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AD278: Up Heel Battle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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115 lbs
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139 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Kurucz.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurucz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurucz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've been told by Guy's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kurucz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guy 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.
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurucz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kurucz. That's going to slow Guy down.
Kurucz scores with a hook to the body. Guy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurucz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurucz just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurucz misses with a shot to the body
and Guy counters with a series of strikes. Kurucz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Kurucz misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Kurucz misses
and Guy counters with a series of strikes. Kurucz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guy avoids the body shot from Kurucz.
Kurucz throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
Kurucz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurucz wants to land a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Kurucz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Kurucz catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kurucz.
Guy blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Kurucz.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurucz.
Kurucz throws a series of strikes that have Guy backpedaling.
Kurucz misses with the combination.
Kurucz misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Kurucz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurucz throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Kurucz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy throws a big counter combination but Kurucz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Guy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kurucz swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurucz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ansgar Kurucz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurucz throws a chopping leg kick but Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kurucz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurucz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kurucz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kurucz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kurucz clinches with his opponent.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it misses.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurucz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurucz missing with knees to the body.
Kurucz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurucz misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurucz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurucz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurucz scores with a knee to the head.
Kurucz throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz lands an elbow inside that Guy shrugs off.
Kurucz is working for takedown but Guy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guy avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurucz.
Kurucz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guy tries to break free but Kurucz pushes him back against the cage.
Guy blocks an elbow strike from Kurucz.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it misses.
Kurucz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurucz looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Kurucz lands an elbow that stopped Guy in his tracks for a moment.
Kurucz pushes off an throws an elbow but Guy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Kurucz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guy avoids the head kick by Kurucz.
Kurucz throws a nice head kick!
Guy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guy is rocked!
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurucz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurucz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Kurucz lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Guy crumples to the floor! Kurucz milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ansgar Kurucz!
Ansgar Kurucz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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34
181 lbs
25 - 19 - 3 |
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32
178 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook sizes up Gruber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Gruber is out of range.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Gruber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook has managed to clinch.
Cook pushes Gruber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook tries to break free but Gruber pushes him back against the cage.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruber lands a left and a right that sends Cook crashing to the canvas! Gruber dives into mount looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook blocking the ground and pound.
Cook holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gruber tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Cook that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gruber thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cook is desperately trying to improve his position but Gruber has a good base and remains in mount.
Gruber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cook is rocked!
Gruber throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oh Cook is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruber landing shots from mount.
Gruber postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cook badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gruber around the waist but Gruber pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gruber is the winner by TKO! Gruber jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Gruber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
197 lbs
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200 lbs
31 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Obsut on the side of the head.
Obsut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hauki looks to land a left hand but Obsut moved out of range nicely.
Hauki slips under a jab.
Obsut throws a leg kick but Hauki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hauki feints a jab promting Obsut to slip. Hauki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Obsut slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A left lands for Hauki.
Hauki lands with a kick to the temple. Obsut shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Obsut missing with a left hand there. Hauki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hauki tries to counter by clinching up but Obsut breaks away and moves out of range.
Obsut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hauki checks it well.
Hauki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauki, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki throws a big shot that misses.
Obsut shoots in for a takedown but Hauki shows good takedown defense.
Hauki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hauki duly obliges.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Obsut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Obsut finds it's target.
Hauki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obsut in his tracks.
Obsut clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hauki is defending well.
Hauki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obsut gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Obsut is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hauki sees it coming and defends easily.
Obsut is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hauki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obsut.
Obsut throwing shots but Hauki is blocking nicely.
Hauki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hauki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hauki is just riding it out for now. Obsut eventually gives up the hold.
Obsut is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obsut.
Hauki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obsut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obsut thows a huge punch but Hauki dodges it nicely.
Hauki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obsut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
Obsut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is stalling here. Hauki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Obsut seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hauki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Obsut is looking to reverse the position.
Hauki working the head with strikes.
Obsut manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hauki's best efforts.
Hauki trying to control the action but Obsut is working from the bottom.
Hauki trying to mount his opponent but Obsut defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obsut actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Hauki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hauki misses with a looping right.
Obsut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obsut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hauki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Hauki.
Taneli Hauki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hauki looks to score with a jab to the body but Obsut is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hauki.
Obsut lands a head kick. Hauki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hauki.
Hauki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obsut walks into a straight right hand from Hauki.
Hauki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsut avoids the body shot from Hauki.
Hauki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obsut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Obsut.
Hauki slips under a jab from Obsut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Hauki.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obsut looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Hauki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hauki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hauki misses with a hook. Obsut ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Hauki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obsut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hauki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obsut lands a nice looking body kick.
Obsut defending well as Hauki loads up on a big left hand.
Hauki throws a looping overhand right but Obsut ducks down to avoid it.
Hauki lands a right hook to the body.
Obsut ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hauki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Hauki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obsut misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Obsut.
Obsut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Obsut misses.
Hauki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hauki throws a shot from downtown. Obsut moves away and avoids it.
Hauki scores with the left hand. Obsut knows he should have avoided that one.
Hauki scores with a decent looking hook.
Obsut throws out a loose jab but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obsut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a good jab.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsut throws a sloppy body shot
and Hauki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hauki throws a shot from downtown. Obsut moves away and avoids it.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Obsut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hauki avoids the head kick by Obsut.
A little feinted left hand from Hauki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obsut lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hauki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hauki looks to land a right hand but Obsut moved out of range.
A big right from Hauki misses.
Obsut digs a good hook to Hauki's body.
The fighters circling - Obsut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki misses with a straight right.
Hauki misses with a head kick.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Obsut.
Obsut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obsut is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Obsut.
Obsut throws a leg kick which misses Hauki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hauki tries to avoid it.
Hauki misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Hauki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hauki misses with a leg kick.
Hauki swinging wildly here.
Obsut is looking to clinch.
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!
Obsut moves away from the strike by Hauki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hauki.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hauki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obsut lands a leg kick that knocks Hauki off balance momentarily.
Obsut takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hauki blocks the body kick.
Hauki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Obsut just manages to avoid it.
Hauki throws the kick towards the body but Obsut avoids it.
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Obsut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obsut throws a right hand that misses
and Hauki counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hauki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obsut will feel that in the morning.
Hauki moves out of range of the leg kick from Obsut.
Hauki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taneli Hauki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Obsut moves out of range of the strikes.
Hauki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hauki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obsut throws a push kick but Hauki slaps the foot to one side.
Obsut tries to clinch there but Hauki circles away.
Nice defenses there by Obsut.
Hauki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauki throws a series of punches but Obsut moves out of range.
Obsut lands a really nice looking cross but Hauki seems unphased.
Hauki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obsut.
Obsut just misses with a punch to the body.
Obsut misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obsut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obsut throws a body punch but Hauki moves out of range.
Obsut throws a jab but it's blocked by Hauki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obsut.
Obsut cracks Hauki with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hauki misses the target.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obsut throws a looping overhand right but Hauki ducks down to avoid it.
Hauki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obsut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hauki throws out a leg kick but Obsut moves out of range and Hauki only half commits.
Obsut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauki.
Obsut misses with a low kick.
Hauki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hauki tried to score with a low kick but Obsut checks it.
A slow jab from Obsut misses its intended target.
Jab from Hauki.
Obsut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obsut wants to counter with a clinch but Hauki pushes him away.
Hauki keeps the fight on the outside.
Obsut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hauki avoids it really well and circles away.
Obsut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hauki doesn't seem bothered though.
Fedor Obsut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taneli Hauki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut cracks Hauki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsut shoots in and gets a takedown into Hauki's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obsut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hauki looking to control but Obsut passes into half guard.
Obsut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obsut wants to pass to mount but Hauki is defending the position.
Hauki is looking for a sweep. Obsut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hauki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki is not content to let Obsut control the position.
Obsut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hauki trying to control here.
Obsut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hauki is looking for a sweep. Obsut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fedor Obsut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obsut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hauki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Obsut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obsut.
Obsut lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Hauki.
A big right from Hauki misses.
A head kick misses from Obsut.
Obsut throws a body punch but Hauki moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obsut. That's going to slow Hauki down.
Obsut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hauki.
Obsut wants to counter the offense by Hauki and move into the clinch position.
Obsut misses with a head kick.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Hauki is looking for a counter combo.
Obsut looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Hauki is looking to slow Obsut down with leg kicks.
Obsut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obsut slips a jab from Hauki.
Jab, jab by Hauki - just one landing.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses.
Hauki cracks Obsut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fedor Obsut.
I think Hauki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki very nearly forgot to thank Museum of Monsters & Madmen 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 Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrenko comes to the cage accompanied by Bro Hymm/ Pennywise. Ontario has chosen VHB - Freedom Fighter as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Erwin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario thuds his right hand into Petrenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrenko closes the distance but Ontario moves to the side
and Ontario makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Petrenko really felt that one!
Nice body kick there by Ontario.
Petrenko stalks Ontario and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ontario's face. Ontario staggers backwards, shaken.
Ontario is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ontario delivers a nice body kick.
Ontario fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ontario misses with a low kick.
Ontario lands with a nice body kick.
Petrenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrenko has managed to clinch.
Ontario tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ontario has had enough of the clinch but Petrenko keeps him there for the moment.
Ontario breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ontario.
Ontario scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ontario throws a body kick that misses.
Petrenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Ontario swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrenko misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ontario to counter with a crisp jab.
Ontario listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ontario connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ontario.
Dmitry Petrenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ontario misses with a straight left.
Petrenko cracks Ontario with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Ontario blocks the low kick.
Petrenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Ontario circles away.
Ontario avoids the body shot from Petrenko.
Petrenko backing away here, and Ontario unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petrenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ontario.
Ontario counters with a body kick.
Ontario lands a jab.
Petrenko wants to clinch up but Ontario keeps it at a distance.
Ontario thuds his shin into the meat of Petrenko's side.
Petrenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Petrenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ontario connects with a nice looking jab.
Ontario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ontario is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Petrenko throws a body punch but Ontario moves out of range.
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!
Ontario throws a head kick that misses.
Ontario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ontario swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ontario swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrenko misses with a body shot
and Ontario counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ontario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Ontario fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrenko in the body.
Ontario has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ontario.
Petrenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Petrenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrenko moves out of range as Ontario throws a body kick.
Ontario is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ontario takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Erwin Ontario has been cut.
Ontario misses with a head kick.
Petrenko misses with a straight right.
Ontario misses with an uppercut. Petrenko saw that one coming.
Petrenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ontario is out of range and Petrenko settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ontario throws a front kick that sends Petrenko stumbling back into the cage.
Petrenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Ontario.
Petrenko with a hook.
Ontario dodges the punch combination from Petrenko.
Petrenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ontario.
Petrenko is looking to counter punch.
Petrenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ontario connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrenko. Petrenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ontario scores with a decent looking hook.
Ontario throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko throws a head kick but Ontario moves out of range.
Petrenko is looking to clinch.
Ontario 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.
Petrenko takes a swing at Ontario's ribcage but misses.
Petrenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Petrenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ontario avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrenko loads up on a big right hand but Ontario slips the punch.
Ontario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrenko misses with a two punch combination.
Ontario tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ontario defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ontario misses with a looping left.
Ontario scores with a jab to the head.
Ontario tries to keep at a distance but Petrenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrenko lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Ontario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Ontario's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ontario throws out a loose jab but Petrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrenko tries to counter by clinching up but Ontario breaks away and moves out of range.
Petrenko looks to land a body kick but Ontario moved away.
Petrenko misses with a straight left.
Petrenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ontario.
Petrenko wants to clinch.
Petrenko takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ontario will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ontario lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrenko checks a leg kick.
Ontario paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Erwin Ontario seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ontario goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ontario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrenko throws a front kick that sends Ontario stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrenko looks for the body kick but Ontario saw that one coming.
Petrenko tries to clinch but Ontario moves out of range.
Petrenko throws a push kick but Ontario slaps the foot to one side.
Ontario moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrenko tries to clinch up but Ontario circles away and keeps his distance.
Ontario misses with the body kick
and Petrenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ontario paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrenko throws a hook but Ontario avoids it easily.
Petrenko tries to clinch but Ontario is having none of it.
Petrenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ontario counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ontario tests Petrenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrenko misses with a hook. Ontario ducked under it nicely.
Ontario swings widly with a right hand
and Petrenko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ontario scores with a kick to the body.
Ontario takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrenko takes a swing at Ontario's ribcage but misses.
Petrenko has managed to clinch.
Ontario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ontario steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ontario keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrenko has a takedown stuffed.
Petrenko throws out a loose jab but Ontario uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petrenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ontario explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petrenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ontario. Ontario obviously looking to wear him down.
Ontario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ontario.
Petrenko misses with a left hand
and Petrenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ontario throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ontario swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrenko wants to clinch up but Ontario keeps it at a distance.
Ontario circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ontario lands a jab to the nose.
Petrenko wants to clinch up but Ontario keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrenko blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Ontario finds it's way through Petrenko's defenses.
Petrenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ontario finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrenko's head.
Petrenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrenko throws a nice looking combination but Ontario bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrenko misses with a head kick.
Ontario throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good exchange - Ontario coming out on top.
Petrenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Ontario misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrenko wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontario slips a jab from Petrenko.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrenko.
Petrenko throws a lazy right hand but Ontario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ontario misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Petrenko.
Petrenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrenko has closed the distance and engaged Ontario in a clinch.
Ontario tries a body shot but Petrenko blocks it.
Ontario swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ontario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrenko is defending well for now.
Ontario misses with some punches.
Ontario tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Ontario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erwin Ontario's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petrenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ontario gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Petrenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ontario working a defensive guard but Petrenko passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrenko trying to mount his opponent but Ontario defends it.
Ontario is pressing down on Petrenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Petrenko postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrenko wants to control from the top but Ontario keeps moving.
Petrenko 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.
Petrenko throwing strikes but missing.
Petrenko trying to control but Ontario is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ontario wants to sweep but no luck.
Ontario uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ontario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrenko.
Petrenko misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrenko. That's going to slow Ontario down.
Petrenko tries to clinch up.
Petrenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ontario but Ontario pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ontario enables Petrenko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ontario manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ontario wants to stand and escape but Petrenko is having none of it.
Petrenko preventing the sweep.
Ontario keeping moving, preventing Petrenko from controlling successfully.
Ontario controls Petrenko momentarily but Petrenko frees himself.
Ontario seems keen to control Petrenko's posture.
Petrenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ontario swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ontario looking for a sweep. Not yet Ontario, not yet.
Ontario can't keep his opponent in guard - Petrenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Petrenko prevents Ontario from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ontario has Petrenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Petrenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ontario lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ontario wants to pass the guard but Petrenko is keeping the position.
Ontario is looking to work some ground and pound but Petrenko has wrist control.
Ontario distracts Petrenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dmitry Petrenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ontario sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Petrenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ontario lands a couple of elbows.
Erwin Ontario is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrenko has his foot on Ontario's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ontario works his way back into a safe position though.
Ontario avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ontario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ontario is pushing down on Petrenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Ontario has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dmitry Petrenko.
I think Ontario 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Ontario!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Erwin Ontario waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
Dmitry Petrenko was interviewed post fight and said 'All respect to the dude this is the third time we've fought ya got me this time.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suti with a nice cross.
Suti scores with a decent looking hook.
Suti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Su han closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Su han throws a head punch that misses.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suti's defenses.
It looks like Perseen Suti has been cut.
Suti prevents a body shot from Su han.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suti's defenses.
Suti goes for a takedown attempt but Su han pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Su han with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suti to score with a decent uppercut.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Suti pushes him off.
Suti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Su han closes the distance and clinches.
Suti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Su han keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suti.
Su han throws a right hand that Suti ducks under and follows up with a left that Suti also avoids with ease.
Suti misses with a body shot.
Su han throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Su han manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Su han! But no joy.
Suti misses the jab.
Su han tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Su han rushes Suti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Su han breaks from the clinch.
Su han is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Su han.
Suti clinches with his opponent.
Suti is trying to push Su han away but Su han has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Su han gets underhooks to prevent Suti's takedown attempt.
Suti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Su han gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Su han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Su han closes the distance and pushes Suti back into the cage.
Suti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Su han avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suti is looking to break free of the clinch but Su han has double underhooks.
Suti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Su han after a bit of a struggle.
Su han gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Su han.
Su han leaning against his opponent.
Su han is pressed up against the cage. Suti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Su han down to the mat. Su han avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Su han clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Su han prevents it.
Su han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Su han pushes Suti up against the cage in a clinch.
Su han gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suti.
Suti gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Su han seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Su han utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Su han avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suti stands up over Su han, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suti pushing down on Su han's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Su han wants to control but Suti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suti trying to control the action but Su han is working from the bottom.
Su han trying to control here.
Suti is looking to take a break and control but Su han is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Suti seems content to control.
Su han regains full guard. Nicely done.
Su han working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suti.
Su han has control of Suti's left arm, preventing Suti from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han is trying to keep Suti in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suti scoring with punches to the head and body.
Su han is trying to control the position but Suti postures up.
Suti wants to control from the top but Su han keeps moving.
Suti works over Su han with some ground and pound from guard.
Suti throwing strikes from guard but Su han blocks nicely.
Suti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suti is looking to work some ground and pound but Su han has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kong Su han will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perseen Suti's cut.
That's time! Suti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Su han looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suti throws a body shot but no joy.
Su han avoids the body shot from Suti.
Nice cross by Suti.
Suti jabs at Su han's body.
Su han tries to clinch but Suti moves out of range.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Su han showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suti.
Suti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
Suti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Su han tries to clinch up but Suti circles away and keeps his distance.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Suti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Suti misses with a straight right.
Suti scores with the left hand. Su han knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti lands an overhand right.
Suti throws a big shot that misses.
Suti 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.
Kong Su han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Su han tries to clinch but Suti is having none of it.
Su han keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Suti there.
Suti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suti lands with a straight right. Su han didn't see that one coming.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Su han moved out of range nicely.
Su han clinches up against the cage.
Suti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Su han can do to turn this around?
Suti lands a right hand.
Su han digs a right hand underneath Suti's ribcage. Suti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Su han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Su han clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Su han taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Suti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Su han after a bit of a struggle.
Su han wants to stall.
Su han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suti cracks Su han with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Su han gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suti.
Su han explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Su han closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Suti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suti swings for the body but Su han moves out of range.
Su han closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Su han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Su han pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Su han prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Su han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Su han tries to clinch up but Suti circles away and keeps his distance.
Suti fails to land the takedown.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Su han is just out of range.
Su han uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suti.
Su han ducks under a wild hook from Suti.
Su han replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Suti blocks it well.
Su han misses with a head kick.
Su han has taken the fight to the clinch.
Su han trying to control the position but instead, Suti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Su han into the cage.
Su han breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Su han tries to clinch up but Suti circles away and keeps his distance.
Suti avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han is looking to clinch but Suti is avoiding it.
Suti misses with a shot to the body
and Su han counters with a three punch combo that has Suti backing up. Suti nods at Su han to acknowledge the strikes.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Suti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Su han darts in and clinches Suti up against the cage.
Suti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Su han is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Su han ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Su han gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suti has Su han pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Su han manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Su han lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Su han looking to stall.
Su han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Perseen Suti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perseen Suti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Su han pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suti connects with the punch.
Su han instigates a clinch.
Suti is looking to take this one to the mat.
Suti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Su han gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Su han wants to control but Suti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suti looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Su han with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Su han keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suti throwing shots but Su han is blocking nicely.
Su han is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Su han does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suti lands strikes from half guard.
Su han is rocked!
Suti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Su han is still in real trouble! Can Suti finish him?
Suti is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Su han is hurt! He's hurt bad - Suti fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Su han from any more punishment! Congratulations to Suti! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perseen Suti!
Perseen Suti retains his featherweight title!
Perseen Suti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renner has chosen God Particle as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jeremy Renner enters the cage!
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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
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pena scoring well with a low kick there.
Pena lands with a hook. Renner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Renner's shoulder, as Renner tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Renner throws a right and a left that Pena avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Pena.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Renner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena throws a right hand that Renner ducks under and follows up with a left that Renner also avoids with ease.
Renner throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena throws a head kick that misses
and Renner counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pena. That snapped Renner's head back.
Renner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Renner avoids a kick to the body.
Pena throws a hook but Renner avoids it easily.
Renner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Renner misses with a straight right.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renner unleashes a big counter combination but Pena bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Renner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Renner misses with a double jab
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pena.
A punch combination from Renner misses.
Pena throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Renner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pena throws a jab when Renner was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena swings for the body but Renner moves out of range.
Renner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pena slips a jab and a cross from Renner.
Pena connects with a single shot there.
Renner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pena attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner catches Pena with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Renner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pena wants to stand up but Renner is controlling him.
Renner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Renner won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
Renner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pena wants to stand but Renner is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Renner passes into half guard.
Renner is controlling the pace.
Renner passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Renner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renner.
Renner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pena.
Pena swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Renner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pena scrambles back to his feet.
Pena scores with a jab to the head.
Renner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
Renner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Renner works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Pena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Renner doesn't seem phased though.
Renner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Renner.
Pena was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Renner misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner moves out of range as Pena strikes.
Pena cracks Renner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Renner avoids the head kick by Pena.
Despite the aggression on Renner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Renner slips under a jab from Pena.
Renner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Renner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Renner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left lands for Renner.
Renner lands with a kick to the temple. Pena shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Renner misses the body punch
and Pena counters with a good low kick that Renner was not able to check.
Renner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
A little jabbing left from Renner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pena swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena throws a jab but it's blocked by Renner.
Pena's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pena duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena lands a leg kick that knocks Renner off balance momentarily.
Pena lands a slapping body shot.
Pena throws a hook to the side of Renner's head but Renner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pena blocks a jab.
Pena lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jeremy Renner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena moves out of range as Renner strikes.
Pena lands a head kick. Renner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renner at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena throws a shot to the body.
Renner throws a series of punches but Pena moves out of range.
Pena looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Renner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pena counters with a head kick. That will keep Renner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Renner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pena counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Renner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena walks into a stiff left hand from Renner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Renner. Those never looked like landing.
Pena throws a quick counter head kick but Renner was just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Renner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pena throws a series of punches but Renner avoids them all with ease.
Renner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Renner throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Javier Pena will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Renner shoots in but Pena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pena throws a combination. Renner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pena dodges the punch combination from Renner.
Renner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pena cracks Renner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Renner scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pena, right into the meat.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renner.
Renner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Renner lands a head shot.
Renner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Javier Pena is winning the standup battle so far.
Pena looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pena throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Renner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tests Renner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pena wants it to stay on the feet.
Renner throws a looping overhand right but Pena ducks down to avoid it.
Pena was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looks like Pena has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Renner lands with an overhand left.
Renner throws a nice looking combination but Pena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pena lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renner throws a leg kick but Pena moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Pena catches Renner right on the button with a cross.
Renner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Renner.
Renner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Renner under the eye.
Renner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Pena lands but Renner takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Renner!
Pena lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Renner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner tries a low kick but Pena avoids it.
Renner scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renner scores with a jab to the body.
Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renner.
Renner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Renner misses with a takedown attempt - Pena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Javier Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Renner just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena's corner calls for a 1-2. Pena obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Renner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Renner misses with a low kick.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Renner ducks down to avoid it.
Renner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renner, right into the meat.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Renner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pena defends it well.
Renner drives through with a takedown into Pena's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Renner prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renner trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Renner looking to sit in guard and control but Pena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pena would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Renner is looking to stand up but Pena isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two 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.
Renner has a closed guard, preventing Pena from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Renner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pena.
Renner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pena catches Renner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Renner misses with a takedown
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena feints and then cracks Renner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renner down.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Renner does no damage.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Renner moves out of range easily.
Pena throws a body kick that misses.
Renner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Pena misses.
Renner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid body kick from Pena.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Renner counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena throws the left hand but Renner avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pena counters with a slapping leg kick.
Renner misses with a combination
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Renner misses its intended target.
Renner throws a lazy right hand but Pena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena checks a low kick from Renner.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena lands with an overhand left.
Pena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena had his way with Jeremy Renner in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Renner. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Renner misses with a two punch combination.
Pena looks for the body kick but Renner saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Pena.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Renner is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Pena there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pena looks for the body kick but Renner saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Renner misses with the combination.
Pena swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena misses with a series of wild punches.
Renner looks to land a combination but Pena avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Pena.
Pena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena lands a jab to the nose.
Pena connects with a jab.
Renner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pena checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Pena tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pena on the side of the head.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Pena misses.
Pena throws a hook to the side of Renner's head but Renner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renner unleashes a big counter combination but Pena bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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!
Pena moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Renner throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Renner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pena's guard.
Renner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pena keeping moving, preventing Renner from controlling successfully.
Renner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Javier Pena is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Renner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pena looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pena looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pena!
Pena stands up and beckons Renner to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner misses with the body kick
and Pena counters with a three punch combo that has Renner backing up. Renner nods at Pena to acknowledge the strikes.
Pena lands a high kick!
Renner misses with a body shot.
It looked like Pena was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Renner.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Renner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Renner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pena 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena retains his lightweight title!
Javier Pena 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.
In defeat, Jeremy Renner stepped up to the mic, saying 'The better man won tonight. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnoe comes to the cage accompanied by It's On!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Willy Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lesnoe avoids the body shot from Hardwood.
Lesnoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Lesnoe tenderised Hardwood's leg. Hardwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lesnoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnoe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hardwood misses with a body shot
and Lesnoe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardwood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lesnoe lands a head kick. Hardwood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lesnoe lands a leg kick that knocks Hardwood off balance momentarily.
Lesnoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardwood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lesnoe scores with a shot to the body.
Lesnoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Lesnoe throws the kick towards the body but Hardwood avoids it.
Hardwood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
A jab from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Lesnoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lesnoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hardwood lands a nice looking body kick.
Hardwood throws a leg kick which misses Lesnoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesnoe tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardwood on the side of the head.
Hardwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnoe manages to avoid it.
Lesnoe throws a chopping leg kick but Hardwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hardwood cracks Lesnoe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardwood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lesnoe's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lesnoe, right into the meat.
Lesnoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardwood's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood lands the left hand.
Hardwood tries to work over Lesnoe's front leg with a kick but Lesnoe checks it.
A quick step to the side and Lesnoe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnoe swings for the body but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood tries a quick counter leg kick but Lesnoe is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lesnoe misses.
Lesnoe checks a low kick from Hardwood.
Hardwood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lesnoe throws a body kick that misses
and Hardwood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnoe is just out of range.
Lesnoe drops his hands momentarily and Hardwood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardwood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lesnoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Some bone on bone action there as Hardwood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lesnoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardwood throws a low kick, looking for Lesnoe's leg but Lesnoe calmly moves out of range.
Lesnoe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lesnoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardwood throws a body kick that misses.
Lesnoe lands the left hand.
Lesnoe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lesnoe throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Hardwood to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lesnoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lesnoe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwood moves away from the strike by Lesnoe.
Both fighters circling a little - Lesnoe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lesnoe throws a front kick aimed at Hardwood's knee but Hardwood avoids it well.
Hardwood throws a counter combo.
Lesnoe checks a leg kick.
Hardwood throws a low kick but Lesnoe moves out of range easily.
Hardwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesnoe. That did some damage!
Hardwood throws a leg kick that misses.
Lesnoe is looking to counter punch.
Lesnoe with a hook.
Lesnoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardwood is able to avoid easily.
Hardwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnoe manages to avoid it.
Hardwood loads up on a big right hand but Lesnoe slips the punch.
Lesnoe misses the shot to the body.
Hardwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe looks to land a body kick but Hardwood moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnoe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lesnoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardwood throws a hook but Lesnoe blocks it.
Lesnoe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnoe is just out of range.
Lesnoe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hardwood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardwood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardwood gets a clinch.
Lesnoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lesnoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardwood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Lesnoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lesnoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Uebishe Lesnoe 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.
Hardwood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lesnoe keeps Hardwood at a distance using the push kick.
Lesnoe misses with a wild body shot.
Hardwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lesnoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardwood motions for Lesnoe to come forward. Hardwood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnoe clobbers Hardwood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Lesnoe.
A jab from Hardwood misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lesnoe 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 Hardwood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardwood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnoe feints and then cracks Hardwood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardwood down.
Some bone on bone action there as Lesnoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnoe 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.
Hardwood cracks the inside of Lesnoe's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnoe. Hardwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardwood wants to slow Lesnoe down by chopping away at his legs.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnoe ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Lesnoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lesnoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardwood tries to land a leg kick but Lesnoe saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lesnoe misses the target.
Hardwood walks into a stiff left hand from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe lands a nice hook to Hardwood's body. Hardwood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lesnoe.
Hardwood checks the leg kick.
Hardwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lesnoe thuds a left hand into Hardwood's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood throws a leg kick but Lesnoe sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnoe's shoulder, as Lesnoe tries to avoid the shot.
Lesnoe tries to move into range but Hardwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lesnoe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnoe swinging wildly here.
Lesnoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardwood moves out of range of the body kick from Lesnoe.
Hardwood slips under a jab from Lesnoe.
Hardwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnoe.
Lesnoe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardwood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardwood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lesnoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe throws a body kick that misses.
Hardwood blocks the body kick.
Lesnoe goes for a double leg but Hardwood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hardwood continues to drive forward.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick but Hardwood moved away.
Hardwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesnoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardwood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lesnoe misses with a kick to the body.
Lesnoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardwood.
Lesnoe throws a front kick that sends Hardwood stumbling back into the cage.
Lesnoe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Uebishe Lesnoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardwood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lesnoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesnoe looks to land a body kick but Hardwood moved away.
Hardwood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lesnoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hardwood throws a body punch but Lesnoe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hardwood throws a leg kick which misses Lesnoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesnoe tries to avoid it.
Hardwood tried to score with a low kick but Lesnoe checks it.
Hardwood just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLesnoe.
Hardwood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lesnoe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnoe swings for the body but Hardwood moves out of range.
Lesnoe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That kick from Lesnoe tenderised Hardwood's leg. Hardwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardwood thumps Lesnoe with a low kick.
Hardwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnoe.
Hardwood throws a low kick but Lesnoe moves out of range easily.
Lesnoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnoe thumps Hardwood with a low kick.
Lesnoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardwood can pounce on him.
Lesnoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardwood counters with a good low kick that Lesnoe was not able to check.
Hardwood moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Uebishe Lesnoe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lesnoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Hardwood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardwood 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 Lesnoe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lesnoe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardwood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Lesnoe.
Hardwood misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnoe ducks right into an uppercut from Hardwood.
Hardwood moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardwood misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood wants to break free but Lesnoe has control.
Hardwood misses with a body punch.
Lesnoe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardwood is keeping busy.
Lesnoe tries to work over Hardwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood trying to control the position but instead, Lesnoe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardwood into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardwood.
Lesnoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardwood slows down the pace here.
Lesnoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
Lesnoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesnoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lesnoe pushes Hardwood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lesnoe tries a body shot but Hardwood blocks it.
Lesnoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lesnoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lesnoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
Hardwood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Uebishe Lesnoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe connects with a body shot.
Lesnoe scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe slips a straight right by Hardwood.
Lesnoe fails to land the takedown.
Lesnoe throws a big shot that misses.
Hardwood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lesnoe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnoe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardwood scores with a nice strike.
Hardwood throws a jab when Lesnoe was well out of range.
Lesnoe throws the kick towards the body but Hardwood avoids it.
Lesnoe blocks a head kick by Hardwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lesnoe lands a nice shot that snaps Hardwood's head back.
An inside leg kick from Hardwood misses.
Lesnoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lesnoe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardwood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardwood moves into range and clinches up with Lesnoe.
Lesnoe lands a left hand.
Lesnoe misses with a body punch.
Hardwood just leaning against Lesnoe, taking a breather.
Hardwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardwood tries to circle away but Lesnoe has him pinned against the cage.
Hardwood manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood moves out of range as Lesnoe throws a body kick.
Lesnoe lunges at Hardwood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardwood's hand.
Lesnoe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardwood doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lesnoe.
Hardwood takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesnoe to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Willy Hardwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnoe misses with a kick to the body
and Hardwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnoe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardwood's head.
Lesnoe misses with a body kick.
Hardwood tries a quick counter leg kick but Lesnoe is wise to it.
Lesnoe looks for the body kick but Hardwood saw that one coming.
Lesnoe misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hardwood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uebishe Lesnoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lesnoe 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uebishe Lesnoe!
A victorious Uebishe Lesnoe 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anti by Mayhem. Myles O Donnell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charlie Meyers's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Donnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meyers with a poor takedown
and O Donnell counters by clinching up.
O Donnell tries a body shot but Meyers blocks it.
O Donnell throws a head punch that misses.
Meyers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Meyers tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Donnell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Meyers lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Donnell is refusing to be controlled, as Meyers sits in half guard.
Meyers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Meyers is trying to control. O Donnell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meyers slows the pace down in half guard.
Meyers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Donnell is defending against the submission attempts here by Meyers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Donnell is not content to let Meyers control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meyers fails with a takedown attempt.
Meyers moves into the clinch.
Meyers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics O Donnell uses from the top position.
O Donnell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Donnell wanted to stand there but Meyers had control of the position.
O Donnell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meyers, up you get!
Meyers thumps O Donnell with a low kick.
Meyers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Meyers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Meyers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Meyers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but O Donnell is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Meyers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Meyers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Donnell, who protects the arm well.
Meyers is looking to take a break and control but O Donnell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Donnell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Meyers connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Meyers 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.
O Donnell lands a right hook to the body.
Meyers throws a sloppy head kick and O Donnell moves out of range easily.
Meyers closes the distance and pushes O Donnell back into the cage.
Meyers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Donnell has a couple of punches blocked by Meyers.
Meyers tries to pull guard but O Donnell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meyers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnell.
Meyers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Donnell throws a good cross that connects.
O Donnell misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers slips a jab from O Donnell.
Meyers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyers fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Donnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
O Donnell gets caught flat footed, as Meyers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyers looking to sit in guard and control but O Donnell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Donnell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meyers's guard.
Meyers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyers is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but O Donnell frees his head nicely. Oh but Meyers has switched to an armbar! O Donnell is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Charlie Meyers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fu's choice of entrance music: A Fifth Of Beethoven. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu.
A shot to the body from Abbott misses
and Fu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Abbott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbott shoots in but Fu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fu throws a counter combo.
Abbott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu manages to avoid it.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Abbott misses with a kick to the body
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fu throws a hook but Abbott avoids it easily.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Fu moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Fu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Abbott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu tries to work over Abbott's front leg with a kick but Abbott checks it.
Abbott changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Abbott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abbott lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu cracks Abbott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fu throws a low kick but Abbott avoids it.
Abbott throws a big counter combination but Fu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abbott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abbott thumps Fu with a low kick.
Abbott is looking to land body kicks.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses.
Fu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abbott misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Abbott. That snapped Fu's head back.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbott is looking to land body kicks.
Abbott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fu to score with a decent uppercut.
Abbott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu lands with a kick to the temple. Abbott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Abbott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands the left hand.
Abbott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abbott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fu is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Fu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abbott.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Fu moves out of range.
Abbott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abbott motions for Fu to come forward. Abbott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abbott moves out of range of the body kick.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Fu tries a quick counter leg kick but Abbott is wise to it.
Fu avoids the body shot from Abbott.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Fu tries to land a front kick but Abbott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands a leg kick that knocks Fu off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Fu.
Abbott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu, right into the meat.
Abbott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abbott looks to land a right hand but Fu moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbott.
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu gets tackled into the cage by Abbott. Abbott maintains the clinch.
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abbott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Fu.
Abbott is looking to take this one to the mat.
Abbott tries to work over Fu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Abbott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fu.
Abbott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fu backwards.
Fu lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fu.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Fu avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
Fu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu tries to circle away but Abbott has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolo Fu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fu throws a low kick but Abbott avoids it.
Fu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body kick there by Fu.
Fu throws a chopping leg kick but Abbott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abbott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu can pounce on him.
Abbott swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Fu lands with a cross.
Abbott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fu thumps Abbott with a low kick.
Abbott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fu's head.
Fu throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu.
Fu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abbott throws a body kick that misses
and Fu counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott tries to work over Fu's front leg with a kick but Fu checks it.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Abbott swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
Fu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Manolo Fu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fu blocks a head kick by Abbott.
Fu throws a body kick that misses.
Fu throws a low kick but Abbott avoids it.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manolo Fu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott lands a front kick.
Abbott misses with a kick to the body.
Fu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abbott tries to score with a low kick but Fu moves his leg out of the way.
Good work by Abbott as he checks the leg kick.
Abbott feinted with a counter takedown.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abbott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abbott throws a leg kick that misses.
Fu lands with a cross.
Abbott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu moves out of range as Abbott throws a body kick.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Fu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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!
Abbott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fu misses with a hook. Abbott ducked under it nicely.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fu lands a jab.
Fu throws a big shot that misses.
Fu lands a head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abbott - that will leave a mark!
Fu staying out of range there.
Fu looks for the body kick but Abbott saw that one coming.
Fu misses with a wild combination.
Fu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Fu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fu 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 Abbott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abbott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fu lands with an overhand left.
Fu throws the kick towards the body but Abbott avoids it.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abbott backs up against the cage.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fu throws a leg kick but Abbott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott is looking to land body kicks.
Fu checks a leg kick.
Fu lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbott.
Fu misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fu throws out a powerful jab.
Fu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abbott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Abbott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fu.
Abbott throws a body shot but no joy.
Abbott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses.
Fu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Abbott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fu's guard.
Abbott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fu trying to keep a closed guard but Abbott is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Abbott.
Abbott thows a leg kick but Fu checks it
and Fu counters with an outside leg kick.
Fu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Abbott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some bone on bone action there as Fu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
Abbott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fu looks to land a left hand but Abbott moved out of range nicely.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu 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.
Fu lands with a right hand.
Fu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abbott. That one must have hurt.
Abbott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fu quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fu defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abbott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abbott throwing shots but Fu is blocking nicely.
Fu is not content to let Abbott control the position.
Abbott is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abbott trying to pass the guard but Fu defending well.
Fu is looking to improve his position.
Abbott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fu defending well though.
Fu desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Abbott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Fu.
Fu pushes Abbott away with a front kick.
That kick from Abbott tenderised Fu's leg. Fu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbott misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abbott.
Fu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbott tries to land a front kick but Fu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu.
Abbott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fu.
Fu lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu misses the jab.
Abbott thumps Fu with a low kick.
Fu throws out a loose jab but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu scores with a body shot.
Fu throws a leg kick but Abbott sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Abbott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
Abbott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abbott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abbott throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
Fu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fu as he jumps to the side.
Abbott misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brenden Abbott did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abbott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abbott lands a slapping body shot.
Abbott misses with a jab to the body
and Fu counters with a left to the body.
Fu checks a leg kick.
Fu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbott misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Fu misses.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Abbott throws a combination. Fu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fu throws a leg kick but Abbott moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abbott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fu lands with a hook. Abbott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbott throws a sloppy head kick and Fu moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott moves out of range of the body kick from Fu.
Fu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fu checks a leg kick.
Fu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Abbott off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Fu.
Fu throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Fu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu throws a low kick but Abbott moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Abbott misses the target.
Good shot there by Abbott.
Abbott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott slips a jab from Fu.
Abbott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fu is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Fu punishes Abbott's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Fu misses its intended target.
Fu slips a jab from Abbott.
Fu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abbott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abbott scores with a hook.
Fu scores with a jab.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fu digs a good hook to Abbott's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a front kick aimed at Fu's knee but Fu avoids it well.
Fu scores with a sloppy right hand. Abbott should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abbott is defended easily by Fu.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Fu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Fu moved away.
A big right from Fu misses.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Fu misses with a hook. Abbott ducked under it nicely.
Fu lands a right hook to the body.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
A left lands for Abbott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fu.
Fu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fu missing with a left hand there. Abbott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fu tries a low kick but Abbott avoids it.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott is looking to slow Fu down with leg kicks.
Abbott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fu scores with a jab to the head.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fu throws a hook to the side of Abbott's head but Abbott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abbott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fu - that will leave a mark!
Fu missing with a left hand there. Abbott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
Fu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fu.
Fu scores with a nice right hand.
Fu needs to keep his hands up - Abbott had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Fu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abbott doesn't seem phased though.
Fu scores with a body shot.
Fu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu lands with a hook. Abbott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Fu 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Abbott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Fu moved away.
Fu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abbott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fu tries to land a leg kick but Abbott saw it coming and moves away.
Jab, jab by Fu - just one landing.
Abbott thows a leg kick but Fu checks it
and Fu counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbott.
Fu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fu lands with a nice body punch.
Fu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abbott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott has managed to clinch.
Fu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbott.
Abbott pushes Fu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brenden Abbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fu tries to break free but Abbott pushes him back against the cage.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fu backwards.
Abbott tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fu.
Fu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbott tries a body shot but Fu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Fu controls the action.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Fu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fu can't break the clinch.
Fu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Abbott as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Fu.
Fu blocks a jab.
Fu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Abbott tenderised Fu's leg. Fu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbott.
Fu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abbotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manolo Fu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu checks a leg kick nicely.
Abbott misses with a leg kick
and Fu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott throws a solid leg kick but Fu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbott.
Fu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abbott has time to react.
Fu connects with a body shot.
Abbott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Abbott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fu is avoiding damage well.
Abbott working the head and body with strikes.
Abbott tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Abbott scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fu to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo Fu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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