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CEFC 132 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chimo Kowalchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimo Kowalchuck has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Victor Zangief's chin.
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chimo Kowalchuck!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kowalchuck tries to clinch but Zangief is having none of it.
Chimo Kowalchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zangief shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kowalchuck defends it nicely.
Kowalchuck wants to clinch up but Zangief keeps it at a distance.
Zangief shoots in and gets a takedown into Kowalchuck's guard.
Zangief has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kowalchuck to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Zangief is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kowalchuck pulls down on the head and he's put Zangief to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chimo Kowalchuck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Ataides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Serget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serget has chosen Friends in lower places as his entrance music. Serget has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Ataides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Serget!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataides fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Serget, pushing him back against the cage.
Serget looks winded!
Ataides goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Serget prevents a body shot from Ataides.
Ataides can't find room to land a body shot as Serget controls the action.
Ataides can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Ataides.
Ataides misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ataides scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ataides working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ataides as the two fighters clinch.
Serget blocks a body shot from Ataides.
Ataides can't find room to land a body shot as Serget controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ataides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ataides fails to land.
Serget gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ataides wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ataides trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ataides makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ataides clinches up against the cage.
Ataides 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.
Ataides lands a left hand that snaps the head of Serget backwards.
Ataides lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ataides will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Serget up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataides swings wildly with an uppercut but Serget uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ataides creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ataides lands a nice shot to the body.
Serget blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serget.
Ataides avoiding damage.
Ataides is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ataides working aggressively here.
Ataides stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ataides has a couple of punches blocked by Serget.
Ataides gets through Serget's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ataides works on Serget's body with a couple of short punches.
Ataides lands a left hand.
Ataides is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Serget gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Ataides - that landed with a thud.
Ataides gets through Serget's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ataides goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ataides fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Serget blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ataides stalling.
Ataides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ataides creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Bob Serget's cut even more.
Ataides scores with a nice hook to the head.
Serget takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataides swings wildly with an uppercut but Serget uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ataides - that landed with a thud.
Ataides scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Ataides.
Ataides lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ataides fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Ataides.
Ataides tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ataides misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ataides scores with a shot to the side of Serget's head.
Serget is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Serget is still on wobbly legs! Can Ataides finish him?
Ataides manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ataides pushes Serget back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Ataides dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Serget's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ataides wants to clinch up but Serget keeps it at a distance.
Serget seems to have recovered his senses.
Ataides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serget swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OH! Serget has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Ataides smells blood and charges in for the finish! Ataides unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Serget sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leandro Ataides!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Takasugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Takasugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takasugi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Corleone defends well and Takasugi ends up having to push Corleone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Takasugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Corleone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Takasugi throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Takasugi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takasugi won't allow Corleone to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Takasugi from controlling successfully.
Corleone has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Takasugi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Corleone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone tries to bench press Takasugi off him but Takasugi keeps the position.
Corleone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Takasugi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takasugi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Takasugi.
Takasugi 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.
Corleone tries to bench press Takasugi off him but Takasugi keeps the position.
Takasugi looks up at the clock and then as Corleone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Takasugi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Corleone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takasugi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takasugi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Corleone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Corleone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Takasugi.
Takasugi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takasugi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Corleone struggling a bit here.
Takasugi throws a strike aimed at the side of Corleone's head but Corleone avoids it well.
Takasugi trying to control the action but Corleone is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takasugi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Corleone is looking to regain half guard here but Takasugi keeps moving and retains side control.
Takasugi is looking to take a break and control but Corleone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takasugi controls the position.
Corleone throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
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.
Corleone manages to get back to half guard.
Takasugi is keen to just control but Corleone is a slippery customer.
Takasugi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Corleone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takasugi wants to free his trapped foot but Corleone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Corleone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takasugi pulls his head out easily.
Takasugi is looking to stall here but Corleone recovers full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Corleone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corleone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Takasugi passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corleone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takasugi pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Takasugi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takasugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Takasugi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corleone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Takasugi wants to sweep here but Corleone controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone distracts Takasugi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takasugi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takasugi 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.
Takasugi keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Takasugi wants to sweep but no luck.
Takasugi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Corleone should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Takasugi has tightened it up now! Corleone should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keisuke Takasugi!
Our winner, Keisuke Takasugi, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Quarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirt comes into the arena with Shimmy Shimmy Ya blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirt McGirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Quarry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGirt fails to land with a series of punches.
Quarry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McGirt defends it well.
McGirt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGirt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Quarry was covering up waiting for the punch and McGirt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McGirt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGirt tries to free his leg and advance position but Quarry is retaining full guard.
McGirt throwing strikes from guard but Quarry blocks nicely.
McGirt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quarry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Pitbull MMA (9 Elites - $400) inform us that Quarry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGirt landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGirt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGirt gets to his feet. Quarry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGirt throws a left that rocks Quarry and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! McGirt dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Quarry regain composure!
Quarry is rocked!
McGirt lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Quarry! McGirt senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Quarry out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dirt McGirt!
Dirt McGirt took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd like to thank all my fans and my sponsor GREEN! 160. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anstey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heat--J.U.I.C.E.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Von Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anstey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hammer works over Anstey's head and body with a nice combination.
Hammer lands with a straight right. Anstey didn't see that one coming.
Anstey digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Anstey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Anstey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Hammer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anstey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anstey.
Hammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anstey finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammer's head.
Anstey feints and as Hammer raises his hands in defense, Anstey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anstey is stalling in the full guard.
Anstey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anstey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Hammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ansteys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anstey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Anstey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.
Anstey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Anstey avoids them all with ease.
Von Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hammer is trying to defend but Anstey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anstey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anstey controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anstey working Hammer over with strikes.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer defending well though.
Anstey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Anstey is trying to control. Hammer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anstey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anstey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Anstey.
Hammer throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammer misses the jab.
Anstey avoids the body shot from Hammer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anstey.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Anstey attempts a counter takedown but Hammer avoids it well and moves away.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
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 Corwin Anstey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anstey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Anstey misses.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey misses with a straight left.
Von Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
Anstey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hammer tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer connects with a jab.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anstey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Anstey moves away and avoids it.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anstey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hammer sprawls and moves away.
Hammer swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammer.
Anstey scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Anstey tenderised Hammer's leg. Hammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Anstey's head.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
Anstey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Anstey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Anstey slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Nice cross by Anstey.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Anstey counters with a single leg into guard. Hammer didn't expect that.
Anstey stands up over Hammer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anstey tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
Anstey tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey working over Hammer with some ground and pound. Hammer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anstey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hammer for as long as he can get away with.
Anstey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hammer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a strike but Hammer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anstey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammer wants to sweep but Anstey has passed to side control!
Anstey wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Anstey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anstey trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Anstey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hammer throws a hook but Anstey avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hammer 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.
Hammer misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.
Hammer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammer.
A jab from Hammer does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Anstey.
Von Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer cracks Anstey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Anstey lands a right hook to the body.
Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammer stalks Anstey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anstey's face. Anstey staggers backwards, shaken.
Anstey is rocked!
Hammer Rushes Anstey and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Anstey is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Hammer Piles on the pressure and Anstey crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Hammer!
Von Hammer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, V-Mask Clothing (10%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Balrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balrog comes to the cage accompanied by DMX Intro. Barney Rubble has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Balrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble fails to land the takedown.
Balrog jabs Rubble right on the nose. Rubble blinks but takes it well.
Balrog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balrog's corner calls for a 1-2. Balrog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubble gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balrog slips under a jab from Rubble.
Rubble misses with a takedown attempt - Balrog sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balrog cracks Rubble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balrog lands with a good body shot.
Balrog lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balrog digs a good hook to Rubble's body.
Rubble looks winded!
Rubble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Balrog. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrog connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Rubble to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Balrog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Balrog!
After winning the bout, Mike Balrog thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Barney Rubble spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry to fans across the nation.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Xavier has chosen Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
169 lbs
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184 lbs
33 - 30 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xavier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xavier closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Xavier pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Xavier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bittor Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a hook. Xavier ducked under it nicely.
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Xavier avoids it well and moves away.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bittor Xavier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Xavier is defended easily by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Xavier fails to land the takedown.
Xavier manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anderson on his heels. He'll look to pass Anderson's guard now, I'm sure.
Anderson controls Xavier momentarily but Xavier frees himself.
Xavier throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Xavier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the position.
Anderson has an active guard here but Xavier has managed to pass into half guard.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Xavier has control of the leg.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Xavier sits in half guard.
Xavier looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Xavier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson trying to hold on to Xavier's head to control him but Xavier postures up.
Xavier trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Xavier is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Xavier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Xavier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Xavier defends easily.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bittor Xavier will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Xavier quickly recovers to half guard.
Xavier is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Xavier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Xavier is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Xavier defends it.
Sparky Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier is not content to let Anderson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Xavier defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier trying to control here.
Anderson uses his free foot to push down on Xavier's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Xavier.
Xavier wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xavier can do to turn this around?
Anderson tries to control but Xavier wriggling away.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Xavier gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Xavier is keeping him busy.
Xavier trying to control here.
Xavier wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Xavier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Xavier wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Xavier is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Xavier looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Xavier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Xavier actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Xavier defends it.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Xavier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Anderson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Xavier is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson trying to control but Xavier is having none of it.
Anderson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Xavier is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson has hold of Xavier's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Xavier manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Anderson looking to control but Xavier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xavier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson trying to control but Xavier is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson avoids the attempt from Xavier to control.
Xavier is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xavier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson is pulling down on Xavier's head. It's preventing any offense from Xavier, at least for the moment.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Xavier trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Xavier preventing the sweep.
Xavier trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier lands a couple of digs.
Xavier advances position into side control!
Xavier swings around for an armbar but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Xavier's guard.
Xavier working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson works over Xavier with some ground and pound from guard.
Xavier has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Anderson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Xavier has tightened it up now! Anderson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bittor Xavier!
A very excited looking Bittor Xavier made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright comes to the cage accompanied by The Dagger. Li has chosen Tourniquet by Evanescence as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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29
175 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jai Setright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Setright lands with a slapping head kick.
Setright is looking to score with low kicks.
Setright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Setright avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Setright.
Setright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Setright throws a head punch that misses.
Li prevents a body shot from Setright.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Li lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Setright.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Setright.
Setright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li stalling in the clinch.
Setright working aggressively here.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Li.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Setright breaks the clinch.
Setright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Li under the eye.
A jab from Li misses.
Setright sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Setright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li stuns Setright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Setright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Setright throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Li misses with an uppercut. Setright saw that one coming.
Setright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Li tries to clinch but Setright moves out of range.
Li throws a lazy head kick
and Setright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li loads up on a big right hand but Setright slips the punch.
Setright throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Setright looks for the body kick but Li saw that one coming.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Setright.
Setright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Setright scores with a nice head shot.
Li checks a low kick from Setright.
Li is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Setright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Setright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Setright.
Li misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li stalls.
Setright looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Setright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Setright has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Nice body punch from Setright - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Setright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Li as the two fighters clinch.
Setright misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Setright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Setright blocks a body shot from Li.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
Li lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright blocking some punches.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
Setright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Setright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Setright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Setright counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Setright blocking some punches.
Setright blocking some punches.
Setright can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Setright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Setright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Setright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 Jai Setright will probably get the nod.
That's time! Setright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Setright 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 Li has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Li and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Li finds it's way through Setright's defenses.
A good leg kick by Li.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Setright takes the fight into the clinch.
Setright tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Setright backwards.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Setright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Setright backwards.
Li tries to work over Setright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Setright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Setright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Setright, against the cage.
Setright tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Setright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li lands with a left to the head.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Setright backwards.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Setright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Setright throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Setright avoids the head kick by Li.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Jet Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Setright tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Setright back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Li.
A short body shot lands from Setright as the two fighters clinch.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Li slows down the pace here.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Setright gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Setright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stalling.
A short right from Setright.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Setright.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li scores with a nice hook to the head.
Setright takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Setright.
Setright trying to land knees to the body.
Li prevents a body shot from Setright.
Setright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Setright's efforts to push away.
Setright tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Setright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Setright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Setright misses with a punch on the inside.
Li taking a breather.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright is working Li over against the cage.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Setright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Setright scores with a shoulder strike.
Setright tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Setright takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Setright on the inside.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Setright.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Setright wants to break free but Li has control.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li tries to stall but Setright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Setright has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Setright throws a head punch that misses.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Setright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Setright tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Setright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Setright lands a nice knee to the body.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Setright scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li blocks a body shot from Setright.
Setright throws an elbow but it misses.
Setright breaks from the clinch.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Setright checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Setright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jet Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Setright misses with a low kick.
Setright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Setright walks into a straight right hand from Li.
Setright moves out of range as Li strikes.
Li scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Setright, pushing him back against the cage.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Setright prevents a body shot from Li.
Setright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Setright connects with a knee to the head.
Li leaning against his opponent.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Setright working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Setright as Li tries to tie him up.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Setright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Setright throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Setright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Li under the eye.
Li misses the jab.
A head kick from Li lands but Setright takes it in his stride.
Setright doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Setright looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li staying out of range there.
Li moves out of range as Setright strikes.
Li steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Setright.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Setright.
Setright misses with a body shot.
Setright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Setright misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li with a jab.
Setright moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setright moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
Li lands a jab to the head.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Setright off the cage and back into range.
Jet Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Setright misses the jab.
Li appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Li throws a right and a left that Setright avoids nicely.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Setright, pushing him back against the cage.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Setright tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Setright misses with a punch to the body.
Setright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Setright tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Setright misses with some punches.
Li wants to stall.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Setright's efforts to push away.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Setright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Setright - that landed with a thud.
Li pushes Setright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Setright blocking some punches.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Setright backwards.
Li avoiding damage as Setright throws knees to the body.
Setright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li avoiding damage.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Setright controls the action.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Setright blocks an uppercut.
Setright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li leaning his opponent against the cage.
Li prevents a body shot from Setright.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Setright.
Setright lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
Setright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Setright misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Setright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li misses with a body kick.
Setright lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Setright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Setright moves out of range of the strikes.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li scores with a jab. Setright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Setright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Setright blocks a head kick by Li.
Setright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Setright misses with a head kick.
Setright dodges the punch combination from Li.
Setright throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Setright has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Setright misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li avoiding damage as Setright throws knees to the body.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li tries a body shot but Setright blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Setright.
Setright misses with a knee to the head.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Setright lands a nice knee to the body.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
Li is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Setright lands a body punch.
Setright landing knees to the body.
Setright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Setright struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Li trying to stall but Setright improves his position.
Setright blocks an uppercut.
Li misses with some punches.
Setright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Setright can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Setright.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Setright blocking some punches.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Setright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Setright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Setright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Setright misses with a looping left.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Setright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Setright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Setright moves out of range as Li strikes.
Setright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Setright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li stuns Setright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Setright fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Setright as Li tries to tie him up.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Setright crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.
Setright is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Setright.
Setright tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Setright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Setright manages to break the clinch.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Setright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Setright - just one landing.
Setright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Li wants to clinch but Setright slips to the side
and Setright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Setright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li misses with a straight left.
Li lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jai Setright will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Setright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Setright.
Setright throws a low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Li misses.
Setright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Setright wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Setright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Li lands.
Setright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Li checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Setright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Setright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Setright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Setright slips a jab and a cross from Li.
It looked like Setright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Setright.
Setright connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li darts in and clinches Setright up against the cage.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Setright landing knees to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Setright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Setright swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li prevents a body shot from Setright.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Setright's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li avoiding damage as Setright throws knees to the body.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Setright gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Setright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setright moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Jet Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li scoring well with a low kick there.
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Setright throws a body kick that misses.
Setright moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLi.
Li lands an overhand right.
Setright is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Oh Setright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Setright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Setright digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Li lands a nice looking body shot.
Setright seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Setright.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Setright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Setright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li missing with a left hand there. Setright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Li throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Setright stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Li follows into mount!
Setright is squirming around, avoiding Li's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Setright wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Li celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Li!
Jet Li is the new welterweight champion!
Jet Li was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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