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CFC 365: 2 Titles! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock You by Helix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama looks to clinch
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dama lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas shoots in for a double leg but Dama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dama scores with a nice right hand.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Dama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas misses the jab.
Genki Dama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dama throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab from Dama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Douglas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dama to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Dama is looking to work some ground and pound but Douglas has wrist control.
Dama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Douglas wants to sweep here but Dama controlling him for the moment.
Dama trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas working for submissions but it's allowed Dama to get to half guard.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Dama has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dama is looking for a kimura but Douglas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dama to get the leverage.
Dama is trying to control. Douglas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Douglas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Douglas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Douglas.
Dama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama is in close to Douglas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Douglas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Douglas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Douglas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Douglas looking for a guillotine here but Dama defends easily.
Douglas wants to improve his position but instead Dama has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Douglas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Douglas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dama stopping the sweep attempt from Douglas.
Dama working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dama trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Douglas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Dama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Douglas doesn't seem phased though.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Dama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Dama.
Jab, jab by Dama - just one landing.
Dama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dama throws out a powerful jab.
Dama digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
Dama misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dama. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Douglas blocks the low kick.
Douglas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas throws a push kick but Dama slaps the foot to one side.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dama lands with a straight right. Douglas didn't see that one coming.
Dama misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Dama keeps it at a distance.
Dama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dama is looking to land body kicks.
Dama looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama lands with an uppercut that bounces Douglas off the cage and back into range.
Dama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Dama in the body.
Douglas moves out of range as Dama throws a body kick.
Douglas flicks out a counter leg kick but Dama steps away.
Douglas looks to throw a body kick
and Dama counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Douglas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Douglas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dama has managed to get both his arms back between Douglas's legs - danger averted.
Douglas throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dama uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas regains half guard.
Dama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Douglas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dama connects with a nice short shot to Douglas's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dama is working for a kimura but Douglas is defending it quite comfortably.
Dama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dama trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Dama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douglas is looking for a triangle but Dama pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dama half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dama fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas thinks about the counter body kick.
Douglas defending well as Dama loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas unleashes a big counter combination but Dama bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dama lands with a shot to the body.
Dama scores with a jab to the body.
Dama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dama takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Dama missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dama gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dama lands with a hook. Douglas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douglas takes a swing at Dama's ribcage but misses.
Dama slips under a jab.
It looked like Dama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a low kick as Dama jumps back.
Dama cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Genki Dama is winning the standup battle so far.
Dama connects with the punch.
Douglas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Dama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Dama moved away.
The fighters circling - Dama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dama tightens his grip and picks Douglas up, before dumping him to the ground. Douglas manages to land in guard.
Douglas is looking for a triangle but Dama pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dama won't allow Douglas to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looking for subs off his back but Dama has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Dama has control of the leg.
Dama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Dama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Douglas is just riding it out for now. Dama eventually gives up the hold.
Genki Dama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dama prevents Douglas from improving his position.
Dama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dama prevents Douglas from improving his position.
Jack Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Douglas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Dama!
A relieved looking Genki Dama 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
Powell is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Cooke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Powell defends it well.
Powell lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Powell. That snapped Cooke's head back.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Powell throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Powell cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Eric Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Powell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powell blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke presses Powell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
The referee calls for Cooke to work.
We've been hearing reports that Powell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooke has Powell pressed against the cage.
A short left from Powell.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooke avoids it.
Powell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Powell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cooke can turn it around.
Powell stalling in the clinch but Cooke improves position.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Powell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powell as Cooke tries to tie him up.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Powell's ribcage. Powell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Powell can't fight it off and eventually Cooke manages to take the fight to the floor. Powell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cooke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooke defends it easily.
Powell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooke is stalling in the full guard.
Powell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooke's guard.
Cooke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooke looking to control.
Powell preventing the sweep.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Cooke wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Cooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powell throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Powell only half commits.
Crunch! Powell slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Love-Hate Powell is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Powell.
Cooke walks into a jab.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Powell.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Powell lands with a cross.
Powell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Powell cracks Cooke with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Powell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke tries for a takedown but Powell circles away easily
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Powell moved away.
Cooke throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powell throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Powell scores with a nice right hand.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Powell's knee but Powell avoids it well.
It looked like Powell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Love-Hate Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke throws a big counter head kick but Powell avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powell is looking to wear down Cooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooke works over Powell's head and body with a nice combination.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke darts in and clinches Powell up against the cage.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Powell tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Eric Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries for a takedown but Powell manages to get underhooks.
Love-Hate Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cooke.
Powell digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Stalling in the clinch from Powell.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke can't get the takedown.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Love-Hate Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Powell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powell.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Powell but Powell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cooke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with the ground and pound.
Powell tries to buck Cooke off but Cooke is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cooke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cooke trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Powell trying to hold on to Cooke's head to control him but Cooke postures up.
Eric Cooke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooke prevents Powell from improving his position.
Powell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cooke slips a nice elbow through Powell's hands, connecting with Powell's forehead.
Cooke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Powell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Powell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Powell trying to hold on to Cooke's head to control him but Cooke postures up.
Powell manages to get to full guard.
Cooke lands a couple of digs.
Powell looking to control.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Powell as he avoids it easily.
Cooke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooke showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Powell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Cooke stops Powell from standing up.
Powell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Powell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A lazy left from Powell finds it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Cooke!
Eric Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cutwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mattews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Cutwood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Mattews's chin.
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cutwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Mattews!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mattews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cutwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cutwood struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattews controls his hands.
Mattews goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cutwood prevents it.
Cutwood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mattews wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cutwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mattews backwards.
It looks like Matt Mattews has been cut.
Mattews drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cutwood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cutwood gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutwood has a couple of punches blocked by Mattews.
Cutwood tries to throw a body punch but Mattews avoids it by throwing Cutwood back against the cage.
Mattews lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mattews gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mattews throwing strikes but missing.
Cutwood 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattews throwing strikes but missing.
Cutwood keeping moving, preventing Mattews from controlling successfully.
Cutwood working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mattews throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mattews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mattews shoots for a takedown but Cutwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlos Cutwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Mattews.
Mattews feints and as Cutwood raises his hands in defense, Mattews changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mattews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mattews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mattews trying to control but Cutwood is working from the bottom.
Mattews has gone for a leg lock! Cutwood slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mattews's guard.
Mattews keeping moving, preventing Cutwood from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutwood 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.
Cutwood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mattews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mattews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cutwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Mattews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mattews is trying to hold Cutwood in close to prevent damage but Cutwood has managed to pass into half guard.
Cutwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Mattews is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cutwood controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Carlos Cutwood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Mattews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Cutwood.
Mattews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cutwood as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Mattews lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cutwood doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Carlos Cutwood has been cut.
Mattews throws a sloppy body shot
and Cutwood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mattews.
It looked like Cutwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cutwood closes the distance and clinches.
Mattews putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cutwood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mattews pulls guard.
Cutwood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mattews looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutwood wants to control from the top but Mattews keeps moving.
Cutwood content to stall in guard here.
Cutwood wants to pass the guard but Mattews is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cutwood preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cutwood lands a lovely overhand right.
Mattews shoots in looking for a takedown but Cutwood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mattews's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carlos Cutwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Mattews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cutwood lands a slapping body shot.
Mattews has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mattews has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cutwood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mattews is breathing heavily.
Cutwood lands with a light punch inside.
Mattews tries to score a body lock takedown but Cutwood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cutwood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cutwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mattews can do to turn this around?
Mattews has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cutwood after a bit of a struggle.
Cutwood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cutwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cutwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutwood pushes off an throws an elbow but Mattews leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cutwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Cutwood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mattews backwards.
Mattews is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cutwood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mattews is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutwood finish him?
Cutwood lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Matt Mattews's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cutwood lands with a right to the head.
Cutwood throws a big uppercut that drops Mattews! More strikes from Cutwood and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mattews lies dazed against the cage as Cutwood celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Cutwood!
Our winner, Carlos Cutwood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba comes to the cage accompanied by Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. War has chosen The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows as his entrance music. 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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227 lbs
9 - 0 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba throws a low kick but it's checked well by War.
War raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
Samba half committed to a counter leg kick.
War connects with the punch.
War defending well as Samba loads up on a big left hand.
War scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samba in his tracks.
Samba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. War looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
War avoids the body shot from Samba.
War cracks a nice hook into Samba's ribs.
Samba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to War's calf.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Samba checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Samba misses its target.
War moves out of range as Samba throws a body kick.
War on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samba. Samba obviously looking to wear him down.
Samba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Samba misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba tries to move into range but War moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
War throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Samba throws a leg kick but War sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War checks a leg kick.
War throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
War wants to land a leg kick but Samba is out of range.
Samba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and War counters with a nice uppercut.
War lands a body shot.
Samba throws a wild body kick that War sees coming a mile off.
War throws an off balance right hand
and Samba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samba goes for a double leg but War avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as War continues to drive forward.
Samba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
War moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
War has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Samba misses.
Samba walks into a jab.
Samba throws a leg kick which misses War's front leg but catches the back leg as War tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War misses with a body shot.
Samba is looking to wear down War with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Samba looks for the body kick but War saw that one coming.
War throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Samba misses
and War counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba misses with a few strikes there.
Holy War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samba swings for the body but War moves out of range.
Samba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and War has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Samba is looking to counter punch.
Samba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samba takes a jab right on the kisser.
War on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
War checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Samba throws a body shot but no joy.
Samba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from War.
Samba misses with a body shot.
Samba connects with an inside leg kick.
War is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Samba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Samba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
Jab, jab by Samba - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
War misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
Samba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
Samba tried to counter with a leg kick but War avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samba. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
War let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
War scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
War swings for the body but Samba moves out of range.
Samba takes one to the side of the head.
Samba clobbers War with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samba's calf.
Samba throws a left and a right that both miss
and War makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Samba really felt that one!
War avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
War sizes up Samba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War moves out of range as Samba strikes.
War throws a body kick that misses.
Samba misses with a wild combination.
War throws the left hand but Samba avoids the punch easily.
As War looks to move away, Samba throws a big counter combo bu War just gets out of the way.
War fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samba moves out of range of the body kick from War.
A shot to the liver by War. Beautiful body shot.
War connects with a looping right hand.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samba moves out of range of the body kick.
Samba throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from War, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by War.
War uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samba.
Samba misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from War! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy War dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donk. War catches Samba right on the button with a cross.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samba misses with an uppercut.
War replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Samba blocks it well.
War tries to land a front kick but Samba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
Samba throws a leg kick but War moved away.
War moves out of range of the body kick.
Samba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holy War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
War lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Samba blocks the leg kick.
War thuds a left hand into Samba's body.
Samba misses with a series of wild punches.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
Samba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
War staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting War counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from War.
Samba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
War has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
War moves out of range as Samba strikes.
Samba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samba throws a low kick but War moves out of range easily.
War connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
War checks a low kick from Samba.
War lands with a nice body punch.
Samba throws a shot to the body.
War misses with a wild body shot.
War's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as War blocks the low kick.
War avoids a kick to the body.
War clobbers Samba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
War wants to slow Samba down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for War.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Samba misses with a hook. War ducked under it nicely.
War checks a low kick from Samba.
Samba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samba lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by War.
War misses with a double jab
letting Samba counter with a right hand.
It looks like Holy War has been cut.
War throws the kick towards the body but Samba avoids it.
Samba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samba thows a leg kick but War checks it
and War counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba tests War's chin there with a solid looking shot.
War lands a high kick!
Samba wants to slow War down by chopping away at his legs.
War throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
War bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samba's head.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
War throws a head kick that misses.
War tries a head kick but it misses.
War thumps Samba with a low kick.
Samba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Samba avoids the head kick by War.
Nice body punch from War.
This has been an exciting period of action!
War misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War moves out of range as Samba strikes.
Samba cracks the inside of War's front leg.
War throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
War throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
War lands a high kick!
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Samba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts War as he jumps to the side.
Samba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but War checks it well.
War looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Samba pushes War away with a front kick.
War looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Samba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
War throws a chopping leg kick but Samba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from War.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holy War's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Samba slips under a jab.
Samba avoids the body shot from War.
Samba throws a body kick that misses.
War throws a body shot but no joy.
Christopher Samba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
War throws a body shot but no joy.
Samba swings for the body but War moves out of range.
War replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Samba blocks it well.
War smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Samba dodges the punch combination from War.
Samba misses with a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Samba might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
War checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War blocks a low kick nicely.
Samba fakes the leg kick and cracks War in the body.
Samba lands a leg kick that knocks War off balance momentarily.
War blocks a low kick nicely.
As Samba backs off War throws a huge counter combo but Samba manages to avoid it all.
War feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sambas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba throws a leg kick but War checks it.
A leg kick checked by War.
War pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Samba fires out a quick counter leg kick but War just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for War.
War uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samba.
War lands a jab.
Samba blocks a head kick by War.
Samba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and War counters with a big head kick but Samba shrugs it off.
Samba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Samba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
War takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samba looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
War throws a body shot but no joy.
Samba takes one to the side of the head.
Samba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
War checks a low kick from Samba.
War feints a counter leg kick.
Samba thows a left - swing and a miss!
War is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War cracks Samba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from War lands.
Samba throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from War on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
War steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samba.
A bone on bone clash there as War blocks the leg kick.
War scores with a jab to the body.
War lands with a kick to the temple. Samba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some bone on bone action there as War checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Samba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
War throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
War swings for the body but Samba moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by War. Beautiful body shot.
War tries a head kick but it misses.
Samba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
War lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws the left hand but War avoids the punch easily.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War jabs Samba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samba walks into a jab.
War moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samba is looking to score with low kicks.
Samba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for War.
Samba throws a chopping leg kick but War manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crunch! Samba slams his shin into War's torso.
Jab from Samba.
Samba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
War connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samba scores with a three punch combo!
A leg kick checked by War.
War with a nice cross.
Samba scores with a leg kick.
Samba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and War counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samba tried to score with a low kick but War checks it.
War closes the distance and lands a one-two.
War digs a good body shot into Samba's ribs.
Samba throws a leg kick which misses War's front leg but catches the back leg as War tries to avoid it.
War pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samba is out of range and War settles back down.
War scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
War avoids the body shot from Samba.
War let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Samba throws a low kick, looking for War's leg but War calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holy War comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well War has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy War!
After winning the bout, Holy War thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Christopher Samba spoke after the fight, saying 'Its about time we get some competent officials over here in London, what a joker!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mick Gerrard enters the cage!
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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
21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerrard swings for the body but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Gerrard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yakimyuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gerrard.
Gerrard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gerrard throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakimyuk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk tries to work over Gerrard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yakimyuk lands with a right to the head.
Yakimyuk gets through Gerrard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakimyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakimyuk breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakimyuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakimyuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gerrard throws a big shot that misses.
Yakimyuk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gerrard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gerrard looks to land a combination. Yakimyuk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yakimyuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard moves out of range of the strikes.
Gerrard follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gerrard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakimyuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Yakimyuk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yakimyuk.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerrard moves in looking to clinch but Yakimyuk pushes him off.
Gerrard tries to clinch up.
Gerrard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerrard.
Gerrard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gerrard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakimyuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gerrard tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakimyuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerrard delivers a nice body kick.
Yakimyuk defending well as Gerrard loads up on a big left hand.
Yakimyuk lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakimyuk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gerrard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakimyuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerrard throws the left hand but Yakimyuk avoids the punch easily.
Gerrard misses with an uppercut. Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Gerrard fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gerrard.
Gerrard tries to land a front kick but Yakimyuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yakimyuk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mick Gerrard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Gerrard does it's job there.
Nice cross by Yakimyuk.
Gerrard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yakimyuk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the body kick from Gerrard.
Gerrard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yakimyuk finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerrard's head.
Yakimyuk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gerrard works over Yakimyuk's head and body with a nice combination.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gerrard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yakimyuk misses.
Gerrard wants to counter with a clinch but Yakimyuk pushes him away.
Gerrard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gerrard tries to improve position but can't.
Yakimyuk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gerrard has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Yakimyuk lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Gerrard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gerrard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Yakimyuk has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard tries to kick Yakimyuk off but Yakimyuk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gerrard actively working from the bottom here.
Gerrard is trying to get back to full guard.
Yakimyuk slips a nice elbow through Gerrard's hands, connecting with Gerrard's forehead.
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 Roman Yakimyuk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yakimyuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerrard can pounce on him.
Gerrard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakimyuk.
Gerrard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakimyuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Gerrard in the body.
Mick Gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerrard cracks Yakimyuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gerrard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yakimyuk tries a low kick but Gerrard avoids it.
Gerrard throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Yakimyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gerrard's calf.
Gerrard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mick Gerrard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakimyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerrard was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk takes one to the chin there.
Gerrard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yakimyuk under the eye.
Gerrard misses with a leg kick.
Yakimyuk throws a shot from downtown. Gerrard moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gerrard.
Yakimyuk moves out of range as Gerrard throws a body kick.
Gerrard throws the kick towards the body but Yakimyuk avoids it.
Gerrard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Yakimyuk jabs at Gerrard's body.
Yakimyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerrard feints a counter leg kick.
Gerrard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gerrard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yakimyuk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gerrard won't be happy with that.
Yakimyuk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gerrard wants to control but Yakimyuk postures up.
Yakimyuk is looking to take a break and control but Gerrard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yakimyuk wants to control but Gerrard is keeping him busy.
Gerrard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yakimyuk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakimyuk working away.
Gerrard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Yakimyuk there.
Gerrard wants to control but Yakimyuk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yakimyuk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard wants to control but Yakimyuk is keeping busy.
Yakimyuk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gerrard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yakimyuk lands a nice short elbow.
Yakimyuk trying to control from half guard but Gerrard is working away.
Gerrard actively working from the bottom here.
Yakimyuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gerrard's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakimyuk wants to take a breather but Gerrard is having none of it.
Gerrard wants to get back to full guard.
Gerrard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yakimyuk.
Gerrard gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard can't keep his opponent in guard - Yakimyuk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yakimyuk wants to control but Gerrard is keeping him busy.
Yakimyuk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Yakimyuk has control of the leg.
Yakimyuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yakimyuk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gerrard is looking for a sweep. Yakimyuk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gerrard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gerrard is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roman Yakimyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gerrard lands with a nice combination. Yakimyuk backs away looking to recover.
Gerrard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yakimyuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakimyuk throws a lazy right hand but Gerrard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gerrard! But no joy.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Yakimyuk lands a body shot.
Gerrard lands with a cross.
Gerrard misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakimyuk counters with a good low kick that Gerrard was not able to check.
Gerrard throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard misses with a kick to the body
and Yakimyuk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gerrard!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerrard is looking for a sweep.
Gerrard is not content to let Yakimyuk control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yakimyuk connects with a decent elbow.
Yakimyuk gets to mount! Gerrard was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yakimyuk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Mick Gerrard has been cut.
Roman Yakimyuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gerrard wants to hold on but Yakimyuk pushes him away.
Gerrard is bucking up trying to escape but Yakimyuk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gerrard wants to hold on but Yakimyuk pushes him away.
Yakimyuk looking to finish Gerrard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gerrard!
Yakimyuk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yakimyuk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Gerrard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yakimyuk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yakimyuk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yakimyuk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gerrard is rocked!
Yakimyuk raining down shots from the mount!
Gerrard is still in real trouble! Can Yakimyuk finish him?
Gerrard takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Yakimyuk's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Yakimyuk!
A victorious Roman Yakimyuk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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148 lbs
44 - 23 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano loads up on a big right hand but Randolph slips the punch.
Soriano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randolph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Pablo Soriano has been cut.
Randolph connects with a solid leg kick.
Soriano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randolph.
Soriano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soriano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soriano misses with a low kick as Randolph jumps back.
Soriano tries for a takedown but Randolph sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Randolph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Randolph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randolph.
Randolph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been informed that Randolph 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.
Soriano throws a combination. Randolph tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano cracks Randolph with an open hand slap.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randolph throws a body shot but no joy.
Soriano is looking to counter punch.
Randolph connects with a single shot there.
Soriano with a jab.
Randolph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soriano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph scores with a three punch combo!
Soriano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pablo Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randolph slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Randolph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soriano misses with a wild combination.
Soriano throws a hook but Randolph avoids it easily.
Randolph is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Soriano blocks a jab.
Randolph throws a hook to the side of Soriano's head but Soriano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soriano is looking to counter punch.
Randolph misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soriano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randolph throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soriano checks a leg kick.
Randolph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soriano momentarily.
Soriano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Randolph scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randolph misses with an uppercut.
Soriano takes one to the chin there.
Soriano throws the left hand but Randolph avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Randolph. That snapped Soriano's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soriano looks to land a right hand but Randolph moved out of range.
Soriano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Randolph slips a jab and a cross from Soriano.
A telegraphed right hand from Randolph misses the target.
Randolph takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Randolph throws a chopping leg kick but Soriano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randolph drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soriano defends it well.
Soriano moves out of range as Randolph throws a body kick.
Soriano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Randolph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Soriano throws a front kick aimed at Randolph's knee but Randolph avoids it well.
Randolph attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Randolph lands with a right hand.
Soriano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left lands for Randolph.
Randolph jabs Soriano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Randolph throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Randolph at a distance.
Soriano looks for the body kick but Randolph saw that one coming.
A jab from Soriano misses.
Soriano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randolph feints the counter takedown.
Randolph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Randolph throws a front kick aimed at Soriano's knee but Soriano avoids it well.
Soriano throws a big shot that misses.
Randolph throws the kick towards the body but Soriano avoids it.
Soriano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randolph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soriano to score with a decent uppercut.
Randolph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Randolph throws a sloppy body shot
and Soriano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soriano scores with a jab to the head.
Randolph moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Soriano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randolph with the counter takedown but Soriano avoids it easily.
Randolph throws a leg kick which misses Soriano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soriano tries to avoid it.
Soriano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randolph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randolph. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph looks to throw the jab but Soriano is out of range.
Randolph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Randolph lands a slapping body shot.
Soriano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soriano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randolph throws the left hand but Soriano avoids the punch easily.
Randolph throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soriano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randolph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Randolph coming out on top.
Soriano digs a good hook to Randolph's body.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Randolph. Randolph obviously looking to wear him down.
Soriano connects with a single shot there.
Randolph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soriano throws out the jab.
Randolph punishes Soriano's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sly Randolph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Randolph gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soriano.
Soriano defending well as Randolph loads up on a big left hand.
Soriano throws a jab when Randolph was well out of range.
Soriano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano slips a jab from Randolph.
A slow jab from Randolph misses its intended target.
Randolph connects with a leg kick. Soriano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soriano looks to throw the jab but Randolph is out of range.
A cross from Randolph lands.
Sly Randolph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Randolph does it's job there.
Soriano misses with an uppercut. Randolph saw that one coming.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
Randolph changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Soriano goes for a double leg but Randolph avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Randolph continues to drive forward.
Soriano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randolph. That did some damage!
Randolph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randolph takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Randolph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soriano.
Randolph drops Soriano with a beautiful combination! Soriano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Randolph is looking for the KO!
Randolph on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph throws a leg kick but Soriano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Soriano coming out on top.
Soriano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Randolph has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Randolph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soriano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Soriano tries to move into range but Randolph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soriano misses with a looping left.
Randolph checks the leg kick nicely there.
Randolph throws out a loose jab but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Randolph lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soriano doesn't seem phased though.
Randolph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Randolph is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Soriano throws a lazy right hand but Randolph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Soriano misses.
Randolph wants to land a leg kick but Soriano is out of range.
Soriano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soriano scores with the left hand. Randolph knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Soriano tries to move into range but Randolph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Randolph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soriano throws out the jab.
Randolph tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soriano.
Randolph cracks the inside of Soriano's front leg.
Soriano scores with a hook.
Randolph drops Soriano with a beautiful combination! Soriano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Randolph is looking for the KO!
Soriano is rocked!
Randolph moves out of range as Soriano strikes.
Oh Soriano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randolph misses with a hook. Soriano ducked under it nicely.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Randolph is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Randolph scores with a punch to the head.
Pablo Soriano's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Randolph misses.
Soriano swinging wildly here.
Randolph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soriano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Randolph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randolph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph walks into a left hand.
Randolph drops Soriano with a straight right hand, right on the button! Randolph follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sly Randolph!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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156 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sodium wants to land a leg kick but Pudzianowski is out of range.
Pudzianowski ducks under a wild hook from Sodium.
Sodium lands a right hook to the body.
Sodium swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pudzianowski counters with a nice body shot.
Pudzianowski tries to keep at a distance but Sodium has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sodium goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Sodium.
Sodium tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodium pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sodium throws a punch but it's blocked by Pudzianowski.
Sodium is trying to break free.
Sodium digs a right hand underneath Pudzianowski's ribcage. Pudzianowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pudzianowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sodium.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sodium has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pudzianowski after a bit of a struggle.
Sodium tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sodium tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pudzianowski keeps control of Sodium as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sodium has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sodium makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sodium.
Sodium drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of High Sodium.
Sodium can't get the takedown.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Sodium won't allow it.
Sodium misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Sodium gets control of Pudzianowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sodium will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sodium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pudzianowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pudzianowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sodium is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sodium had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pudzianowski defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium controls Pudzianowski momentarily but Pudzianowski frees himself.
Sodium wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pudzianowski is now in half guard.
Pudzianowski prevents Sodium from improving his position.
Sodium is still trying to improve position.
Pudzianowski is looking to take a break and control but Sodium is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sodium is looking for a sweep. Pudzianowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pudzianowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sodium.
Sodium throws a lazy uppercut
and Pudzianowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pudzianowski stuns Sodium with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pudzianowski moves out of range as Sodium strikes.
Pudzianowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Sodium dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sodium showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Sodium changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pudzianowski staying out of range there.
Sodium shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pudzianowski pinned against the cage. Pudzianowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pudzianowski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sodium throws a jab but it's blocked by Pudzianowski.
Sodium scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodium manages to avoid it.
Sodium cracks a nice hook into Pudzianowski's ribs.
Pudzianowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Sodium misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodium was well out of range. Poor timing from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is looking to wear down Sodium with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sodium looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pudzianowski is fending him off so far but Sodium persists. Nope, Pudzianowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Sodium misses with a straight right.
Sodium connects with a high kick.
Sodium darts in looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski gets double underhooks and turns Sodium into the cage.
Pudzianowski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of High Sodium.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pudzianowski as he jumps to the side.
Pudzianowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sodium connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sodium takes the fight into the clinch.
Sodium has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodium is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sodium avoiding damage as Pudzianowski throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pudzianowski.
Sodium tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Pudzianowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sodium is defending well for now.
Pudzianowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodium breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sodium doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pudzianowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sodium throws a jab when Pudzianowski was well out of range.
Sodium tries a low kick but Pudzianowski avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pudzianowski. Sodium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodium with the counter takedown but Pudzianowski avoids it easily.
Sodium throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pudzianowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Pudzianowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sodium drives through and clinches with Pudzianowski against the cage.
Sodium tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
High Sodium seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position but instead, Sodium has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pudzianowski into the cage.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the head.
Sodium misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sodium is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sodium misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sodium throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Pudzianowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sodium lands a right hand.
Sodium misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pudzianowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sodium.
Sodium wants a takedown but no success here.
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!
Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sodium.
A head punch on the inside from Sodium fails to land.
A short left from Sodium.
Sodium misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodium on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sodium lands with a short shot to the head.
Pudzianowski scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Sodium showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sodium looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sodium shoots in and bounces Pudzianowski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sodium tries to free his leg and advance position but Pudzianowski is retaining full guard.
Sodium stands and throws Pudzianowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sodium tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sodium has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski tries to bench press Sodium off him but Sodium keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Pudzianowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pudzianowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pudzianowski is looking for a sweep.
Sodium working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Sodium.
Pudzianowski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pudzianowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pudzianowski trying to control the pace.
Pudzianowski tries to pass to full mount but Sodium defends it.
Sodium is looking for a sweep. Pudzianowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium is looking to control Pudzianowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sodium avoid being mounted?
Pudzianowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sodium is trying to get back to full guard.
Pudzianowski trying to control from Sodium's half guard. Sodium has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sodium working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pudzianowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pudzianowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pudzianowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sodium's guard.
Darius Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium keeping moving, preventing Pudzianowski from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sodium is on top in guard.
Pudzianowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pudzianowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski looking for a guillotine here but Sodium defends easily.
That's four 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.
Pudzianowski looking to control.
Sodium throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sodium landing some decent shots from guard.
Pudzianowski trying to keep a closed guard but Sodium is proving a slippery customer.
Sodium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sodium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
High Sodium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski digs a good hook to Sodium's body.
Darius Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pudzianowski gets tackled into the cage by Sodium. Sodium maintains the clinch.
Sodium misses with a punch to the body.
High Sodium is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sodium.
And that's the end of the fight!
High Sodium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sodium 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... High Sodium!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luu Viulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunshine misses with a double jab.
Viulu misses with a double jab.
Viulu throws a lazy right hand but Sunshine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viulu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viulu throws a series of punches but Sunshine avoids them all with ease.
Sunshine misses the shot to the body.
Sunshine looks to land a right hand but Viulu moved out of range.
Sunshine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sunshine manages to avoid it.
Viulu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Sunshine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sunshine looks to land a left hand but Viulu moved out of range nicely.
Sunshine lands a nice hook to Viulu's body. Viulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Viulu scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunshine throws a series of punches but Viulu moves out of range.
Sunshine with a jab.
Viulu scores with a sloppy right hand. Sunshine should have avoided that one.
Sunshine misses with a looping right.
Sunshine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viulu.
Viulu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine fails to land with a series of punches.
Sunshine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Viulu catches Sunshine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Viulu lands with a good body shot.
Sunshine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viulu.
Viulu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viulu moves out of range of the strikes.
Sunshine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viulu manages to avoid it.
Viulu jabs at Sunshine's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viulu. Sunshine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viulu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sunshine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Viulu scrambles back to his feet.
Sunshine swings widly with a right hand
and Viulu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sunshine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Viulu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viulu lands a big uppercut and Sunshine crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sunshine looks OK. Viulu waves Sunshine back to his feet!
Sunshine is rocked!
Viulu throws a pinpoint strike between Sunshine's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Sunshine crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Viulu scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luu Viulu!
Luu Viulu very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up and Fight. Grimm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely.
Louis connects with a body shot.
Grimm blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grimm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick from Louis.
Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Louis tried to counter with a leg kick but Grimm avoided it.
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Grimm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Grimm counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Louis with a jab.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grimm thinking.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Louis misses its target.
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Louis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grimm forces Louis back against the cage and clinches.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Grimm blocks a body shot from Louis.
Louis blocks the elbow strike.
Grimm takes a shot to the head.
Grimm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grimm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louis. Louis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimm tries to clinch up.
Grimm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Louis moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Auguste Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Louis tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Louis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm throws a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louis.
Grimm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Louis blocks the body kick.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Louis.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm throws a combination that misses
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis keeps Grimm at a distance using the push kick.
Grimm pushes Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louis misses with some punches.
Grimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Louis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Grimm.
Grimm wants to stall.
Grimm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Louis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Louis pushes Grimm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Grimm working Louis over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Louis connects with a right hand. Grimm shakes it off.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Louis misses the target.
Grimm lands a two punch combo.
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Louis, as that shot connected.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimm clinches with his opponent.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grimm.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
Grimm wants to take the fight to the mat but Louis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Louis lands an uppercut.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimm scores with a shot to the side of Louis's head.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Grimm.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimm cracks Louis with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Grimm.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Grimm.
Grimm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm blocks a body shot from Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Grimm gets through Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grimm blocking some punches.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Louis to keep the fight standing.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Auguste Grimm.
Grimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Grimm slips under a jab from Louis.
Louis walks into a jab.
It looks like Louis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Louis.
Louis checks a leg kick.
Louis avoids the body shot from Grimm.
It looked like Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grimm.
Grimm throws a front kick aimed at Louis's knee but Louis avoids it well.
Grimm walks into a jab.
Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Louis lands a jab to the head.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm throws a sloppy body shot
and Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis cracks a nice hook into Grimm's ribs.
Grimm throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Grimm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Louis rather than just go for the knockout.
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Grimm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Louis is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimm.
Grimm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louis scores with a jab.
Louis blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimm. That did some damage!
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick
and Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Grimm 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Louis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Louis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Grimm misses.
Grimm tries to land a front kick but Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Louis misses with a shot to the body
and Grimm counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Louis.
Grimm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis avoids the body shot from Grimm.
Louis rushes Grimm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Grimm avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis lands a left hand.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
A short uppercut from Louis.
Nice body punch from Grimm.
Louis is trying to break free.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm fails to pull guard.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Grimm.
Grimm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis blocks a body shot from Grimm.
Grimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimm misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grimm throws a head kick that Louis semi-blocks.
Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good leg kick by Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants to clinch but Louis slips to the side
and Louis counters with a nice body shot.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Louis circles away.
Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice straight punches there by Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louis.
Grimm throws out a leg kick but Louis moves out of range and Grimm only half commits.
Martin Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimm circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimm flicks out a counter leg kick but Louis steps away.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Louis - that will leave a mark!
Louis misses with a body kick.
Grimm throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Grimm does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm lands with a right hand.
Louis lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis connects with a single shot there.
Louis throws a series of punches but Grimm avoids them all with ease.
Louis tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Grimm throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Martin Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm lands a head kick. Louis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grimm tried to score with a low kick but Louis checks it.
Louis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Grimm scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm lands a head kick!
Grimm misses with a hook. Louis ducked under it nicely.
Grimm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louis.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses the jab.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Grimm thinks about the counter body kick.
Grimm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimm cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louis slips a jab from Grimm.
Grimm delivers a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Louis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grimm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Louis misses with a body kick.
Louis connects with the punch.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis blocks the body kick.
Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Louis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grimm thuds a left hand into Louis's body.
Grimm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Grimm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grimm.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Louis misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Grimm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Grimm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with an inside leg kick.
Grimm is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice shot lands for Louis.
Grimm misses with a jab to the body
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Louis misses its target.
Grimm scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grimm throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis thuds a left hand into Grimm's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm misses with an uppercut
and Louis counters with a three punch combo that has Grimm backing up. Grimm nods at Louis to acknowledge the strikes.
Grimm misses with a leg kick.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Grimm misses
and Louis counters with a two punch combo.
Louis throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
Grimm with the counter takedown but Louis avoids it easily.
Grimm walks into a straight right hand from Louis.
Grimm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grimm lands a slapping body shot.
Grimm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Louis keeps the fight on the outside.
Louis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm wants to slow Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grimm swats away the attempt to clinch by Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm wants to clinch up but Louis keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Louis moves into the clinch.
Grimm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm pulls Louis into guard.
Grimm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Louis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grimm throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Auguste Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.
Grimm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grimm wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.
Grimm trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimm advances to half guard.
Grimm trying to control the pace.
Grimm prevents Louis from improving his position.
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.
Louis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grimm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grimm feints a jab promting Louis to slip. Grimm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Louis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grimm throws a leg kick that misses.
Grimm tries to land a body kick
and Louis counters with a body kick that stops Grimm in his tracks momentarily.
Grimm punishes Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick
and Louis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Louis lands an overhand right.
Grimm circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Auguste Grimm.
I think Louis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Louis!
Martin Louis retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Martin Louis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez's entrance music is Accept's Balls To The Wall. A fine choice. Juan Velasquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Byrne's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Velasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne lands a right hook to the body.
Velasquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Juan Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne prevents a body shot from Velasquez.
Byrne presses Velasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Velasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Byrne tries a body shot but Velasquez blocks it.
Velasquez misses with some punches.
Byrne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velasquez is defending well for now.
Byrne lands a shot to the body.
Velasquez misses with some punches.
Velasquez working aggressively here.
Velasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Velasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Velasquez.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velasquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Velasquez blocks it.
Byrne cracks Velasquez with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Velasquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Velasquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Velasquez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Velasquez is leaning against Byrne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the cage.
Velasquez blocks an elbow strike.
Velasquez throws a head punch that misses.
Velasquez lands a nice uppercut.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velasquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velasquez misses with the head strike.
Byrne prevents a body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrne lands an elbow that stopped Velasquez in his tracks for a moment.
Velasquez has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Byrne cracks Velasquez with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Byrne misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Velasquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Velasquez 's eye.
Juan Velasquez's cut is getting worse.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Velasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velasquez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Velasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velasquez tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
Velasquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
A short uppercut from Velasquez.
Byrne tries a body shot but Velasquez blocks it.
Velasquez is working Byrne over against the cage.
Velasquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Velasquez misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Velasquez misses with some punches.
Byrne lands a nice knee to the body.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velasquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Velasquez blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Velasquez avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Velasquez's ribcage. Velasquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Velasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Velasquez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Byrne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Byrne misses with a looping left.
Velasquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrne.
Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byrne is looking to clinch.
Byrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrne.
A head kick misses from Byrne.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Velasquez throws a right hand that misses
and Byrne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velasquez is rocked!
Byrne closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Velasquez! Byrne dives in looking to finish! Velasquez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Byrne!
David Byrne is the new light heavyweight champion!
David Byrne made sure to mention his sponsor, Modern Wear Apparel & Laundry Services 80% LAUNDRY in his post fight interview.
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