
Garavito has a couple of punches blocked by Waterson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Waterson - that landed with a thud.
Waterson leaning against his opponent.
Waterson stalling against the cage.
Garavito is trying to stall.
Garavito has a couple of punches blocked by Waterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garavito.
Waterson is leaning against Garavito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garavito misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson tries to work over Garavito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garavito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Waterson.
Waterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garavito misses with some punches.
Waterson taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Waterson.
Garavito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garavito has had enough of the clinch but Waterson keeps him there for the moment.
Waterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garavito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garavito with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Waterson.
Garavito gets tackled into the cage by Waterson. Waterson maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Garavito backwards.
Garavito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garavito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garavito's efforts to push away.
Waterson stalling.
Waterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garavito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waterson moves out of range as Garavito strikes.
Garavito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waterson.
Waterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garavito misses with the head strike.
Waterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waterson is looking to slow Garavito down with leg kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Garavito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waterson scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garavito misses with a double jab.
Garavito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Con Waterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Garavito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waterson misses with a head kick.
Garavito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garavito misses with a hook.
Garavito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garavito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Garavito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Waterson.
Waterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waterson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garavito sprawls and moves away.
Garavito throws a head kick that half lands.
Garavito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waterson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Waterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garavito can do to turn this around?
Waterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garavito is looking to land body kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Waterson!
Waterson thumps Garavito with a low kick.
Garavito instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Waterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson'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. This is the final round!
Garavito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Waterson lands with a shot to the body.
Garavito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Waterson counters with a body kick.
Waterson scores with a nice body kick.
Oooooh!!! Waterson has knocked Garavito down with a huge combo! Waterson steps away and waves a wobbly Garavito back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Garavito is rocked!
It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
Waterson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson delivers a nice body kick.
Waterson digs a good body shot into Garavito's ribs.
You can see that Garavito has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Garavito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Waterson.
Waterson drops Garavito with a big left hand! Garavito is injured, injured bad! Waterson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Con Waterson!
Con Waterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Luis Garavito stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ouchie, Ouchie. I hurt my little finger.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Cowen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Cowen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puckerman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Cowen as he checks the leg kick.
Puckerman lands a jab to Cowen's midsection.
Cowen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Puckerman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Puckerman is looking for a sweep.
Puckerman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cowen.
Puckerman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cowen connects with a decent elbow.
Cowen slows the pace down.
Puckerman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puckerman is staying active underneath Cowen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puckerman is looking for a sweep. Cowen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cowen is pressing down on Puckerman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Puckerman is holding on for now.
Puckerman tries to get to full guard but Cowen has control of the leg.
Puckerman is staying active underneath Cowen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puckerman wants to improve his position but Cowen is controlling well.
Cowen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Puckerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cowen.
Puckerman is not content to let Cowen control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cowen is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Puckerman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cowen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puckerman with a jab.
Cowen moves forwards but Puckerman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cowen throws a right hand that misses
and Puckerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Cowen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cowen lands a jab.
Puckerman rushes Cowen and presses him up against the cage.
Cowen blocks a body shot from Puckerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puckerman.
Puckerman scores with a hook to the body.
Puckerman lands a right hand.
Puckerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Puckerman lands with a right to the head.
Puckerman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Cowen.
Puckerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Cowen controls the action.
Puckerman has a couple of punches blocked by Cowen.
Puckerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Puckerman fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Puckerman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puckerman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman lands with a right to the head.
Puckerman tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puckerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Puckerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Cowen misses with the head strike.
Cowen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puckerman misses with some punches.
Puckerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puckerman avoids the elbow strike from Cowen, against the cage.
Cowen is looking to break free of the clinch but Puckerman has double underhooks.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Cowen manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cowen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cowen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cowen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cowen throws the left hand but Puckerman avoids the punch easily.
Cowen swinging wildly here.
Puckerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puckerman misses with a looping left.
Cowen tries to move into range but Puckerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cowen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cowen lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Puckerman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puckerman needs to keep his hands up - Cowen had a free shot at his head there.
Cowen jabs at Puckerman's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen avoids the body shot from Puckerman.
Puckerman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCowen.
Cowen slips a jab from Puckerman.
Puckerman takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
Puckerman tries to clinch up.
Cowen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cowen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puckerman throws out a powerful jab.
Cowen fakes the leg kick and cracks Puckerman in the body.
Cowen looks for a takedown but Puckerman sprawls well.
A combination from Cowen does no damage.
Cowen avoids the head kick by Puckerman.
Puckerman throws the left hand but Cowen avoids the punch easily.
Cowen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puckerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cowen misses
and Puckerman counters with a right hand to the body.
Cowen blocks a head kick by Puckerman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowen throws the left hand but Puckerman avoids the punch easily.
Puckerman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puckerman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puckerman tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Puckerman.
Cowen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puckerman.
Puckerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cowen.
Puckerman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puckerman takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowen.
Cowen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puckerman tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puckerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowen can do to turn this around?
Puckerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowen.
Cowen lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puckerman.
Cowen breaks the clinch.
Cowen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cowen gets tackled into the cage by Puckerman. Puckerman maintains the clinch.
Puckerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puckerman takes an elbow to the temple.
Puckerman misses with some punches.
Cowen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Cowen controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puckerman.
Puckerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Noah Puckerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puckerman backwards.
Puckerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puckerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowen.
Cowen has a couple of punches blocked by Puckerman.
Puckerman has a couple of punches blocked by Cowen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puckerman.
Puckerman lands a shot to the body.
Puckerman lands a shoulder strike.
Cowen wants to get back to striking at distance but Puckerman won't allow it.
Puckerman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puckerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puckerman lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noah Puckerman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Puckerman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cowen.
Noah Puckerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Puckerman throws a body punch but Cowen moves out of range.
Cowen unleashes a big counter combination but Puckerman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Puckerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puckerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puckerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cowen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puckerman scores with a hook to the body. Cowen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cowen scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen tries to land a leg kick but Puckerman saw it coming and moves away.
Cowen scores with a sloppy right hand. Puckerman should have avoided that one.
Cowen misses the jab.
Puckerman throwing a counter right hand but Cowen manages to avoid it.
Cowen ducks under a wild hook from Puckerman.
Cowen tries to counter with a clinch but Puckerman shakes him off and moves away.
Puckerman stuns Cowen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman misses the shot to the body.
Puckerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cowen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puckerman throws a quick counter head kick but Cowen was just out of range.
Puckerman misses with a right hand
and Cowen counters by moving into the clinch.
Puckerman tries a body shot but Cowen blocks it.
Puckerman lands with a left to the head.
Puckerman blocking some punches.
Puckerman throws a head punch that misses.
Cowen stalling in the clinch but Puckerman improves position.
Cowen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puckerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puckerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman misses with a straight right.
Puckerman swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cowen counter with a right hand.
Puckerman throws a hook to the side of Cowen's head but Cowen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puckerman feints and then cracks Cowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cowen down.
Puckerman dips to his left and cracks Cowen with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puckerman is trying to defend but Cowen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cowen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puckerman moves into full guard.
Puckerman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puckerman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Puckerman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puckerman throws a looping overhand right but Cowen ducks down to avoid it.
Noah Puckerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cowen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowen misses the shot to the body.
Puckerman throws a shot from downtown. Cowen moves away and avoids it.
Puckerman scores with a jab to the body.
Puckerman instigates a clinch.
Puckerman working aggressively here.
Puckerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Cowen is trying to pull guard but Puckerman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Puckerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jared Cowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puckerman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puckerman.
Cowen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Puckerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puckerman, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Puckerman!
Noah Puckerman very nearly forgot to thank Modern Wear Apparel & Laundry Services 80% LAUNDRY 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear. Howard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eddie Money - Take me home tonight. Harold Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harold Howard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard wants to clinch up but Congo keeps it at a distance.
Congo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howard misses with a straight right.
Congo throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Congo connects with a nice looking jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howard.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Congo misses with a hook.
Congo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Howard's head.
Howard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howard takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Congo needs to keep his hands up - Howard had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Congo.
Howard misses the jab.
A jab from Howard misses.
A good leg kick by Congo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howard ducks right into an uppercut from Congo.
A low kick from Congo misses
and Howard counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo blocks a low kick nicely.
Congo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Howard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Howard.
Howard closes the distance and pushes Congo back into the cage.
Congo breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Congo
and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Congo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Howard.
Howard's corner calls for a 1-2. Howard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Congo slips a jab from Howard.
Congo lands an overhand right.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Congo throws an off balance right hand
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Congo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Congo scores with a shot to the body.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Congo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Howard's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Congo, right into the meat.
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Congo avoids the body shot from Howard.
That kick from Congo tenderised Howard's leg. Howard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Howard lands a jab to Congo's midsection.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Howard throws a jab but it's blocked by Congo.
A big right from Congo misses.
Howard throws a leg kick but Congo checks it.
It appears Congo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Howard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Howard throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Congo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Congo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Congo looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range.
Congo misses with a straight right.
Congo looks to land a body kick but Howard moved away.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Congo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Congo. That's going to slow Howard down.
Congo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Congo slips a straight right by Howard.
Congo scores with a jab to the head.
Congo avoids the body shot from Howard.
A clash of legs there as Congo blocks the low kick.
Howard just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCongo.
Howard moves out of range of the body kick.
Congo cracks Howard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Harold Howard has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Congo moves away.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Howard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Congo slips a jab from Howard.
Congo avoids the body shot from Howard.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo fakes the leg kick and cracks Howard in the body.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Howard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Howard looks winded!
Congo scores with a push kick.
Howard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Congo lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congo cracks a nice hook into Howard's ribs.
Congo tries to land a front kick but Howard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Congo lands a body shot.
Congo jabs Howard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Congo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Howard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Congo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howard moves out of range as Congo strikes.
Howard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Congo with a body shot.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Congo misses with a two punch combination.
Howard unleashes a big counter combination but Congo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Congo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Congo misses with a body shot.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Congo counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Congo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Congo.
Congo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Howard under the eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Howard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Congo cracks Howard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Howard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Congo finish him?
Howard is rocked!
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!
Howard leaves his chin hanging out and Congo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Howard crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghengis Congo!
Ghengis Congo retains his super heavyweight title!
Ghengis Congo made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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